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Canadian foundation which raises money solely for cancer research in Terry's name while at the same time is a leader among charitable organizations in maintaining low administrative and fundraising cost ratios. Currently, more than 85 cents of every dollar raised goes towards finding a cure for cancer. Please visit www.terryfox.org to learn more.

The Wellesley Institute is a Toronto-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy institute. We focus on developing research, policy and community mobilization to advance population health. We conduct our work through four core pillars: housing, health care, economics, and immigrant health. The Wellesley Institute is a registered non-profit charity.

VISION The West Nipissing General Hospital Foundation exists to raise funds for the West Nipissing General Hospital. This is our community hospital; together we can make a difference!

Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey is a local non-profit organization that provides safe shelter and services to women 16 years of age and older, and their children, who have or are experiencing abuse, sexual violence and homelessness. Our Sexual Assault Services office is in Owen Sound, ON and the physical shelter and business office is in Kincardine, ON. Our Second Stage Housing Units are in Port Elgin, ON, Wiarton, ON and Kincardine, ON. All areas mentioned provide a safe environment for women and children for counselling, housing, group programs and transitional education.

Thunder Bay Counselling Centre (formerly Family Services Thunder Bay) has provided community counselling solutions to individuals, couples, and families for over 40 years. We offer both personal and workplace support services to help people make positive changes in their lives. Counselling offers an opportunity to talk in confidence. It can help people reach a better understanding of life situations and enable them to find a way forward. It is our goal to help people find "Solutions that Change Lives" through programs and services that address issues such as abuse, addictions, anger, budgeting and debt management, depression and anxiety, family violence, grief, relationshyips, stress and trauma.

The Michener Institute is Canada's leading post-secondary educational institution for applied health sciences. Founded in 1958 and located in downtown Toronto, Michener's unique combination of theory, laboratory instruction and clinical education prepares health professionals to meet the growing demands of Canada's health care system. Michener's expertise in applied health science education is nationally and internationally renowned. We serve over 800 full-time and 4,000 continuing education students with more than 30 academic offerings, and are constantly developing new programs to meet the changing needs of Canada's health care system.

Our Vision - The Osgoode Care Centre will continue to be a Progressive, Country, Long Term Care Home, extending a welcoming hand to the future. Values - Respect, Integrity and Honesty, Compassion, Caring and Empathy, sense of Community and Belonging, Evolutionary and Progressive.

TIRF is a national, independent charitable road safety institute. Since its inception in 1964, TIRF has become internationally recognized for its accomplishments in identifying the causes of road crashes and developing programs and policies to address them effectively. Our work in reducing the risks for young drivers through such measures as graduated licensing, and our work on reducing the problems of drinking and driving through such measures as ignition interlocks and graduated penalties has won international acclaim. Other areas where TIRF’s work is reducing deaths and injuries include driver improvement programs, motorcycle safety, driver education and training, elderly road users and bicycle safety.

United Way of Sault Ste Marie & district (UWSSM) - through community engagement identified four priority issues; health, employment, poverty, and youth concerns. Working with the non profit and volunteer sector, UWSSM facilitates solutions to these issues, resulting in community impact. UWSSM continues to fund these community priorities through three focus areas: Healthy people, strong communities; From poverty to possibility; and All that kids can be. These three focus areas affect many individuals around us and their need for support continues to grow. Everyday people that are experiencing tough times benefit the most from our services and we have all had tough times at one time or another, we may have just been more fortunate in our lives not to need these services. We fund 48 programs and services offered through 21 member agencies and other community partners. Change starts here. For more information on our programs go to www.ssmunitedway.ca

Vancouver Island Autistic Homes Society (VIAH) was incorporated as a not-for-profit Society and registered as a charitable organization in 1986. The goal of its founders was that the Society would become a vehicle for the development and implementation of residential and vocational programs for adults with autism. From 1986 to 1991, VIAH successfully sponsored five federal job developmental projects, including a successful training program for job coaches who work with people who have autism and other complex mental disabilities. In 1990, the Society opened its first residence for adults. Currently, the Society operates four residences and a family support model home, providing living situations for adults with autism and other challenging behaviours/disabilities.We also act as an information resource to parents, people with autism, schools and other agencies.

MPA Society is a non-profit registered charity founded in 1971 by people experiencing the debilitating effects of mental illness and their supporters. Their purpose was to establish a network of peer support, advocacy, self-help and empowerment at a time when only institutional care and support was available. MPA Society, with its 41 year established history, is a recognized leader in community mental health service program delivery. The Society offers social, vocational, recreational and housing options that support people in their own communities. Please visit our website at www.mpa-society.org for more information.

We are a federally registered, provincially incorporated children's charitable society raising money to support BC’s children with special needs. Since 1965, Variety - The Children's Charity of BC has raised over $140 million and returned it to BC’s special needs children and their community organizations, province wide. This provides funding for over 2000 children’s organizations as well as to families who have a child with special needs.