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Our program is designed for up to 18 participants, from kindergarten to retirement, with a variety of mental, physical, and emotional challenges, for the fall, winter and spring riding sessions. The fall and spring sessions are eleven week while the winter session is six weeks. Our summer program is smaller, with a maximum of six riders, and runs for six weeks. A team of professionals provide an inclusive riding environment that aids physical rehabilitation, helps people with their personal development, teaches horsemanship skills, and is a stimulating recreational activity.

Children with Sanfilippo Syndrome are missing an essential enzyme that breaks down a complex body sugar called heparan sulfate. This sugar slowly builds in the bones, the brain and other organs, stopping normal development and causing hyperactivity, sleep disorders, loss of speech, mental retardation, dementia, and finally death by the mid teens. There is no cure or treatment yet. Sanfilippo Syndrome is one of seven Mucopolysaccharide (MPS) disorders. There are four different enzyme deficiencies that cause Sanfilippo, which are described as types A, B, C & D. There is very little difference between ther four types, t hough there have been a few very mild cases of the B form reported where the children have remained relatively healthy into early adult life.

The Langley Care Foundation, though the Langley Care Society improves the lives of our elders and those with disabilities through the operation of the Langley Lodge complex care facility. Demographics show there is an increasing number of elders that require high levels of care. The Health Authority refers to this as “complex care”. Our residents require assistance with functions that many seniors take for granted. Everyday activities such as dining, bathing, and other personal needs are attended to. In addition we strive to provide programs that enhance their quality of life but which are not totally funded by our healthcare system. Programs such as physiotherapy, music therapy, and horticultural therapy are proven to improve both quality of life and longevity. A gap exists between what is funded and what we require to properly enhance our residents’ quality of life. Your investment will ensure that seniors live out their lives with dignity and in comfort.

TB Vets now famous Keytag Program came into being in 1946, providing veterans with meaningful employment and British Columbians with a valuable key return service. World War Veterans set up TB Vets and BC's key return service to provide jobs for the many veterans who returned from overseas service suffering from the disabling effects of tuberculosis and other respiratory ailments. Today TB Vets provides for the employment of people with a variety of disabilities. TB Vets continues to return lost keys to their grateful owners, with donations to our Keytag Program now funding a range of vital community initiatives. Like the veterans before them, our employees are committed to the community and to the services they offer British Columbians.

FogQuest is an innovative, international, non-governmental, non-profit organization. It is a registered charity in Canada. Our water projects are for small rural communities in the most arid parts of the world. Even in locations with little or no rain, there are often fog-covered hills that can be a source of clean water for the people. We work with the communities and local NGOs to develop projects that are appropriate to the environment, and the culture and religion of the people. The large fog collectors require no energy source. The fog droplets are carried to the mesh of the collectors by the wind. The water that is produced flows by gravity to the community. Because fog, and rain when it occurs, are almost entirely free of harmful bacteria, the fog collection system is also a good alternative in places where the ground water supply is contaminated. Twenty large fog collectors can provide water for a village of 200 people. The cost is low, only about $1 for 1000 liters of water.

Our Food Program helps feed the hungry of Nanaimo, providing survival rations consisting of a combination of five to seven non-perishable items selected to meet the basic nutritional guidelines. We augment the Adult Survival bags with an additional bag for those with children under 16 years of age. Food is distributed 7 times per week at 5 different locations; on Monday from 11:00am to 12:00pm at St Paul's Lutheran Church,2pm to 3pm at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 2:00 to 3:00pm at Christ Community Church, 5pm to 7pm at Loaves and Fishes Food Bank; Tuesday 1pm to 3pm at Brechin United Church; Wednesday from 10am to 12pm at Loaves and Fishes; Thursdsay 1pm to 3pm at Loaves and Fishes. Each individual, or family receives assistance once per week. Loaves and Fishes is dependent upon donations of food and money from the community. You can make a difference! Presently we have been giving out on average of 800 bags of food per week, and that number is continually rising.

The Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada is a federally incorporated and registered national charity with the goal of providing a seamless support network for every Canadian patient, family member, friend and concerned healthcare provider dealing with aplastic anemia, myelodysplasia (also known as myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS) or PNH. Led by a volunteer board of directors and a distinguished team of medical advisors from across Canada, the association has a number of provincial chapters.

Currently, the most effective treatment for autism spectrum disorder is Intensive Behavior Intervention (IBI) based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). The treatment is most effective when started at an early age (under 3 to 4 years of age); however, considerable improvement is also seen among older children, adolescents and adults. There is a severe shortage of qualified ABA consultants in BC and throughout Canada. Our current goal is to provide scholarships to eligible candidates to attend aMasters Degree program in Applied Behavior Analysis at a university that provides a combination of academic course work and practical work under clinical supervision. Recipients of these scholarships will have to return to BC to work in rural areas for at least 3 years.

AQAA offers training, information and different tools to help people and organizations to manage food allergy.

Il existe certains traitements pour vaincre l’hépatite C. Dépression, agressivité, fatigue constante, anémie, insomnie, hypersomnie, perte de cheveux sont malheureusement des effets secondaires de ce dernier. Ces effets très désagréables sont responsables d’environ 15 % des cas d’arrêt du traitement. Pour pallier à ce problème, nous avons développé un projet de maison d’hébergement temporaire pour le traitement de l’hépatite C, en nous basant sur des résultats d’étude scientifique. Grâce à la Maison Laurent Pontbriand, les personnes atteintes de la maladie pourront compléter leur traitement tout en étant encadrées par des professionnels disponibles en tout temps. Selon nous, à l’intérieur de notre enceinte, nous pourrons observer un très faible taux d’abandon du traitement (2 %) dû aux effets secondaires, et ce, grâce à notre stratégie d’approche globale. Cela représente plusieurs millions de dollars en économie collective. Actuellement, les fonds amassé sont destiné à ce projet.

The Sisters of Mercy established St. Patrick’s Mercy Home Foundation in November 1998. The Foundation was created to support the on-going efforts of St. Patrick’s Mercy Home to provide a comfortable and home-like atmosphere for all of its residents. A dedicated, volunteer Board of Directors manages the Foundation, which has a part-time staff person. The Foundation Office is located on the First Floor at St. Patrick’s Mercy Home and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday to Thursday. The Office is closed on Fridays.

Hospice Fredericton volunteers provide non-medical support programs and services to people and families facing care-giving challenges when coping with terminal illness, death and bereavement. Examples of how our volunteers help: •reading to a client, or holding a hand, or simply being present •staying with a client while family members take a needed break or keep an appointment •shopping or doing errands for a client •listening •helping clients write or tell their life stories •cooking, light household chores •providing help with makeup, hair and personal care •working on crafts or other projects