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The Centre for Family Literacy provides a wide range of adult and family literacy programs in Edmonton, as well as training, resources, information and awareness across Alberta and Canada. Working with numerous partners and community agencies, the Centre serves more than 6,600 Albertans every year. Literacy is clearly linked to education, employment, income levels, health and involvement in the criminal justice system. There is also a tendency for low literacy levels to be repeated from one generation to the next. Through family literacy programs, all parents – even those with lower literacy skills – can provide their children with the early language and literacy activities essential to success in school. At the same time, parents often improve their own literacy skills through these programs and go on to other upgrading programs.

The National Environmental Treasure (NET) is a people's trust fund devoted to the exclusive funding of Canadian environmental organizations, to increase their core capacity in critical areas such as environmental education, public communications, research and key operations. We are particularly interested in supporting the under-funded smaller and medium-sized organizations, working in local communities and regions. Our goal is to build a 30 million dollar public charitable foundation for the environment - the equivalent of every Canadian donating a "loonie" for their environment.

The Adult Learning Association of Cape Breton County offers free, community based adult upgrading classes and family and seniors' literacy programs in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM). The Association has been Making Learning Possible since 1989 in Cape Breton. Each year the Association provides services for over 250 CBRM residents in communities including Sydney, Glace Bay, New Waterford, North Sydney and Louisbourg.

Literacy for Life Foundation is a community based network that facilitates and delivers literacy resources primarily in the Municipal District of Foothills #31 (south of Calgary, Alberta). Service is provided to families and individuals through the Books for Babies Program, Building Blocks Program, Rhythm and Rhyme classes and adult and adolescent programs. We offer classes for adults in English as a Second Language and adults preparing for their GED exam. Information and resources are shared at a provincial and national level. The Building Blocks Program was a pilot project in partnership with the Rainbow Literacy Society and is recognised as a provincial model for family literacy.

Through our French-language programs and online community, we highlight the social and career advantages of bilingualism and forge linguistic and cultural links among secondary school students enrolled in French courses across the country.

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is the premier performer of Canadian Afrocentric composers and a touchstone for the education of audiences and communities regarding the full spectrum Afrocentric choral music. The chorale aspires to position itself globally as ambassadors recognizing diversity as the foundation of life, while honouring the artistic process of music at the core of its activities. The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to performing Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. The Chorale offers its publics ways of connecting through curated experiences of Afrocentric music. The Chorale promotes awareness of and interest in Afrocentric vocal music, past, present and future, in the spirit of African-Canadian composer R. Nathaniel Dett.

Medical Mercy Canada (MMC) is a registered, non-governmental, non-religious, charitable organization. It provides medical supplies and education, as well as, social & wellness programs to Burmese refugees, impoverished Ukraine villagers and to the people of Nepal. Projects include homes for the elderly, health & dental clinics, schools, sanitation, and medic training, agricultural programs for orphans, and women's education.

Please see our Mission Statement. On request, we can send you background information about the issues we work on, and proposals for the work that we fund.

The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia is a public charitable foundation created by and for the people of Nova Scotia.   We engage in three core activities:   * we establish and maintain endowment funds on behalf of private donors, businesses, charities, and communities which, in turn, support registered charities and other eligible recipients within the province of NS;   * we engage in strategic grant-making; and * we provide leadership with respect to a broad range of community issues, connecting people who care with causes that matter.   We are a member of Community Foundations of Canada, which represents a network of 168 community foundations nationally, and who together hold close to $2.5 Billion in assets. In 2008, Canada's community foundations granted nearly $170 Million to organizations doing good work in our communities each and every day.

Vancouver Hebrew Academy is a co-educational, Orthodox Jewish elementary school for students in Preschool through Grade 7. We provide an exciting and stimulating educational environment where children are inspired to a lifelong passion for learning, academic excellence, devotion to Torah Judaism, and a love for and commitment to Israel. Our creative and committed educators nurture each child in the fundamentals of Judaic and secular studies, Jewish middot (character traits), implementation of Torah values and pursuit of Torah knowledge. Our goal is to ensure our students realize their maximum potential, help foster their curiosity about the world and their Jewish heritage and engender in them a sense of commitment to the school and larger Jewish community.

The Community of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Region embraces the Nuu-chah–nulth First Nations "living" philosophies of Iisaak (Living respectfully), Qwa' aak qin teechmis (Life in the balance), and Hishuk ish ts'awalk (Everything is one and interconnected). This vision was articulated to the CBT during public consultations with the residents of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Region Community. The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust supports local research, education, and training that is consistent with a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve's objectives of conservation and community health. The CBT is responsible for initiating educational, scientific and cultural projects and programs in the region, as well as providing financial support to other eligible organizations. The CBT was established to represent the region of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve including communities adjacent to the Biosphere Reserve Boundaries.

Les Muses: centre des arts de la scène is a unique school offering professional-level training in the performing arts (theatre, dance and singing) for artists living with various disabilities.