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When a youth's stomach is empty, everything else is secondary. Students arriving at school hungry do not perform well in the classroom, have difficulty concentrating, display behavioural problems, are less alert and often lethargic. Student nutrition programs impact the physical, emotional social, cognitive, behavioural and academic needs of children and youth. Breakfast provides the necessary energy and essential nutrients needed to achieve a student's potential at school. In 2011-2012, Nutrition for Learning will provide student nutrition programs for 12,000 unique children throughout the year in Waterloo Region. Challenging economic times and rising food costs continue to present an obstacle for school nutrition programs already operating on a tight budget. We invite you to directly impact the future of children and youth in Waterloo Region.

Pregnant and Parenting Teens works with young families in the Grande Prairie, Alberta area to deal with issues related to a teen pregnancy. Programs include; •Prenatal & Postnatal Teaching •Support Group for Pregnant Teens •Support Group for Moms and Dads •Breastfeeding Group for Teen Moms •Infant and Toddler Clothing/Toy/Equipment Exchange •Counseling and Support •Health Services •Educational Support Services •First Steps Childcare Nursery •Family Literacy program •Babies’ Best Start Nutrition Program •Collective Kitchen •Craft Afternoons •Child Safe First Aid All programs are free of charge and provide transporation and childcare.

Field and Stream Rescue Team works with the community to clean, rehabilitate and maintain urban creeks and streams. Our goal is to provide sustainable, natural habitat for plants and animals in urban areas. We clean up area watercourses, pick up garbage and plant native trees and shrubs in an effort to return environmentally stressed areas to their natural state.

The purpose of the foundation is to support programs which advance the widest ranging community improvements in such areas as arts and culture, health and social services, heritage preservation, community facilities and programs, education, sports and recreation.

These business and professional people volunteer time, money and talents to help the less fortunate in our community and around the world with the ultimate goal of world understanding and peace.

Alka Charitable Center is a Canadian registered charity operating in India. Its mandate is to provide financial relief to children who's parents can not afford continued education. Charity also provides free educational instruction if educated mentors are unavailable to children at home.

Founded in 1999, the FGM is modeled after the 700-odd community foundations that already exist in Canada and the United States. Their versatility, flexibility, and effectiveness allow these foundations to satisfy both the wishes of donors and the needs of the charitable organizations they benefit. The FGM differs from other charitable organizations in that it builds endowment funds, the revenues from which are used to support charitable work in a number of areas, primarily health, education, social development, arts and culture, and the environment. Donations to the FGM thus serve the Greater Montreal community in perpetuity.

Habitat for Humanity is an inclusive, non-profit, non-government organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing by building homes in partnership with families in need. Habitat builds simple, decent, affordable houses and provides interest-free mortgages to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own home. The Habitat for Humanity program is about home ownership and providing a long-term solution designed to break the poverty cycle.

LifeLight members are Christian men and women who have experienced God's love and forgiveness. We are an organized group of committed believers taking the gospel to the world, starting in our own back yard. LifeLighters are united in sharing God's Word in the living languages of each nationality at home and abroad. LifeLighters place Scriptures and Scripture portions in schools, hotels, motels, prisons, universities, hospitals, libraries, and other places where the public will pick up and read God's Word.

The National Farmers Foundation has a board of directors made up of five persons known for their commitment to education and research for the benefit of the family farm in Canada. The directors are in sympathy with the goals, objectives, and policy of the National Farmers Union. Representatives of various sectors in the country, such as family farmers, organic product marketers, new rural development groups, churches, rural youth and women, and urban consumers supported the establishment of the organization. Many of these have identified a vacuum with respect to accessible education and plain language research to help direct the crucial ventures in rural development which will mean not only survival, but the thriving of rural communities into the twenty - first century. A new awareness of the interdependence of rural and urban communities creates a challenge to promote action-oriented education and research which will create and enhance positive rural/urban cooperation.

ONE TO ONE is a unique children’s literacy program that provides one-to-one tutoring to children in elementary schools during regular school hours. Our trained volunteer tutors work with students who are identified by their teachers as needing a boost in their literacy skills. Typically, each student spends approximately 30 minutes twice a week with a volunteer tutor. Children chosen for the program often receive little or no literacy support at home. ONE TO ONE provides these children with an opportunity to practice their reading in an environment where it is okay to take risks, make mistakes, and learn at their own pace. The ONE TO ONE program is available for free to any student in one of our program schools, and is completely funded by grants and private donations. ONE TO ONE's 300 volunteer tutors support over 800 students in Vancouver and North Vancouver. Support us and provide a child with the opportunity to develop literacy skills for life.

Read to Me! is a non-profit, province-wide reading promotion program. We provide FREE books and resources to every baby born or adopted in Nova Scotia. The fun of talking, reading and singing together will help lay the foundation for babies' early learning. For more information about Read to Me! visit www.readtome.ca