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Heart Niagara's Healthy Heart Schools' Program is... Good for students - Focusing on the development of physical and health literacy enabling students to thrive in an ever-changing world, making good decisions for their personal health and wellbeing. Good for education - Bringing schools and communities together in support of a common goal addresses social, physical, and developmental aspects of learning. Good for communities- Strengthening the role of schools as a hub for healthy active living by engaging public health, sport, recreation, parents to get involved. Strengthening connections to impact student health and learning Good for the health of Ontario - Addressing the emerging health agenda; healthy eating, physical activity, community preparedness, and positive choice in an integrated holistic way. For a list of publications, see our website the LinkedIn profile of Karen Stearne, executive director of HNI: http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/karen-stearne/7/174/a60

Hospice of Southern Kings is a volunteer organization serving the Southern Kings and Queens area. (Dundas and south, Vernon River and east) Our services are provided through a coordinator who matches trained volunteers with clients and families.

Howe Sound Rehabilitation Services Society first opened its doors in 1988 in North Vancouver with the establishment of Windsong House, a residential home that had accommodations for three people with developmental disabilities. Tonnar and members of Howe Sound were successful because they strongly encouraged community integration, support and awareness. Through close contact and the building of relationships within the community Howe Sound was effective in educating people, building trust and respect for the organization, its members and clients. Their hard work and dedication paid off and for 18years the residents of Windsong House have been respected citizens of the community. Today Howe Sound provides a range of residential and day program services to over 150 adults, youth and children with acquired brain injuries, developmental, physical, and medical health care needs.

Jocelyn Hutton was a young woman who grew up in Winnipeg. While attending High School her life took an unexpected turn, she developed cancer at the age of 17. Jocelyn began to share with others that death was not to be feared. Jocelyn’s desire was to live each day fully and to die supported by family, friends and her community. Surrounded by the love that gave her courage, she was the inspiration for the establishment of western Canada’s first freestanding hospice. After her death, Jocelyn’s parents, Bill and Miriam Hutton founded Jocelyn House in 1985 with the desire that their family home be used as a hospice. There is no life span to the spirit of hope — each day Jocelyn’s dream comes true for terminally-ill people unable to be at home and not wishing to be in a hospital setting. At Jocelyn House there is an opportunity to live inside the dream.

Provided with the necessary supports and the development of communication and life skills and integration into the community, school and in the workplace. The residential programs operated by Kerry’s Place Autism Services offer safe and practical living arrangements within various communities in Southern Ontario. Community Outreach services are more specific to the needs of the respective communities that they serve. Depending upon the Ministry mandate for the specific region, the community outreach program may serve both children and adults or only children and adolescents until the age of 18 years. Overall, the Community Outreach programs provide support and consultation to individuals with autism and their families. This service may take the form of behaviour management, family resource days, workshops and parent counseling. Respite support is provided to families in need through community outreach. These arrangements can be offered in residence or in the community.

Telemiracle is a 20 hour telethon, run by 1200 Kinsmen, Kinettes and CTV production volunteers that has become a part of the hearts and minds of the People of Saskatchewan. As a grassroots organization, the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation responds to a variety of special needs. Through Telemiracle, we have distributed millions of dollars, touching thousands of people throughout the province, improving quality of life and assisting families and groups where no one else is able to. What is the need? - specialty wheel chairs cost $3000-$5000; - wheelchair lifts are worth $2000; - scooters average $2500-$4500; - “talking machines” cost $10,000; - emergency medical assistance can run from a few hundred dollars to thousands; - ceiling track lifts are worth $1000-$4000. The Kinsmen Foundation also provides funding to community projects to assist with: - medical equipment in hospitals; - special needs equipment in group homes; - handi-vans for community based organizations

- L'Arche is part of an international federation that provides loving homes for adults with developmental disabilities. - As a service organization, L'Arche espouses a "community model" of living, rather than a medical or social service model of care. - As a faith-based organization L'Arche recognizes the spiritual and religious needs and aspirations of its members, and respects those who have no spiritual or religious affiliation. Our community and faith life inspire us to be open to people of differing intellectual capacity, social origin,religion, race, and culture. - At L'Arche, people with disabilities, and those who assist them, live together and are equally responsible for the life of their home and community.

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Quebec A non-profit organization founded in 1975, the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Quebec brings together persons with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus as well as parents and other individuals interested in improving the quality of life of these persons.

Main services : 1) Shelter (170 beds) : Bed for the night, shower, clean clothes and meals (dinner and breakfast). 2) Transition program (30 units) : Supervised social reinsertion, budget management, group workshops, employability programs, etc. 3) Homeless senior residence (78 private rooms) : Fiduciary services, medication management, personal care and accompaniment to health professionals. 4) Home support: (internal: 20 studios and 8 rooms) + (external: 1800 visits): Annual budget and medication management, safe housing support. Accompaniment to health professionals, social or community services and even to the grocery store.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada was established in 1955 to fund Canadian researchers who focus on leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and Hodgkin's disease. Over the years we have funded hundreds of prominent researchers who have made significant progress in developing better, less invasive treatments in their quest to find permanent cures. Research has dramatically increased the survival rates of people stricken with blood-related cancers. Yet leukemia remains the number one disease-killer of children under 19 and alarmingly the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in adults has doubled since 1973. Our mission to find better treatments and ultimately cures, continues.

The YMCA of Western Ontario encompassing The London YMCA, The Woodstock YMCA , The St. Thomas-Elgin YMCA, The Strathroy YMCA, Middlesex Centre YMCA, and The YMCA of Windsor has been building strong kids, strong families and strong communities for over 150 years. The YMCA offers a multitude of programs and services in response to community needs, including residential camp at Camp Queen Elizabeth, child care, health, fitness, recreation and aquatics, education and language instruction, day camps, youth leadership development and many others. The YMCA is a place for everyone in our community, regardless of their age, background, beliefs, ability or financial means.

Since 2002, LCRC has facilitated a variety of community-based programs such as: Community Gardens, Cook It Up, Collective Kitchens, Healthy Tidbits at the Food Bank, and Community Food Advisors. Grow Cook Learn is the culmination of the food security projects undertaken by the London Community Resource Centre (LCRC). The Grow Cook Learn program builds on this experience to provide more options and opportunities for people to grow, prepare, preserve and enjoy locally grown fresh food. We facilitate cooking classes, gardening courses, community presentations and demonstration gardens to encourage everyone to Grow Cook Learn!