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The Speech & Stuttering Institute offers two programs that transform the lives of children and adults with speech and language disorders and are recognized worldwide for their innovation, standards of excellence and exceptional results. The Children's Speech Program and the Stuttering Program are the only ones of their kind in the Greater Toronto Area and essentially throughout the province. The Children’s Speech Program provides Speech & Language group therapy programs, consultation services for speech/language pathologists and a variety of workshops for professionals. Similarly, the Stuttering Program offers Fluency Treatment programs to clients from across Ontario and elsewhere. The Stuttering Centre also offers intensive workshops for speech/language pathologists in order to reach more children and adults. Several hundreds of individuals are served each year; with hundreds more on a waiting list.

Based in Edmonton Alberta, we provide support for individuals and families with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus in the Northern Alberta region. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.sbhana.org.

Guelph Food Bank was established by Spiritwind Christian Centre in 1989. Food Bank clients vary in age, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, but they have one thing in common they are all faced with financial hardship. Guelph Food Bank offers help to its clients through: Food Programs - Hamper Program, Perishable Excess Program, Community and Disaster Relief Program Help With Skills - Budget and Debt Counceling, Life Skills Help, Support Refferals and Advocacy Job And Placement Programs - Individual Refferals, Direction for Retraining, Peer Work Programs,Community Service Programs Other Supports and Programs - Clothing Exchange, Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program, Special Events, Garage Sale & Silent Auctions, Community Awareness, Zehrs Tape Collection, Think-Food Inkjet & Cell Phone Recycling Program, Local Sports Subsidy Screening, Family Councelling

The Food Bank will collect and store food at a central location, which will be maintained through food and cash donations from the community and from which food hampers will be distributed. The Community Village will provide client support programs through a Community Liaison; these programs include a Community Kitchen, an Advocacy Office, a homeless show/laundry program, a Student Legal Services program, Financial Literacy, Rental Assistance program, S.A.I.F. Outreach Counselor, Mental Health Resources.. iRest Therapy, Tools for School, N.O.W. (Nurturing Opportunities for Wellness), Wellness Room, Partnership with Grant MacEwan 3rd Year Nursing students, Brian Layton Infant formula and more.

Working together with health care professionals, patients and the community, the Foundation provides opportunities for people to invest their time, money and energy in a caring and compassionate relationship that makes the Humboldt District Health Complex an exceptional health care facility.

The fundamental purpose of the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation is to raise funds to support projects and other initiatives identified and prioritized by the Hospital. Donated funds are transferred to the Hospital for approved projects and/or for equipment or departments specifically identified by donors who wish to self-direct their donations. Donated funds are invested, managed and dispersed under the guidance of the Foundation Board. Donated funds are not used to support aspects of the operating budget of the Hospital. The operating budget of the Hospital is funded by the respective provincial ministry and by revenues received directly by the Hospital for various services provided to patients.

Since its establishment in 1953, Winnifred Stewart has evolved, grown, and empowered countless individuals with disabilities to discover their goals and dreams. Through exploration, experience, and sharing stories, Winnifred Stewart Association helps to facilitate meaningful relationships in order to build natural supports in an individual's chosen community. We support individuals with disabilities to realize their goals, and desires, and help to make the resources available and accessible for them to lead fulfilling lives.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of St. John's is a youth-serving, non-profit, charitable organization. The Club, established in 1946, has a mandate to provide versatile programs that meet the needs of today’s youth. We aid in the social, emotional, educational, and physical development of children and youth. Our organization is proud of its reputation in the community as a leader in innovative responses to the needs of our young members and their families.

While St. Joseph’s Care Group strives to fill the unmet needs in our Region …St. Joseph’s Foundation donors give to make that happen. SJF donors care about seniors in our community. SJF donors know that seniors require care, respect and support to live independent lives with dignity. SJF donors care about people with mental health and addictions issues. SJF donors want everyone to be a valued and included member of society. SJF donors care about those living with chronic disease. Whether it is a child struggling to regulate their blood sugar, or a person spending their last days in hospice, SJF donors want to ensure that all are given the highest level of treatment. SJF donors embrace the values of Care, Compassion and Commitment

A strong community needs great health care close to home. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Foundation supports the Health Centre’s remarkable physicians and staff as they take care of our community. Donations support facility renovations to our patient care areas. For example, support from donors helped build a new wing that opened in 2012. Donors also help purchase essential medical equipment, like a new endo-bronchial ultrasound that pinpoints lung cancer, and funds training for our dedicated health care professionals. Current priorities include renovating our patient spaces like lounges and waiting areas to make the more comfortable for patients and families; building a new Dialysis Centre; and building and equipping two new Interventional Suites in our Diagnostic Imaging department.

St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation was established in 1972 to carry on the fundraising mission of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception and is now the major fundraising body for St. Joseph's Hospital. St. Joseph's Hospital has gained a reputation for combining state of the art medical technology with unsurpassed patient care. It is a reputation we are proud of and work very hard to maintain. Over the years our role has changed to suit the needs of the community. Today we are developing programs in partnership with Horizon Health to respond to community needs.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation is known for building lasting, mutually rewarding partnerships that enable St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, a multi-campus, teaching hospital, to provide the best in compassionate patient care and innovative medical research. In June 2011, the Foundation publicly launched Timeless Care, Tomorrow’s Discoveries – The Campaign for St. Joseph’s Healthcare, which will raise $75 million to support three vital projects at the hospital: the opening of a state-of-the-art surgical centre on the Charlton Campus; the creation of a new integrated mental health and medical care facility on the West 5th Campus; and the funding of vital healthcare research at St. Joe’s. These projects will touch the lives of two million Ontarians who live in the region served by St. Joseph’s.