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Our services help individuals and families meet basic needs and develop skills, social networks and experience to help them to fulfill their life aspirations in Canada. They include: • Clothing Services - clothing boutique open daily, teen shopping days, Annual Prom Boutique and monthly Seniors Mobile Malls in local retirement residences • Community Gift-giving: Holiday Angel Programs and Helping For Eid Baskets • Volunteer Program: 140 individuals help to deliver our clothing services; most of our volunteers are newcomer women who are seeking to improve language and cultural competency, expand their social networks and gain workplace experience • Community engagement: Friendship Circle, Peer Language Training and Community excursions • Skills-building: certificate-based programs in business, retail and customer services skills offered in partnership with Seneca College and the Retail Council of Canada

More Than a Roof Mennonite Housing Society was founded by Mennonite Central Committee in 1984 to develop housing-based solutions for people struggling with poverty, poor health and other difficult circumstances. The society’s “More Than a Roof” value-added philosophy aims to build supportive communities where people can heal and create positive change. In partnership with CMHC, their first community in 1986 was Charleswood Court, a 26 unit mixed income, courtyard community for families and singles. They have grown to ten communities since then. They manage six family communities across the province, mental health housing in North Vancouver and three buildings for singles in Yaletown.

Pathways to Education Canada is a charitable organization that helps youth in low-income communities graduate from high school and successfully transition into post-secondary education or training. Pathways to Education addresses systemic barriers to education by providing leadership, expertise and a community-based program proven to lower dropout rates. Founded in 2001, Pathways operates in 12 communities across Canada, with programs in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Manitoba.

Our goals are to eradicate youth suicide, to help at-risk youth, and to raise awareness and build on the science and the discussion. We help achieve this through our programs including a unique and proven focus on how exercise can help combat mental illness. Our programs cover three broad areas: 1. Partner Delivered Programs: This Group includes our flagship program, the Team Unbreakable Youth Running Therapy Program which is based upon the science linking the benefits of exercise to mental health. It provides at risk youth with a positive experience and tools to help address the issues they face. 2. Awareness and Advocacy: These programs help raise awareness, reduce stigma, provide useful information and encourage dialogue 3. Youth Outreach: Includes our high school speaking program which provides uplifting and encouraging messages, helping reduce the misconceptions and stigma. For complete information on all of our programs, please visit wwww.cameronhelps.ca

The Victoria Brain Injury Society gives survivors and their loved ones that which the medical professional cannot: long term support through the many steps, both backward and forward, of life after brain injury. From those just released from hospital, to those who have lived with their injuries for decades, survivors consistently express gratitude and relief once they’ve walked through the Society’s doors. Finally , people who “get it”! We offer that which society in general does not: a safe place to interact with people who understand. Issues like poor memory, short tempers, inappropriate behaviors, difficulty speaking and disorientation are accepted; coping strategies are shared.

Feed the Need in Durham distributes food to 46 emergency food providers (food banks, food pantries, meal programs & shelters) across seven municipalities in Durham Region. We supply food to over 30,000 low income people - 38% of whom are children. In 2012, we expect to distribute over 3,000,000 lbs of food. We acquire much of our food from distribution centres for supermarkets. As the food distribution hub for Durham, we have a walk-in cooler and freezer as well as two trucks (one is refrigerated). We supply our members with fresh produce and frozen food that individual food banks do not have the capacity to store or handle. We also supply much-needed non-food items such as toiletries, household paper products, soap, detergent, hand lotion, etc. When we are low on an item, we buy food through our membership in Food Banks Canada and the Ontario Association of Food Banks. We take advantage of very good price breaks and can buy $4 worth of food for every $1 raised through donations.

SALI's Farm is a safe haven for at-risk children and rescued animals to bond, learn, and heal with one another. SALI's Farm utilizes animal-assisted and horticultural activities that help abused and neglected children heal emotionally from trauma. Abused and neglected animals are given a permanent home. Our goal is to help children and animals heal and help break the cycle of violence. SALI's Guardian Program provides for the needs of companion animals of women & children fleeing violence, isolated seniors, and people living in poverty and on the street. SALI believes that all members of our community deserve the love and support of pets, especially our most vulnerable. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for our two-legged and four-legged community members.

The Sharing Place is a compassionate ministry of the Church of the Nazarene in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto. We are open year-round on Thursday mornings and evenings, providing hot meals, groceries, clothing, counseling, friendship, and hope. We are an independent food and clothing bank that receives no government funding. Our support comes from individuals, businesses, and churches. We welcome your participation in this grace-driven ministry to the least, the lost, and the left-out.

Our primary goal is to work with families to promote the health and development of children age six and under. We do this by providing a community-based program that is built on the needs identified by the families we serve. We are currently running programs such as parenting groups, prenatal information, life skills, community kitchens, breastfeeding support, home visiting and child development. We currently have two Family Resource Centres in Thunder Bay. We have been in operation since 1995 and received our charitable designation in April of 1998.

Out of a restored Victorian house, The Gatehouse provides support services for people whose lives have been affected by childhood abuse. We offer a safe place for children to disclose abuse to police, as well as services that address the needs of adult survivors of abuse. Our programs provide a unique service response intended to reduce trauma in the aftermath of abuse and are based on referral and advocacy support within the larger social service system. Our goal is to create a seamless continuum of support services around victims and their non-perpetrating family members. Our unique services include: - A neutral investigation site with a state-of-the-art recording facility for child abuse investigators - 24 hr. Police Accessibility - 'Response to a Family Crisis' support program for children and their families - An Adult Support Network - A Mentor Training Program - Short-term consultation and referral counselling

Dress for Success Vancouver is a registered Canadian charity which strives to promote the economic independence of financially disadvantaged women throughout the Greater Vancouver. The organization believes that every woman, regardless of her background or circumstances, has the potential to succeed. We help to clear obstacles and to foster the employ-ability of women who are determined to become financially self sufficient. We provide professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Families First Society helps build family strengths by connecting parents to other parents and resources in the community through a variety of programs and services. Our programs are offered in a friendly, welcoming environment where families can feel comfortable in sharing their challenges, issues and/or concerns while at the same time gaining social benefits for both the parent and child. Our goal is to provide support as early as possible to families who face everyday challenges and stressors that often arise in our efforts to raise a healthy family. Our programs and services include: -Information, Referral and Community Outreach -Parent Education Programs -ParentLink Centre -Postpartum Depression Support -Angel Whispers Baby Loss and Subsequent Pregnancy Support -Collective Kitchens -New Moms Network -Toy Lending and Resource Lending Library -ADHD Support -CHIPS (Children's Indoor Play Space) Please visit our website at www.familiesfirstsociety.ca for more information.