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Haiti Disaster Response: Safe Drinking Water for Haiti. Lifewater Canada has volunteer experts and local workers helping get safe water for Haiti. Lifewater.ca is a non-profit organization drilling water wells in Haiti and Africa, repairing hand pumps, improving sanitation by building washrooms, and providing health & hygiene training. Since we are all volunteers working from our home, our overhead is under 5%. Your money goes where it is needed most - providing safe drinking water wells and sanitation in countries like Haiti, Liberia and Nigeria. We rely on people like you to sponsor a well in Africa or Haiti. Working together, we can reduce the devastation of water-borne diseases which are a large factor in the death of children. 25% of children in Liberia die before reaching age 5!

Founded in 1967, WWF-Canada is one of the country's leading conservation organizations, enjoying the active support of more than 50,000 Canadians. We work to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats and address critical environmental threats. Using the best available scientific knowledge, WWF works to preserve the diversity and abundance of life in Canada and around the world. We find long-term solutions that benefit both people and nature, relying on the support of thousands of Canadians each year. Your support will help protect species at risk and the habitats they call home, like polar bears, tigers and whales; in regions, like the Arctic, the Great Bear rainforest and the sea; and find solutions to issues like climate change and overfishing. For more information please visit us at www.WWF.ca

The Pacific Post Partum Support Society (PPPSS) offers support to women and their families who are experiencing postpartum depression and/or anxiety (PPD/A), as well as to women who are pregnant and experiencing emotional distress. The Society's support program is based on a self-help/mutual aid model. Trained group facilitators and telephone volunteers support mothers attending PPPSS groups throughout the Lower Mainland of BC, and during public phone hours staff provide helpful information and understanding support to callers (Tel. 604-255-7999). PPPSS also offers information nights for partners; interactive talks at mother and baby groups; workshops, lectures and training programs for interested groups and professionals; and free information in print. Publications for sale dealing with PPD/A include "A Self-Help Guide for Mothers", "Un guide pratique pour les méres", "A Reference Manual for Group Facilitators", and "A Reference Manual for Telephone Support Volunteers".

The Vietnam Education Society was established in 2005 to raise funds to cover the cost of construction for new preschools and primary schools in rural Vietnam. Local authorities manage and operate the facilities, which are inspected by VES and our partner, East Meets West, on a regular basis. VES opened its first school in Vietnam in June 2007, a ten room school that serves close to 400 students in the small community of Cat Ne, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. A multipurpose room and early childhood development centre were added to the school. Since that time, VES has built three other schools and is currently (Spring 2013) working on plans for the fifth facility. VES also works with the Pacific Links Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping stop human trafficking along the border regions in Vietnam. VES provides 40 scholarships for at risk girls and sponsors a summer camp to provide these girls with support and life skills

The Eldercare Foundation directly supports Aberdeen, Mt. Tolmie, Glengarry, Priory, Heritage Woods and Oak Bay Lodge. There are over 700 residents who call one of these care facilities 'home'. The Foundation also supports community programs for seniors such as Adult Day Programs, Community Bathing Programs, the Piercy Respite Hotel and the Yakimovich Wellness Centre which provides free education to seniors and their families to help them navigate the journey of aging. Through our Education Endowment Program, we provide funding to help professional caregivers upgrade their skills and knowledge to better care for our valued elders. Through our Embrace Aging initiative, we are reaching further into the community to promote and inspire positive aging and raise awareness about the many resources, educational opportunities and activities available to seniors and their family caregivers to help them Be Well; Be Secure; Be Connected and Be Enriched ~ our four pillars of positive aging.

As many as 2000 homeless people live in Winnipeg, the coldest capital city in the world. Every day, Siloam Mission is visited by 400 - 500 homeless people. We care for the poor, the addicted, the hungry, those afflicted with all kinds of sicknesses, the outcasts, and the homeless.

All of the funds raised by the Foundation, through donations and events, remain in this community to be used to fulfill the Foundation's goals of enhancing the care and treatment of cancer patients in Windsor & Essex County, and supporting locally based cancer research.

For over forty years, The King’s Daughters Dinner Wagon, a not-for-profit agency now known as Meals on Wheels, has been dedicated to providing nutritious meals, daily companionship and comfort with a smile.

We provide compassionate care for individuals, their families, friends and caregivers facing a life threatening illness, extending through bereavement. Our services include a Palliative Care program, Bereavement Care program, Caregiver Support and Training.

In the past year, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, assisted approximately 28,000 neighbours in Waterloo Region. Yearly, The Food Bank distributes over 3 million pounds of food to community individuals who are facing challenging circumstances. Food is distributed through a partnership of 76 member agencies and community programs which provide emergency food hampers and meals. For a full description of our programs and food distribution, please see our website at www.thefoodbank.ca. If you would like a copy of our annual financial statement, please contact us at (519) 743-5576.

We work with our members to ensure reliable provision of life-saving cells while promoting patient and donor care and safety

The mission of The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is to alleviate world hunger.  We do this by collaborating to develop food banks in communities where they are needed around the world and by supporting food banks where they already exist.