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Since 1986, Dawn House has offered a safe and caring shelter for women and their children in need of temporary, emergency accommodation. We believe that no one chooses to be homeless and that safe, affordable housing is a fundamental human right. Homeless women and their children are entitled to be treated with empathy and dignity, and without judgement.

Deaf and Hear Alberta is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the accessibility, advocacy, education and communication needs of the Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing populations of Alberta. Our head office is in Calgary, Alberta, with a branch office in Edmonton. Our expertise lies in communication access -- through interpreting, assistive equipment, training and education for hearing loss prevention and management, and strengthening public awareness and understanding.

Parkgate Community Services Society is a not-for-profit charitable society. Since 1983, the Society has been providing community based services, recreation, education, community development and health promotion activities through Parkgate Community Centre, Seymour Youth Centre, Seycove Community Centre and other satellite locations.

See www.mtseymourunited.com for more information

The Malawi Water Project funds three projects in rural Malawi that are operated by local Malawians. The projects train villagers on the construction and maintenance of the biosand water filter and improve the health of villagers by promoting proper sanitation and hygiene. Our website is www.malawiwaterproject.com or email helen@malawiwaterproject.com

Delta Community Living Society is a non-profit organization that partners with community members and groups to support adults with a developmental disability, their family and friends, in Delta and surrounding communities.

Our mission is to bring the best musicians and teachers of the Lower Mainland to Delta. Our school serves the needs of Ladner, Tsawwassen, North Delta, and other communities in the Lower Mainland. We offer private music lessons in clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, voice, violin, viola, cello, choir, band, jazz ensemble, Music Theory and History. We also administer outreach programs including the Thrive City String Boot Camp and the South Delta Jazz Festival and Workshop.

NutritionLink Services Society (NLS) is a registered non-profit society incorporated under the Societies Act of BC. NutritionLink is also registered in Ottawa as a charitable organization. The Society is run by a volunteer board of Registered Dietitians and other British Columbians with a keen interest in nutrition. We currently employ Registered Dietitians to provide services through the projects and programs that we operate. On September 8, 2005 NutritionLink Services Society became a reality when our name was officially changed from Dial-A-Dietitian Nutrition Information Society of B.C. The Society was first incorporated in January 1993. The change in name delineates the society from our flagship program, Dial-A-Dietitian, and reflects our new purpose. The purposes of the Society are to promote and support the nutrition health of British Columbians by promoting leadership in evidence-based nutrition and linking opportunities with resources

The Diocese of Moosonee straddles both northern Ontario and Northwestern Quebec covering some 560,000 sq kms, second to the Diocese of the Arctic in geographic size. It is one of the great historic missionary areas of the Anglican Communion and of early Canada with records dating back to 1780. It is an area set in “an almost unbelievable land...of forests and lakes and rivers with mountains and muskeg and desolate tundra” (Olive Mackay Petersen). The southern part of the Diocese, called the Watershed Deanery, was developed with the mining, lumber and rail industries. The northern part of the Diocese that surrounds the James Bay and extends into inland moosoneearmsQuebec and is known as the James Bay Deanery is made up of the ancient aboriginal people of the north mostly of the Cree Nation.

Since 1931, over half a million people have discovered our oasis just 10 minutes east of the Saint John airport. The Villa Madonna Retreat House is nestled in 102 acres of rustic woodland on the shores of the beautiful Kennebecasis River. We are open year-round with every season offering its' own natural beauty. Vistors enjoy the peace and quiet that surrounds them on the paths trhrough the woodlands and along the river, any time of year. Inside the building, visitors find casual, comfortable facilities that provide a relaxing environment in which to rest, reflect, and be renewed. We provide all the comforts of home...great food, comfy beds, quiet nooks, companionship or solitude...whatever yo wish. It is a place to find quiet, peace, and tranquility...at least for awhile.

Distress Centres of Toronto's 600 volunteers respond to more than 100,000 calls annually from grief stricken, lonely, depressed or suicidal callers in the Greater Toronto Area, keeping the crisis telephone lines open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at three locations: Distress Centre Central, Distress Centre North and Distress Centre Scarborough. The Survivor Support and the Homicide Bereavement Programmes provide grief counselling and suicide prevention to individuals who have lost someone through a tragic or violent death.

Through the provision of 24 hour support, counselling, and referrals to a myriad of community resources - all free of charge - Distress Centre ensures that everyone has a place to turn in a time of crisis, whatever that crisis may be. Built upon values of volunteerism, innovation and partnership, Distress Centre has a 40 year legacy, creating lasting social impact as an essential service in Calgary’s network of care. No issue is too small to call. 24 Hour Crisis Line – 403.266.HELP (4357) ConnecTeen - 403.264.TEEN (8336) www.CalgaryConnecTeen.com (online live chat peer support 5pm - 10pm daily) Suicide Prevention Line serving Central and Southern Alberta (403 area code) 1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-784-2433 Information and referral to community, government and social services: dial 211