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The BNC is committed to serving the community in which it operates; it is committed to actively working to strengthen its ability to serve, and to work with community residents to grow stronger.
Camp B'nai Brith of Ottawa, founded in 1936, has been the summer home for tens of thousands of Jewish children ranging in age from 7 to 16. The camp is located along the scenic shores of the Ottawa River, near Quyon, Quebec just 50 kilometres from Ottawa. Through generous donations from the community and alumni, our camp has gone through many changes over the years. Camp B'nai Brith now boasts an Olympic size pool, showers and toilet facilities in all the cabins, an indoor gymnasium and much more. Our large sandy beach leads to a fully equipped waterfront which encompasses a full range of water activities, including water-skiing, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking. Our camp fees only address seasonal operational expenses. We rely on fundraising activities and donations to maintain and upgrade our facilities, providing a safe and stimulating environment for our campers.
The Canadian Education Association (CEA) is a cross-Canada network of influencers in the education, research and policy, not-for-profit and business sectors conducting research, generating constructive ideas, and sharing them with educators, students, and other stakeholders. CEA is committed to: -advancing ideas that lead to greater student and teacher engagement; -teaching that inspires all students to learn; -schools that ensure both equity and excellence to meet the developmental needs of all learners in our global and changing society. CEA is seeding ideas, illuminating research, and influencing practice – for the success of every learner.
Founded in March 1995 by the company Carbone 14, Usine C, situated in the heart of the Centre-South area of Montréal in what was once the factory Raymond, has become an indispensable centre for the creation and dissemination of multidisciplinary contemporary arts. For the past 18 years it has supported the work of some of the most striking and innovative artists in contemporary creation on the international scene.
Objectives: Creating mutual aid thru volunteer actions; Respond to social-community needs by volunteer action; Favour by the volunteer work the improvement of the social standing and the taking in charge of the circle; Fields of activities: Promote and putting forward a community volunteer action; Support volunteer workers; Support organisms; Services to the individuals(meals on wheels, transportation escorts and others...)
The Centre ABC is primarily intended to promote volunteerism. We recruit and train volunteers to meet the various needs of the community. We refer them, following an interview, to volunteer activities of their interests. Volunteers can provide services to the senior population of Saint-Laurent as well as support to a multitude of organizations, which by their different missions, meet the needs of people of all ages, from all cultural communities and all social levels.
Aside from the organization of major events, the CIAC has been responsible for the production of an electronic arts magazine, solo exhibitions and a writing contest first intended for students, now opened to the general public. The Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal, which celebrated twenty years of active commitment in the arts in 2004, has always featured artists from the visual arts, architecture, landscape architecture, graphic and industrial designs, video and film. Since 1984, the centre has presented to a general audience the most prominent figures of the contemporary art scene, allowing over 500,000 people to see and appreciate the work of some 800 artists.
Community Living Chatham-Kent is a non-profit charitable organization. In 1955, the agency was started by volunteers and parents of people who have an intellectual disability who wanted to see their loved ones living in and contributing to the life of the community. Facts about Community Living Chatham-Kent: o Supports over 425 people and their families in Chatham-Kent o Services are person-centered and based on individual needs o Employs more than 250 people o 90% of funding comes from the Provincial Ministry of Community and Social Services o 10% of funding comes from fundraising, fees and sheltered employment revenue o Community Living has developed partnerships with all levels of government, businesses, social service agencies, volunteers, education, health, and the public
Christian Enrichment Family Camp is a non-denominational camp where you can spend your vacation with other believers in a wholesome Christian atmosphere/the unity of the Holy Spirit. We have a children's and youth ministry, as well as a different guest speaker each week for the adults. You will be ministered to spiritually as the Word of God comes alive under anointed teaching and be restored physically as there is plenty of time for rest and recreation. Although ideal for all ages in the family, the camp is for everyone including singles and seniors, and one week of each summer is reserved just for the youth. Our accommodations range from dormitories and campground to lodge rooms and cabins and we are situated in the wooded hills overlooking Rock Lake, MB (only 2 hours from Winnipeg, MB).
Established in 1976, Churchill Research Centre, Inc., operating as the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) is a registered Canadian charity (CRN 10096 61 75 RP0001). Members of the local community, university researchers and government officials founded the CNSC in 1976 to promote and support northern-based research and education. While supported in part by the Manitoba Department of Advanced Education, the CNSC is neither an extension of government nor a university-owned field station. The Centre is operated by a Board of Directors, an on site administrative staff and volunteers.
Advocacy and support for children and youth who are victims or witnesses of crime.
The Community Education Development Association (CEDA) is a non-profit inner city community development organization that was established in 1979. CEDA strives to meet the educational needs of our community, focusing on advocacy and programming that addresses the inadequacies of the education system in serving the members of our community. We recognize that these inadequacies exist within a larger context of social and economic inequality as well as both societal and institutionalized racism and we are committed to raising awareness of this context both within and beyond the community that we serve.