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The Freedom from Fistula Foundation (FFFF) manages and funds projects that deliver maternal health care to vulnerable girls and women across Africa. The foundation treats and cares for those suffering from obstetric fistula by offering free surgeries, free maternity care, safe childbirth and provides programs aimed at prevention, social and psychological support and economic empowerment to those affected. The overall goal of the organization is to completely eradicate obstetric fistulas for women and girls in Africa. The key objectives of the FFFF are: To expand or develop fistula services in Africa, particularly in Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone and Madagascar. To finance access to healthcare during pregnancy and labor and to help prevent obstetric fistulas from occurring. To provide education and empowerment to fistula patients. To partner with other organizations and local facilities to improve fistula and maternity care.

The Children’s Safety Village of Brant is a place where children currently enrolled in elementary school can learn the fundamentals of safety and awareness. Programs such as fire prevention, smoke alarms, traffic safety, bicycle and helmet, internet safety, home alone safety and stranger awareness are taught. The Safety Village serves Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations. In the Fire Prevention training program, after the in-class training, children are encouraged to identify various fire hazards found in Sparky’s apartment. Children are encouraged to demonstrate the skills that they have learned in the police training class in a miniature town that is complete with sidewalks, roadways, street signs, traffic lights, and a working railway crossing. The children navigate their way through the village by foot, on bicycles or in small battery operated jeeps.

Founded in 1989, SAS provides an opportunity for young women to adopt a healthy lifestyle and reintegrate back into society. The SAS Program first addresses the Participants’ immediate basic needs. Homelessness, addiction, abuse and mental health are examples of current issues that can prevent an individual from leaving an unhealthy lifestyle. Immediate safe and affordable housing is provided for every Participant. One of the defining services of SAS is our onsite babysitting service for those with young children or with child allowing the Participants to attend counseling and daily program activities. The SAS Program emphasizes treatment of the whole person. We provide education in basic life skills, such as budgeting, parenting, basic academic and employment skills. SAS Program also includes recovery skills that support relapse prevention, anger management, and overall self-esteem.

"Our mission at JBP is to provide funding for survival swim instruction for children 6 years and under whose parents cannot afford lessons otherwise, to provide CPR/First Aid and AED certification for individuals 8 years old and older and to provide other life saving education to families to help prevent children from drowning."

Teachers Unify is a grassroots movement of educators that supports and trains teachers and school staff to share their experiences, advocate for policies, and push for safer schools and communities free from gun violence. Their work centers survivor voices and provides educator resources, public education, and advocacy to influence local, state, and federal gun-violence-prevention policy.

Family Transition Place provides safe shelter, support and counselling to abused women and their children. We work with individuals, organizations and businesses in our community to end violence against women. Family Transition Place promotes community involvement in prevention and response to violence against women by working with schools, police, media and other concerned groups.

The Macaulay Child Development Centre is a multi-service agency that helps children reach their full potential in caring families and communities. Established in 1932 as a non-profit, charitable organization, Macaulay promotes the optimal development of children in partnership with their family and community. Macaulay programs share a common commitment to prevention, early intervention and inclusion of children with special needs.

The Access Communications Children’s Fund is a registered charity operated through Access Communications Co-operative Limited to provide assistance to children and youth in need across Saskatchewan. The charity focuses funding efforts in areas which support the following children's needs: health and well being, education and literacy, crime prevention and pathways out of poverty.

The Terma Foundation's mission is to ensure that a generation of Tibetan children survive and thrive. Terma gets clinical care, equipment and medicines directly to remote villagers and nomads, saving thousands of lives annually through primary healthcare, screening and treatment for preventable life-threatening diseases, access to essential foods and medicines, and by providing basic health education.

The BairFind Foundation is bringing and keeping more children home through community awareness programs and innovative solutions designed to change the cultural conversation around missing children. As a tax exempt 501(c)(3) , our objective is to expand the search through youth education and prevention, collaborative real-time response technologies and standing with families in their continued search.

The mission of the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co., Inc. is to strive for excellence in the performance of prevention of loss of life, personal injury and damage from fire, medical and other emergencies of any or all persons when called upon. We shall do this by maintaining a high standard of training and public education and act and perform in a safe, courteous and professional manner.

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is dedicated to the protection of all children, educating the public, offering prevention programs and advocating on the behalf of missing and exploited children. Our staff and case workers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide ongoing support to families, social service agencies and law enforcement in regards to missing children’s cases.