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CBM (Christian Blind Mission) works in 80 of the world's poorest countries to prevent disabilities and offer life changing services to children and adults with disabilities.  CBM is an advocate for some of society's most vulnerable people and focuses on four types of disability: blindness/visual, hearing, physical, and mental impairment.  CBM provides relief, services, and advocacy for millions of people each year living with disability in absolute poverty.  Projects include eye hospitals and medical facilities, rehabilitation and therapeutic services, education programs through integrated schools and vocational training programs.

Parent Support Services Society (PSS) is a provincial organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. PSS has offices in Vancouver, Prince George, Victoria and Nanaimo. PSS runs self-help / mutual aid support 'circles' throughout British Columbia primarily for isolated parents at risk of abusing their children. Circles serve ethnic, Aboriginal and georgraphic communities as well as special interest groups such as grandparents who are in the role of parents, or parents with children who have attention deficit disorders. Circles also welcome any parent who simply wants to improve how they parent and seeks support and parenting education information.

Inn from the Cold is a place where homeless families turn for hope and help. Established by a network of faith-based volunteers in 1997, Inn from the Cold is Calgary’s original and largest emergency family shelter, offering programs and supports to homeless families. Inn from the Cold provides emergency shelter services in partnership with volunteers from local churches, community groups and organizations, as well as onsite programming, family support services and prevention initiatives. Our priority is to help families find safe, affordable and appropriate housing. Inn from the Cold is a recommended charity by Charity Intelligence for our stewardship of the community’s financial donations and resources.

The Children’s Treatment Centre is a community based, community supported agency committed to the prevention and treatment of child abuse. We provide free and immediate assessment and treatment to any child in need and that child’s family. The Centre is a unique agency. It is entirely funded by the community it serves and receives no government funding. As such, it is able to channel the bulk of its resources towards those who need it the most - the children. The Centre is available at the time children need it. As a community supported agency, there is no need for professional referrals or lengthy waiting periods. It is staffed by a team of professional psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors who are highly skilled in the assessment and treatment of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

The AEBC objectives include: - To establish a strong national organization with a voice and a will to change what it means to be blind - To promote ideas and solutions for equal access and full participation and to foster their inclusion whenever new programs, legislation and policies are being developed - To eliminate barriers that prevent access to printed information, technology, household products, and other goods and services - To provide mentoring to blind children and newly blinded adults through interaction with successful blind role models - To assist blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind Canadians to gain access to needed programs and services. - To encourage the acquisition of usable skills through training programs and higher education

The John Howard Society of Alberta is a non-profit agency concerned with the problem of crime and its prevention. The organization takes its name and spirit from the 18th century humanitarian John Howard, whose name has become a symbol of humane consideration for prisoners. It was incorporated in 1949, and today the organization consists of six separately incorporated districts along with the Provincial Office. We believe that crime control is as much the responsibility of the community as it is of government. Through involvement with the John Howard Society, as members or volunteers, people in the community play an active role in the criminal justice process by providing programs for offenders and their families, ex-offenders, young persons and the public.

Here is the list of the free and confidential services SASS is offering: - Crisis line: One in French and one in English, which operate 24/7 days per week; - Accompaniment to the police station, hospital, court or anywhere else according to the woman’s need; - Public Education community groups, schools agencies, workplaces in an effort to increase the awareness and prevent sexual violence; - Support in defending the rights by writing letter of support, helping to fill out official paperwork etc; - Counselling one on one to help women understand the effects of sexual violence; - Information/support groups for women and younger women on different topics; - Referral in the community.

“Dans la rue” is a charitable organization that gets directly involved with youth living on the streets and youth that are at risk of finding themselves on the streets. The Dans la rue team works incessantly at putting into practice Father Emmett Johns’ (Pops) philosophy, which is to help without judging. Dans la rue provides street kids with food and shelter and shows them support and friendship through services and programs designed to get them back on their feet. The staff of Dans la rue is also involved in informing young people about the risks and consequences of living on the streets through prevention programs offered in high schools.

Blue Dragon Children's Foundation is on a mission to end human trafficking.We have pioneered interventions in Vietnam which prevent trafficking from taking place and are scaling them up to a national level. At the same time, we are rescuing people in slavery who call for help and supporting them to rebuild their lives, post-trafficking.We offer a comprehensive range of services led by our dedicated team of social workers, psychologists, teachers and lawyers. From providing food and shelter to a child on the street to rescuing a girl from sex trafficking, we give children a new chance in life. Blue Dragon has been operating in Vietnam since 2003.

Northumberland United Way has 3 funding priorities: From Poverty to Possibility; Strong Communities; and All That Kids Can Be. We provide funding to our member agencies (Community Living West Northumberland, Help Centre, Kinark Child & Family Services, Learning Disabilities, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Northumberland Community Counselling Ctr, Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre, St. John Ambulance, VON, and YMCA Northumberland) and various programs and services throughout the county, including info Northumberland, Food 4 All Warehouse (in partnership with Northumberland County), Back Packs for Kids Program, Leadership Development, Action for Community Change, and more.

BC Brain Injury Association (BCBIA) provides education, information, raises awareness and promotes the prevention of brain injury (BI). We accomplish this on-line, through social networks, through holding or participating in health conferences, community fairs and events, business, sport and group functions. BCBIA’s Speakers’ Bureau provides keynote speakers on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) by professionals in this field to the above groups and functions. Also, liaison with health authorities, government officials, corrections, RCMP and other similar groups. BCBIA needs your financial gifts to keep these initiatives and ABI educational projects going each year. Please give generously. (All donations are tax deductible).

Yellow Brick House helps abused women and children by offering emergency shelter, transitional housing, counselling and supportive services; empowering them to lead violent-free lives. Aside from direct services to abused women and children we also provide public educational services within the school systems. Abuse prevention workshops raise awareness among students about the issues of violence against women while promoting healthy relationships. We directly speak to over 9,000 individuals every year. This focus is bringing information to tomorrow’s generation today. Yellow Brick House. Rebuilding Lives. Empowering abused women and children. www.yellowbrickhouse.org