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We provide services to assist individuals (ages 13 and over) to heal from the devastating effects of sexualized violence. Services include:a 24-hour crisis and information line (250-383-3232), individual and group counselling, victim services support for survivors involved with the criminal justice system, and a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) that provides emergency accompaniment to the hospital for recent survivors of sexual assault. Other services include specialized workshops for family, partners and friends and community education and training. The importance of prevention education for youth is recognized through the delivery of an award-winning program called Project Respect. Teens learn about the issue of sexual violence through school workshops and volunteer training. They are given the confidence and skills to express their own sexual values and boundaries and to promote a culture based on respect for self and others. Visit the project's website at www.yesmeansyes.com.

While our primary day to day responsibilities are focused on providing services to children and families who are, for any number of reasons, experiencing some form of crisis in their lives that is adversely affecting care giving capacity or child well being, we also recognize the value of preventive services as a means of reducing risk of harm. We believe that communities that pay particular attention to supporting its child population are also helping to build strong families. Additionally, Family and Children's Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington provides a variety of services to our community. Included in these are a program to provide children in need with back to school supplies, a Christmas Tree of Hope, food and gifts for the holiday celebrations, winter coats and outerwear, funds for extracurricular activities and summer camps, post-seconadry bursaries for our youth in care and emergency funds as needed.

Simon House is one of the highest performing addiction treatment programs in North America. Phase One consists of a seven week program where intensive individual and group sessions are delivered in concert with a personally designed recovery program. Each plan will foster empowerment and an abstinence life style. Upon completion of Phase One, our clients have the option to access our Phase Two and Phase Three which provides ongoing support into transitional housing and independent living. Simon House is the recipient of the 2007 William H Donner Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services, the 2007 Peter F. Drucker Award for Non Profit Management and the 2005,2007 and 2008 winner of the Donner Canadian Foundation Award for Excellence in the Treatment and Prevention if Substance Abuse. Simon House is an independent agency, which does not recieve government funding for its program.

Watari, meaning a "small bridge" or "transition" in Japanese, was registered as a charitable organization in 1986. We serve high-risk youth, their families and their communities in the Greater Vancouver area with a focus on East Vancouver. We run a non-residential drug and alcohol treatment program for 13-24 year olds, formal and group counselling for youth and adults, substance misuse education and prevention curriculum for children in schools and community groups, and a range of related community education, training and development programs. We also work with folks going through the Downtown Community Courts, provide youth outreach on the Downtown Eastside as well as intensive case management for vulnerable youth. We work with over 7000 individuals a year across our many programs and focus on a person's ability to make healthier choices when they have more information.

• Since 1954 (54 years) CIC has welcomed to Ottawa more than 80,000 newcomers of many religions and backgrounds from every part of the world. • CIC operates from 2 locations in Ottawa with 50 staff, a budget of almost $3M, all supported by over 600 volunteers. CIC provides: • temporary shelter and housing assistance to incoming refugees and homeless immigrants, • orientation, settlement and integration services to newcomers, • Canadian friends for newcomers, • help in organizing sponsorships, • actions to prevent families from being evicted from their homes, • assistance to foreign trained professionals, • assistance to the Ottawa Police Service to improve relationships between the Service and immigrant communities. • CIC established the Catholic Immigration Centre Foundation (CICF) in 1997 as a fundraising organization in support of CIC. • The Catholic Immigration Centre is the agency of choice for refugees in Ottawa

Our agency is dedicated to solving the vast problem of child abuse. RRHC is a community driven and community funded agency that attempts to prevent child abuse through education and community awareness. Rural Response for Healthy Children has been in operation since 1987. We are well known for the successes we have had in the following community programs: We have successfully built community partnerships with agencies such as; the Children's Aid Society (developed disclosure procedures for child abuse) partnered in the Booster Club for Kids, Huron County Health Unit, and Ontario Early Years programs, to name a few. Rural Response for Healthy Children is a well-respected agency in the county and we are known for our strong volunteer programs and ability to coordinate partnerships. We were awarded by the National Projects Fund, the opportunity to develop and disseminate a "volunteer tool kit" for nationwide distribution.

Renfrew and Area Seniors' Home Support is a non-profit, charitable organization that has been providing volunteer-based support services for seniors and adults with disabilities since 1987. Practical services provided include 1. transportation to out-of-town medical services and to bring clients who live in the outlying townships surrounding Renfrew into Renfrew for medical appointments and other essential services, 2. home maintenance (indoor housekeeping, outdoor groundswork), 3. frozen meals (a selection of over 25 entries), 4. grocery delivery service within Renfrew, 5. client intervention and assistance help with forms, information on various community services and general advocacy assistance, 6.friendly visiting (provide weekly visits to prevent isolation/loneliness) and 7. telephone security checks (regular phone calls to ensure all is well).

Maison d'Herelle (St-Hubert St.), created in 1990 is a community hospice that can receive up to 12 people living with HID/AIDS with an important loss of physical or psychological autonomy (palliative care, transitional, convalescence). The Studios (Ste-Catherine St.), was created in January 2007, to provide 15 rented apartments in order to adapt to the changing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (insecurity, risk of living on the street, health difficulties, dependencies). The Satellite created in February 2006, in Côte-des-Neiges, is a 6 bedroom community appartment, for people living with HIV/QAIDS with the after-effects left by the illness, hence preventing them from living in institutional long term care hospices. The community support and home reinstatement prepare people with HIV/AIDS to lead an active life and to benefit from follow up and support services by our team.

Liberty Lane Inc. is a charitable organization, offering a Second Stage Housing Program and a Family Violence Prevention Outreach Program to women and children who have experienced family violence. Second Stage Housing is a one year program - women have their own apartments with affordable rent in our building and work on goals, healing and moving on. Outreach services are out in the community - providing self-development and self-help groups. Supporting women who are in or who are leaving an abusive relationship by linking them to resources, accompanying them to appointments and safety planning. Children who have been exposed to family violence in their home can attend our "Moving Forward" program that teaches safety planning, emotions, boundary setting and healthy behaviours. Mothers attend a concurrent group to find out what their children are learning in order to support that at home.

Kidpower™'s work with children, teenagers and adults is endorsed by law enforcement, health professionals, parents, teachers, and other concerned people. We teach "People Safety Skills" including skills for personal safety, boundary-setting, self protection, self confidence, self-defense and advocacy through workshops that emphasize success-based practice. We offer high quality services tailored to fit the needs of people of different ages and life situations.  We believe that people learn best by doing, and all of our programs give our students the opportunity for upbeat, realistic, safe practice of "People Safety skills" in contexts relevant to their daily lives. These skills can prevent most bullying, molestation, assault, abduction, harassment and exploitation. The Kidpower™ success-based method of teaching helps build our students' beliefs that they are valuable, powerful, and competent. www.kidpowermontreal.org

Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and the general community through programs that help to achieve the maximum possible level of functionality, independence and autonomy. Our objectives are: contribute to the promotion of health and prevention of disability, promote the development, the recovery and maintain the functional level, through Rehabilitation and re-aptation, contribute to the development of skills for school and work for the integration of people with disabilities and promote social participation of people with disabilities by raising awareness and eliminating barriers within the society. FONTEN is a project we have built together, it's a future we are passionate about. Sacrifices have been made by all of us in these past two years during the process of attaining Government Recognition as a Foundation. Programs have been suspended due to lack of financial resources and we have tightened our belts. This dedication and commitment to the Foundation's goals by a local, experienced staff is something that has enabled us to persevere and will contribute to the success of future endeavors.

Since 1986 the CCS has been dedicated to preventing harm and neglect to children and building strong families through support services, respite programs and crisis nurseries. We are a trusted source of support with over 150 staff in three locations offering programs and services to clients across Calgary and surrounding areas. In our 27 year history our core programs have helped over 57,000 vulnerable children, including over 2,300 children and 1,500 families in 2013. Our clients are as diverse as the city we serve. Families from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds reach out to us. The CCS offers non-judgemental programs and services aimed at helping our clients through a crisis regardless of what their circumstances may be. We believe that asking for help is a sign of strength and we aim to work collaboratively with local agencies to ensure families are provided with the best services and resources to meet their needs.