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Since the mid-1980s AIDS Thunder Bay has provided quality, compassionate support, education and advocacy around HIV and AIDS, and related issues. Our agency has become an integral component in the region providing assistance and support to individuals and families infected/affected with HIV/AIDS. Our Direct Client Services (DCS) Program provides support in five vital areas: emergency financial assistance, food bank, nutritional supplements and transportation support. Providing support in these areas is a direct means of overcoming boundaries and limitations associated with this disease including financial constraints and poverty situations.

The AIDS Committee of Windsor (ACW) is a non-profit registered charity mandated to provide education and support services with regard to HIV/AIDS for Windsor-Essex, and Chatham-Kent counties. The ACW was established in 1985 by community volunteers, including those from the University of Windsor and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit who were concerned about the lack of response to the new disease that seemed to be attacking the gay community. The ACW has grown and expanded its services and educational opportunities, and is able to offer these services to the entire community. Supported by a dedicated staff of 14 and more than 150 volunteers, the organization reaches high-risk populations and the general public of Windsor-Essex, and more recently Chatham-Kent (with funds raised in those communities).

AIDS Vancouver plays a special role in providing quality health care to people affected by HIV/AIDS living in the Lower Mainland. It is an organization whose presence and continued strength is essential to the quality for life of this community and of each individual and family who draws on its services. Well run and well managed, AIDS Vancouver opened its doors in 1983 as the first AIDS service organization in Canada and in response to the growing need for community health organizations to support individuals vulnerable to the epidemic. Today, over 7,000 people from all over the world are annually accessing some form of service provided by AIDS Vancouver. AIDS Vancouver continues to respond to the ongoing changing and challenging health care environment of HIV/AIDS and is fully dedicated to grow and respond to meet the needs of the community we serve. AIDS Vancouver strives to keep our programming innovative and relevant.

The Edmonton Alano Club is a facility to support the sobriety of alcoholics and others in recovery by providing them, as well as families and friends, with a safe and well-kept environment that is alcohol and drug-free. It is a place to attend and share at meetings, socialize in the cafe area, and share in the common room

The Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent provides the following services: Counselling for those affected by Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Cognitive Testing. Support Groups to share experiences and learn new coping strategies. Day programs provide a safe and stimulating environment for those affected by Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. An In-Home Respite Care Program. Education Programs to raise public awareness and to assist those involved in caregiving.

Alzheimer Society of Durham Region is a non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1979. Offering support and education to people with dementia and their carepartners through one-to-one support, support groups and public education.

Founded in 1984, the mission of the Alzheimer Society of Kitchener-Waterloo is to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and their caregivers. The Alzheimer Society is the leading not-for-profit organization working nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by Alzheimer's disease and advance the search for the cause and cure. Help for today is provided through family support and education programs that include one-to-one and family counseling, support groups, and outreach programs such as caregiver respite, public awareness, and advocacy. Hope for tomorrow is provided by supporting ongoing research towards advances in detection, diagnosis, treatment and a cure.

Founded in 1982, ASLM offers a wide range of programs and services designed for individuals with dementia, their family and caregivers, health professionals, and the general public. At ASLM, both the individual and the family are provided with support upon diagnosis and throughout the disease process.

Currently, more than 20,000 Manitobans are diagnosed and one person out of every three is personally affected. The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba provides valuable programs and services for people affected by dementia, while funding research to help find a cure. The Society offers supportive counselling; caregiver education; support groups for people with dementia and for their caregivers; professional education; public awareness; the MedicAlert® Safely Home program; the First Link® program and more. The Alzheimer Society also plays an important role in advocating for change within our local, provincial and federal governments. By working to influence programs and services which directly impact people affected, the Society helps enhance the quality of life for people living with a diagnosis and the people who care for them.

Each year, our professional counsellors provide over 10,000 hours of direct counselling during home visits for our more than 1000 clients and their caregivers and families across the Niagara region. We offer assessments, individual & family counselling ,coping strategies, behavioural interventions, and information regarding appropriate resources. Referrals can be made by family members, health care professionals, anyone concerned about a member of the community. The Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region continues to grow to meet the increasing need for service. This growth would be impossible without the generous donations from individuals, corporations, members, and fundraising events along with partial Ministry funding. In order to maintain this high standard of service, we look to you for your generous support.

The Alzheimer Society is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1984 to meet the needs of people with Alzheimer Disease and their families in Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and is affiliated with the provincial and national organizations.

We are committed to the care of families and the cure of Alzheimer Disease and related disorders. We will achieve excellence, innovation and leadership in family-centred services, advocacy, education, fundraising through caring professional staff, active volunteers, valued partnerships and a supportive community.