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Our Vision The AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia is a PHA (People Living with HIV/AIDS)-centered, community leader committed to the creation of a positive, safe and caring environment. We celebrate and share the experiences and lives of PHA and those affected by HIV/AIDS. We celebrate ourselves through our history, the telling of our stories and living courageous lives. We demonstrate courage and commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS. ACNS believes in the need for a sustainable, committed and coordinated response to HIV/AIDS. We believe learning is an important, ongoing process, fundamental to our growth. We believe in advocating for a just and compassionate society. As the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia envisions and fights for a cure, we strive to promote holistic quality of life. ACNS will respond to the changes and challenges by ensuring qualified, compassionate human resources, funding, education and commitment to health promotion.

We offer: - Family caregiver support groups and coffee breaks facilitated by trained volunteers - Educational workshops - Bi-monthly newsletter and monthly e-newsletter - Resource lending library of books, DVD's, videos and various handouts for pick up, mail out or emailing - Online resources posted on our website - 1 on 1 help navigating the system and links to other resources and supports - Resource Guide for Family Caregivers - Caregiver Wellness Booklet- a personal wellness journal - Medical Information Package - Educational Activities to Support Family Caregivers: Facilitator's Manual - Volunteer Ambassador Program: experienced family caregivers speak with community groups and organizations - Seminars for healthcare provider training programs and other organizations - "Lunch & Learns" for employees, human resources staff and management teams - connection with CABC (Caregiver Association of BC) and CCC (Canadian Caregiver Coalition)

McNally House opened its doors in April 2008. This free-standing, six suite, home-like residence provides, free of charge, 24-hour specialized palliative care to people living with a terminal illness, as well as those in their life circle. The hospice is a non-profit organization serving the Niagara West communities of Grimsby, Lincoln and West Lincoln. McNally House is Ontario’s first rural teaching hospice and has been recognized nationally as a leader in palliative care. Along with the highly skilled professional staff, McNally over 120 volunteers who give of their time and talents each week to help the residents and their families deal with life’s greatest challenges. While the Ministry of Health & Longterm Care provide partial funding, over $500,000 is needed each year to keep the doors open. McNally House is truly grateful and blessed to have the continuous financial support of the community who believe that everyone has the right to die in peace, comfort and dignity.

Life Health and Wellness Center was created to serve the homeless men, women and families. Our providers also serve Veterans and victims of Human Trafficking. Our clinic does not discriminate against race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or ability to pay. We are a group of health care providers that provide family medicine to our patients. Many of our patients do not have health care but they do have chronic illnesses that have not been treated in years. We have contracts with the local universities and provide clinical education to students for Primary Care clinical rotations. The student are taught use evidence based methods to assess, diagnosis and treat patients and also educate patients about their current condition. We are also developing ways to sign patients up with insurance so they can become compliant with medications and therapies ordered to maintain positive health outcomes.

Coast Mental Health knows that recovery from mental illness is more than taking pills. Through individualized support and client involvement in goal-setting and care, Coast has successfully helped thousands of people in their recovery. Last year Coast staff and peer support workers reached out to over 3000 clients. We provided supported housing to over 900 people, helped hundreds of people find work and volunteer opportunities, served over 1000 meals each day, and provide such basic human comforts as laundry and shower facilities, and social and recreational activities. All designed to facilitate recovery for those in need. Coast clients form a thriving community of people working each day to overcome illness, adversity and stigma. We have seen many individuals move from unemployment, homelessness, being hungry and alone, to finding jobs, homes, food and a community of people who care. Coast welcomes anyone with a mental illness to participate in our services and programs.

BAMSI is one of the largest minority, non-profit, human service organizations in Massachusetts. BAMSI's mission is to empower people and enrich their lives, through compassionate support and diverse services, one individual, one family at a time. The agency provides high quality services to children, youth, adults and families that include day and residential programs for individuals with disabilities including those with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and mental health challenges; housing and essential supports for those most in need; HIV/AIDS programs including case management for those living with HIV/AIDS; elderly supports for low-income and disabled seniors; behavioral health services that provide an array of mental health initiatives including day programs, an outpatient clinic and recovery-based peer mentoring, and an array of programs for children, youth, and families including Early Intervention; Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and Wraparound Family Services designed to help children and youth from 5-22 who have been diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance. BAMSI's workforce of nearly 2,000, provides the highest quality of care, services and resources designed to help individuals achieve a community based, quality lifestyle. BAMSI's geographic footprint of services spans from Worcester to Plymouth and Tewksbury to Attleboro serving nearly 30,000 individuals per year at nearly 130 program locations.

Wigs for Kids provides hair replacement systems to children under the age of 18 who have lost their hair as a result of medical treatments, health conditions, or burn accidents. When children lose their hair, whether as a result of medical treatments, health conditions or burn accidents, they don't just suffer physically. The change in their appearance can drastically undermine their self-image and sabotage their self-esteem. To help heal the pain of these struggles, Certified Cosmetic Therapist Jeffrey Paul founded Wigs for Kids, a nonprofit organization that has been serving children suffering from hair loss since 1981. Wigs for Kids is a cooperative effort among Certified Cosmetic Therapists throughout North America who share a common goal. “Children shouldn’t have to worry about how they look, especially when they’re in the middle of a health crisis,” says Jeffrey Paul. “We want to give these kids the opportunity to feel good about themselves again.” The value of all children’s wigs Hair Replacements is $1,800. “These are custom-made Hair Replacements,” says Jeffrey Paul. “Each prosthesis is hand-tied and is made completely from human hair. We make sure they look just like a child’s own hair.” “They won’t come off on the baseball field or in the playground,” he adds. “Kids can count on them. And because kids look just the way they did before, they feel better about themselves. They look in the mirror and their eyes light up. To see that light in their eyes … that’s priceless.”

The Transgender, Gender Variant, Intersex Justice Project's (TGIJP's) works to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against transgender, gender variant, and intersex people, particularly against Black and transgender women of color, in California prisons, jails, detention centers, and beyond.

Winter Growth is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of its transportation services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

PACE Society consists of active and inactive sex workers, community leaders and professionals that work collaboratively to create opportunities for individuals involved in survival sex work to make free choices pertaining to their lives. In light of the changing social, legal and economic conditions in which sex work takes place, PACE Society makes the distinction between sex work (formerly prostitution) and survival sex work. Survival sex work is defined as the lack of opportunity to consistently exercise the right to refuse sex work. We work to increase the health, safety and rights of refusal for individuals involved in survival sex work.

GUIDED BY THE BELIEF THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE A HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE, TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES EDUCATES AND MOTIVATES PEOPLE WITH DIABETES TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR CONDITION AND PROVIDES INNOVATIVE AND INTEGRATIVE CONTINUING DIABETES EDUCATION TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES.

When you donate to Health Sciences North, you can choose to direct your gift to the HEALTH SCIENCES NORTH FOUNDATION, the NORTHERN CANCER FOUNDATION or the ADVANCED MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CANADA. Whatever you decide, know that 100% of your gift will stay right here in the North.