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The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is an innovative charity in Toronto, Ontario. We offer mindfulness-based therapies and professional training for health care and social service providers. As a social enterprise, we use the revenue generated by these programs as a sustainable source of funding for the services we provide for free or at nominal cost to those who face economic and/or social barriers. In our social program, we have partnered with social service agencies across Toronto, training front-line workers in strategies for coping with stress, and delivering therapy to their clients; including low-income women in Parkdale, and isolated seniors in Lawrence Heights.

VNA Hospice & Palliative Care, part of VNA Care, improves the quality of life for individuals and their loved ones facing a life-limiting illness and loss. Our team provides physical, emotional, social, practical, and spiritual support tailored to each person’s needs and goals. Care is provided wherever a patient calls home, including private residences, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. VNA Hospice & Palliative Care also offers three home-like hospice residences (Elizabeth Evarts de Rham Hospice Home, Cambridge; Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester; and Stanley R. Tippett Hospice Home, Needham) for times when remaining at home is not possible. Our staff is dedicated to our mission to provide the right care with kindness and compassion every day for every person we serve.

CGMH is a small community hospital serving approximately 60,000 full time residents and over 2.5 million weekenders and visitors annually. We are a major trauma unit and a regional orthopaedic center of excellence. Historically, government funding of CGMH has been barely adequate to cover operational costs such as salaries, medications, utilities and other supplies. As a result, over the past 15 years community support has been the only reliable source of funding to replace worn and outdated equipment/furnishings or to invest in new medical technology. CGMH Foundation is a volunteer led organization tasked with raising the funds necessary to ensure physicians and staff at CGMH have the tools and facilities they need to make fast, accurate diagnoses and deliver exceptional care. CGMH Foundation abides by Imagine Canada’s Ethical Fundraising Code and the Donor Bill of Rights.

The Stop’s work is based on the belief that food is a basic human right. Each year over 14,000 people access our centre for food, social support and advocacy. Although not often attracting the kind of attention it deserves, the hunger crisis in Toronto is severe. A recent study of our food bank members showed that 51% of them go hungry at least once a week. This inability to consistently access food translates into problems such as poor health and social isolation -- issues that ultimately affect us all as a society. While The Stop is probably best known for its food bank, we also run breakfast and lunch programs, offer pre- and postnatal nutrition and support, facilitate group cooking classes and grow food in a local park and greenhouse for many of our programs. The Stop is a vibrant place that is a well-respected leader in the food security sector.

Chilliwack Hospice has been in operation since 1986 and is a registered non profit charitable society. The Hospice Society is a partner in delivering the services of the Chilliwack Palliative Care Program. Hospice is a philosophy of holistic care providing comfort care to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of dying people and their families. Hospice care is all about treating terminally ill people as living human beings so they can live until their last moment with caring and respect. Chilliwack Hospice Society's Core Values We believe that every person has worth and a right to be treated with gentleness and respect. We believe that ever person has the potential to experience hope, wonder and joy. We believe that diversity and inclusiveness are vital to the strength of our organization. We believe that the strength of relationships in our organization is based on trust and open communication.

The Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is governed by a Board which consists of 12 volunteer directors. Since it’s inception in 1998, The Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has lead activities formerly carried out by the Foundation of Public General Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Sydenham District Hospital. Through capital fundraising initiatives like 'Your Health, Your Future', 'The Future’s in Sight', 'Every Life Counts', Chatham-Kent Physician Recruitment Fundraising, 'Making the Right Investment - MRI Campaign' and ongoing capital campaign achievements, residents of Chatham-Kent have the ability to access leading-edge healthcare delivered within local modern facilities by highly-trained professionals. The success of the Foundation depends on your generous support. With your contributions and participation, we can all work, 'Together Today for a Healthier Tomorrow'.

Hospital equipment is not eligible for any government funding. This Foundation promotes awareness of the hospital's needs and invites friends of Louise Marshall Hospital (LMH) to support the projects generously. Right now in addition to the regular equipment purchases the Always Here For You Campaign to redevelop the Emergency and Ambulatory Care departments seeks community support of $5 million, the biggest campaign that LMH has embarked on for over 20 years. LMH provides in-patient services, 24-hour emergency department (over 11,000 patients each year), operating room, oncology department, digital imaging, a lab as well as up to 50 clinics a month. Revamping its equipment - new, additional or replacement - can amount to $400,000 each year. Please support rural health care provided at Louise Marshall Hospital by making a gift today.

Beit Issie Shapiro is Israel's leading organization furthering the rights, opportunities and services for people with special needs. Recognised as Israel's most effective non-profit by efficiency monitor Midot, Beit Issie Shapiro plays a pioneering role both in the development and provision of cutting edge services for children and adults with disabilities and in promoting the inclusion of people with special needs in society. The organisation was founded in 1980 and has a measurable impact on some 30,000 people, annually. Through its international affiliations, community education and training programs its impact is also reaching professionals in other countries around the world. Beit Issie Shapiro seeks to change the world in which people with disabilities and special needs live by being a vigilant advocate for better legal provisions for people with special needs. For further information visit our website at www.beitissie.org.il/eng

The Learning Disabilities Association of Toronto District (LDATD) is a chapter of the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO) serving the amalgamated City of Toronto. To further our mission, we do the following: -Provide information about learning disabilities and AD(H)Dr -Provide referral services to professionals and tutors -Operate a resource center with materials open to all -Provide support and guidance to parents and guardians concerning their children’s rights in the school system -Advocacy for both children and adults -Undertake public awareness activities -Publish a newsletter for members three times a year -Presentations to community groups, schools, professional development days, conferences and seminars -Provide direct programs; social skills, keyboarding, assistive technology training, tutoring, mindfulness, youth groups, camps, workshops, seniors programs, support groups etc. -Fundraising to provide these programs and services

Since 1986, the St. Joseph's International Outreach Program has worked in collaboration with our partners in developing nations to build healthcare capacity through education, training, and capacity building efforts. With current projects in Uganda and Haiti, we are guided by the following principles: We believe universal access to effective healthcare is a basic human right and we will speak out against practices that run counter to this belief. We recognize that we work at the invitation of our in-country partners. We believe that our in-country partners must contribute to our projects in ways that are meaningful. We believe that raising false expectations is more detrimental than raising none. We accept that our work is highly dependent on factors beyond our control and as such, success metrics must be dynamic. We accept that anything is possible. Hope and action will guide our work.

The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation serves all men, women and children living with HIV or AIDS in Toronto, the largest HIV/AIDS population in Canada. We provide direct and practical services that help people living with HIV or AIDS meet their basic needs. Since our founding in 1987, we have grown to become Canada's largest direct service provider for people living with HIV/AIDS. Our services include a weekly food bank, a weekly meal delivery program, financial assistance for uninsured medical costs, HIV treatment information and short-term access to HIV medication, among many others.

Hope Cottage was established in 1970 to serve meals to those who are homeless or unable to provide for themselves. Today we serve approximately 200 meals per day to those in need, men and women. Hope Cottage is a non profit charity and relies on donations and bequests to continue operations. There are 3 full time staff members and approximately 30 volunteers who serve meals twice a day. We receive no financial assistance from any level of government. We have been fortunate t have many organizations and benefactors who continue to help us conyinue our mandate of feeding those in need.