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The Shining Through Centre is located in a historic home in Woodbridge and is regarded as one of the premier sites in Ontario for support for children with Autism.

The CanaDares Society is a registered non-profit Canadian charity that operates a home for disadvantaged children near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Our home is called "Vijaliwa Vingi" ~Kiswahili for "God's Many Little Gifts". Capital and Working Funds are required to build & operate Vijaliwa Vingi. Vijaliwa Vingi is a registered NGO Tanzanian Charity. History of CanaDares It began as Lynda Kearn’s vision after 3 months volunteering in Tanzania. She learned that thousands of children lived on the streets of Dar es Salaam and that few of these children went to school. Lynda returned to Sechelt, BC, Canada determined to create a society to help as many children as she could. She asked friends and family to help and CanaDares was formed in May, 2002. Lynda donated $5000 of her personal funds to ensure her return to Tanzania where she began the tasks of forming a NGO charity in Tanzania, applying for residency status and gaining approval for a home for vulnerable children. www.canadares.ca

In service to God, our mission is to build upon the social, physical, emotional, and spiritual strengths of children, youth, and families, and to affirm their worth.

SPEC has served children and families in the Brooks area since September 1978. Today, SPEC’s dedicated staff and volunteers continue to encourage growth and learning for all levels of the family unit, from newborns to adults. The difference staff and volunteers make is evident in the smiles on the faces of those served and the stories of those who return to provide updates on their successes and to extend their heartfelt thanks. SPEC programs celebrate multiculturalism and diversity, and are continuously growing to reach all children and their families. SPEC welcomes contributions, which help to maintain and enhance programs and services. Your contributions are integral in fostering brighter, healthier lives of children and families, by helping SPEC to provide them with the information and support that they need. SPEC operates four major programs: LINKS, Parent LINK Centre, Connections and Family Support Services. See website for more details - www.spec.ab.ca

Our Mission: to fund safe, supportive family-oriented housing for homeless mothers and their children where they can learn the skills that empower them to lead stable, productive and independent lives. We are currently focused on supporting a home in Glendale, CA.

IRODA exists to advocate for the rights and interests of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and endeavors to ensure that they have access to quality services appropriate for their unique needs. IRODA strives towards seeing persons with ASD in Tajikistan being treated with dignity and respect, as valued members within society. IRODA is doing this by: raising awareness of ASD and increasing understanding, amongst both the medical and educational professions and the general public, of the needs of children with ASD and their families. working with the government and other non-governmental organizations to provide appropriate services for children with ASD providing training on ASD in a range of formats and settings lobbying and providing information to legislators IRODA is characterized by the following key values: IRODA was founded by parents and continues to be a parent driven organization that seeks to partner with professionals in the ASD field to see that the needs of all people with ASD are realized and met The involvement of families in all aspects of their child's learning and development is key to sustainable and effective progress. Therefore a strong emphasis is placed on training and family centered service provision. IRODA seeks to draw on knowledge and information provided through a range of interventions developed for working with children with ASD, and uses an eclectic approach rather than advocating for one particular model of intervention The rights of all people to be included as valued members of society drives IRODA to advocate for both legislation and community attitudes that will support people with ASD to be fully included within their local communities. IRODA aims for all it's activities to be community based and seeks to cooperate with individuals and organizations in local communities.

AISHA is an independent and non-profit women Palestinian NGO with the purpose of promoting gender justice and protecting and empowering vulnerable women, children and adolescents' survivors of GBV, addiction, and those with disabilities through women protection and empowerment, child and family protection, and mental health and substance abuse community-based services programs.

OUR MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION. THROUGH MUSIC, WE SUPPORT YOUTH AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR FULL CREATIVE AND PERSONAL POTENTIAL.

The mission of Children’s Diabetes Camp of Central Texas is to support and advise Camp Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet Buds Day, Bluebonnet Bigs Day, and CIT Day so that volunteers may provide a safe camp experience that accommodates the unique health needs of both kids and adults who have diabetes. Camp Bluebonnet is our longest running program. It is a week long day camp available to kids who have diabetes and who are going into grades 1-12. Kids who have graduated, but have not yet turned 18 can come back for an additional summer. We love to have former campers who have turned 18 serve as volunteers. We accept siblings to Camp Bluebonnet on a limited basis. We hold camp at Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children each summer during the third full week of June.

Avalon Center works to end domestic and sexual violence by breaking the cycle of abuse through education, prevention, shelter and support services in the greater Williamsburg and Middle Peninsula communities.

MISSION: To transform childhood trauma to resilience through the arts.VISION: Every child who has experienced trauma has access to resilience-building arts programs.

ACDS is dedicated to providing lifetime resources of exceptional quality, innovation and inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities and their families.