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The Sharing Place is a compassionate ministry of the Church of the Nazarene in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto. We are open year-round on Thursday mornings and evenings, providing hot meals, groceries, clothing, counseling, friendship, and hope. We are an independent food and clothing bank that receives no government funding. Our support comes from individuals, businesses, and churches. We welcome your participation in this grace-driven ministry to the least, the lost, and the left-out.

The Elora Environment Centre is a not-for-profit organization focused on providing leadership in community-based environmental initiatives for both urban and rural communities. We are a registered charity and a founding member of Green Communities Canada. Our experience and expertise are two of our strengths. We offer independent and unbiased advice with a clear dedication and commitment to the environment. We offer programs and services in energy efficiency; greenhouse gas reduction; water efficiency and safety; urban tree stewardship; environmental education and sustainable lifestyles

Tree Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization established to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and rural environments. A winner of the Canadian Environmental Award (2007), Tree Canada engages Canadian companies, government agencies and individuals to support the planting of trees, the greening of schoolyards, and other efforts to sensitize Canadians to the benefits of planting and maintaining trees. To date, more than 79 million trees have been planted, more than 530 schoolyards have been greened, and Tree Canada has organized 10 national urban forest conferences. More information about Tree Canada is available at www.treecanada.ca.

Our primary goal is to work with families to promote the health and development of children age six and under. We do this by providing a community-based program that is built on the needs identified by the families we serve. We are currently running programs such as parenting groups, prenatal information, life skills, community kitchens, breastfeeding support, home visiting and child development. We currently have two Family Resource Centres in Thunder Bay. We have been in operation since 1995 and received our charitable designation in April of 1998.

Out of a restored Victorian house, The Gatehouse provides support services for people whose lives have been affected by childhood abuse. We offer a safe place for children to disclose abuse to police, as well as services that address the needs of adult survivors of abuse. Our programs provide a unique service response intended to reduce trauma in the aftermath of abuse and are based on referral and advocacy support within the larger social service system. Our goal is to create a seamless continuum of support services around victims and their non-perpetrating family members. Our unique services include: - A neutral investigation site with a state-of-the-art recording facility for child abuse investigators - 24 hr. Police Accessibility - 'Response to a Family Crisis' support program for children and their families - An Adult Support Network - A Mentor Training Program - Short-term consultation and referral counselling

Dress for Success Vancouver is a registered Canadian charity which strives to promote the economic independence of financially disadvantaged women throughout the Greater Vancouver. The organization believes that every woman, regardless of her background or circumstances, has the potential to succeed. We help to clear obstacles and to foster the employ-ability of women who are determined to become financially self sufficient. We provide professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Families First Society helps build family strengths by connecting parents to other parents and resources in the community through a variety of programs and services. Our programs are offered in a friendly, welcoming environment where families can feel comfortable in sharing their challenges, issues and/or concerns while at the same time gaining social benefits for both the parent and child. Our goal is to provide support as early as possible to families who face everyday challenges and stressors that often arise in our efforts to raise a healthy family. Our programs and services include: -Information, Referral and Community Outreach -Parent Education Programs -ParentLink Centre -Postpartum Depression Support -Angel Whispers Baby Loss and Subsequent Pregnancy Support -Collective Kitchens -New Moms Network -Toy Lending and Resource Lending Library -ADHD Support -CHIPS (Children's Indoor Play Space) Please visit our website at www.familiesfirstsociety.ca for more information.

Inn from the Cold is a place where homeless families turn for hope and help. Established by a network of faith-based volunteers in 1997, Inn from the Cold is Calgary’s original and largest emergency family shelter, offering programs and supports to homeless families. Inn from the Cold provides emergency shelter services in partnership with volunteers from local churches, community groups and organizations, as well as onsite programming, family support services and prevention initiatives. Our priority is to help families find safe, affordable and appropriate housing. Inn from the Cold is a recommended charity by Charity Intelligence for our stewardship of the community’s financial donations and resources.

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation supports Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, which is Canada’s only teaching hospital in paediatric rehabilitation and a world leader in clinical care, research and education pertaining to children with disabilities and special needs. Each year, Holland Bloorview's accredited staff of 800 doctors, nurses, researchers, teachers, therapists and other specialists helps about 6,500 of these children.

Toronto Cat Rescue (TCR) is a network of foster homes and volunteers. We are often the last or only hope for a homeless, abandoned, sick or injured cat. Since 1994, TCR has been helping cats to escape situations of abuse, neglect, or euthanasia at a shelter. There are numerous stray cats in and around Toronto. Through a program of spaying/neutering, fostering and adoption, TCR works to reduce this number in a humane and compassionate manner.

Food for Life is a registered charitable organization that assists in filling the gap between social assistance and living costs by providing nutritious food to families in need. Seven days a week, we collect surplus perishable food from both retail and wholesale food suppliers. Our emphasis is on fresh food that we can deliver quickly to those in need through our network of over 100 community agencies and outreach programs. Food for Life is able to divert approximately 2 million pounds of food annually from landfills and direct it to more than 20,000 people in need each month in Halton region. Our volunteers assist us in remaining extremely lean in our operation which ensures the maximum amount of donated funds go to our programs. These efficiencies allow us to allocate 93% of funds received to our programs and just 7% to management and administration. Furthermore, Food for Life is able to convert a $1 donation into more than $11 worth of food.

When there is no cure, there is still support, care and compassion.....there is hospice. This is one of Philip Aziz Centre's key messages as a Hospice organization to make sure that no one (patient or their caregivers) should have to journey alone with a serious illness. This is why we advocate for, and efficiently deliver, quality, timely hospice care that is a necessary part of our health care system.Expanding upon our 17 years of hospice care, Emily's House , a 10-bed, family centred children's hospice, the first in the GTA, will open in January 2013.This hospice will service children and their families across Ontario who require a third care alternative to a hospital bed or 24/7 home care, which is not always available or can just be too much for the families to deal with. Whether a life is measured in days,weeks, months or even years, children living with a life-limiting diagnosis deserve the oportunity to learn, play, develop and grow....to just be kids.