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Free & Confidential Services: * Pregnancy Tests * Maternity & Baby Items * One-on-One Support * Friendship * Post-Abortion Support & Education * Parenting Preparation * Prenatal Classes * Life Boat Program * Information concerning sexually transmitted diseases * Sexual Integrity Presentations Referrals For: * Medical Care * Adoption * Community Services * Pastoral Care * Professional Care 24 hour crisis line: 1-800-395-HELP

The Okotoks Food Bank has been serving families since 1985. We’re a volunteer run organization directed by a Board and one part-time Executive Director. We provide non-perishable food items, frozen meat and vegetables, as well as fresh produce, eggs, margarine and milk cards. We’re a registered charity under the Societies Act and provide tax receipts to donors. We are supported by nine ministerial churches. We receive support of food and monetary donations from Food Drives and donations from individuals and businesses.

We help women build confidence and skills so they can participate in the community. The women we serve face challenges on various fronts. Many of our clients are new Canadians. Others may have financial barriers, be starting a new life or transitioning from shelters or survival jobs, imprisonment, abusive relationships or illness. We help them prepare for work, volunteer and educational opportunities. Our programs are free to our participants. They prepare women by teaching them lifeskills such as career planning, communications skills, workplace culture and coaching them on appropriate business wear. The Walk-In-Closet program offers one-on-one consultations to women on how to dress to look and feel their professional best. The program provides new and used clothing, makeup and accessories that have been donated. The Making Changes program targets immigrant women and offers workshops including career planning, communications, job search, interview skills and how to access resources.

Established in 1979, the Manitoba Camping Association Sunshine Fund has sent over 22,000 Manitoba children to Accredited Manitoba summer camps. Donations are used only for payment of camp fees and NOT used to administer the program.

While we have made great strides towards equality in Canada, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-identified (LGBT) people still live in basic fear for their lives in many parts of the world. In the spirit of, and with homage to the Underground Railroad, the mission of the Rainbow Railroad is to help LGBT people as they seek safe haven from state enabled violence, murder or persecution. Rainbow Railroad is a volunteer-based registered charity. Who do we help? Our current focus is on LGBT individuals who have faced physical violence or face an imminent threat of violence. Currently we are working with LGBT communities where our connections are strongest in the Caribbean, Africa and former Soviet States.

Lions Foundation of Canada operates Dog Guides Canada, a national school which trains and provides Dog Guides at no cost to Canadians with visual, hearing or other physical or medical disabilities. The Dog Guide programs are Canine Vision Canada, Hearing Ear, Special Skills,Seizure Response and Autism Assistance Dog Guides.

Hospice of Waterloo Region serves all ages and assists clients with any terminal illness. The compassionate and practical support offered by our staff and volunteers extends to all family members. Each client/volunteer relationship is unique and is determined by the particular needs of the individual. Volunteers provide respite care and enrich people’s lives by sharing their gifts of listening, caring, friendship, love, humour, and support. Hospice of Waterloo Region hosts programs and provides services at no charge to individuals and families. No one need die alone. We offer companionship to live in dignity and comfort.

Access County Community Support Services is committed to strengthening children, youth and families.

The Launching Pad commenced operation in June of 1994 at a 12-bed facility in Aldergrove, B.C. The founding fathers were Dave Houston who purchased the house and Ed Warnke who managed the facility and continues to do so today as Executive Director. In 2001, we moved to our present facility in White Rock, where we provide room and board for 28 residents and help alcoholics and addicts learn how to lead clean and sober lives. The White Rock house was already zoned for a care facility and had been operating as a seniors’ home for some years prior to our arrival. The property, about a half acre, has proved to be ideal for our purposes and is well situated in South Surrey on the White Rock border. In 18 years of operation, the Launching Pad has seen several hundred men recover from addiction, and provided room & board for about 2000 men for varying lengths of time. We became a non-profit society in February of 2002, and have registered charity status.

Join the Dance is the Ontario representative for Pierre Dulaine's internationally acclaimed Dancing Classrooms of Mad Hot Ballroom and Take the Lead Fame. A 10 weeks Inter-curricular, Character Education program for children and youth that utilizes ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of not only the participants, but also the lives of the teachers and families who support them. Academic components of History, Geography, Literacy, Public Speaking and Social Studies are woven intricately into the joy of the dance that provides 50-minutes of good physical fitness and mental health stimulation. Culminating events allow diverse school communities to Join the Dance and Dancing Classrooms are fully endorsed by the Toronto Public and Catholic Boards. $100 will provide 1 student in a classroom with twenty 50-minute sessions for ten weeks. $2,000 sponsorship/donation provides the program to one entire classroom.

Bear mortality related to human conflicts is perhaps the largest single factor affecting long-term population viability. As human populations continue to extend into bear habitat throughout North America, either through residential development, recreational use or industrial use, bear human conflicts increase. Our organization aims to reduce human caused bear mortality and incidents of human-bear conflict. This is achieved through specialized training courses and innovative applied research. We are involved in a variety of initiatives that focus on reducing people’s interactions with bears while living, working and recreating in bear country. These include our unique Bearproof Garbage Bin Loaner Program, Bear Hazard Assessments, and Natural Attractant Management. Please see www.bearconflict.org for more information.

Volunteers partnering to support safe homes and communities.