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Dunnville Youth Impact Centre is a non profit, charitable organization that provides a safe haven in the downtown core for young people (ages 12-19) through our various supervised programs and activities . Here they can meet with their peers or make new friends, build relationships with staff and volunteers through drop ins or programs such as our partnership with the 4H Club. They can also play a game of pool, table tennis or air hockey, have a nutritious snack and go on day trips outside of the centre. Many of these youth have unstable home lives and some are "couch surfing" at friends homes. They need strong role models, especially men who will come forward and be a mentor to these kids who have so much potential but so little hope for their future. Please help us as we strive to set them on the right path to a meaningful life, to becoming caring compassionate and responsible adults who can in turn, mentor the next generation as they have been mentored.
Background: After a tragic car accident in 2011 that resulted in having an 18 year old young teenager to be a wheelchair user; his mother along with a group of 13 friends decided to make a difference when it comes to physical disability in Egypt and the Middle East after the challenges they faced and still are. Vision: To be the leading example developmental foundation in Egypt, Middle East and Africa that embrace wheelchair/physical disabilities with emphasis on endless possibilities. Mission: Alhassan Foundation is determined to providing "tailored solutions", facilities, re-habilitation and re-occupation for humans on wheelchairs, and their families to overcome their challenges and make best use of their different abilities. 1. Nurturing "YES I CAN" attitude among wheelchair users and their families 2. Changing society's mindset regarding viewing a wheelchair user as "disabled" to be "differently abled" 3. Involving the right mix of corporations, governmental entities, global organisations and individuals to achieve our vision. 4. Provide a franchised rehabilitation centres similar to those in Germany & UK. 5. Represent a franchised wheelchair factory. 6. Quality rehabilitation and reoccupation for wheelchair users changes individuals to be of value added to society rather than a burden. 7. Successful and positive wheelchair users are Alhassan Foundation represents and 1st line. 8. Think regional. 9. Improved living facilities e.g. ramps, equipped cars, buses etc 10. 5% hiring among companies & SME projects for less educated. 11. Promote & enhance suitable sports activities. (Tennis; Basket; Bow/Arrow; Swimming; Table Tennis..etc) 12. Supporting humans with disabilities should be a "sustained constitutional right" and not optional service or charity in Egypt. 13. Translate/support writing books that represent physical challenges to be reference for others in Egypt & Middle East. 14. Humans with challenges deserve not only to live, but to live happily. Values: To believe and follow principles of integrity, humanity, diversity, including and accepting others in all aspects of interaction and dealing. To be a committed, caring and responsible establishment of founders, board members, sponsors and volunteers. To ensure cost effectiveness with emphasis on quality. Society development foundation rather then charity. No political, sexual, racial, ethnic or religious direction. We serve humans aside from their beliefs.
The Society provides activities for social interaction for persons over the age of 55 living in Ladner, BC, a community of over 20,000. Our membership, over 500, has outgrown our premisies, McKee House a 3,000 sq ft heritage home. We have raised funds to build an adjacent 13,000 sq.ft facility. We now need your help to raise funds for furniture. We need full size billiard tables, a projection TV, sofas and chairs, tables, kittchen fittings, a sound system and many other items.
Capuchin Outreach to the Poor operates St. Francis Table restaurant and St. Clare Centre drop-in in Toronto’s Parkdale Community. Capuchin Outreach to the Poor does not receive any government, Share Life or United Way funding. The Outreach relies on the charity of private individuals, families, businesses, and foundations for support. The mission of the Outreach is to serve the corporal, spiritual, and psychological needs of the poor. The first undertaking of Capuchin Outreach was the opening of St. Francis Table, a restaurant serving meals in a dignified way to the poor in Parkdale. The restaurant opened December 25th, 1987 at 1485 Queen St. West and moved to its present location, 1322 Queen St. West on August 14, 1989. The restaurant serves an average 1000 individual meals per week with full restaurant service, choice of entrees, soup, beverage, and dessert.
West Side Family Place offers a friendly, safe meeting place for families with young children to connect, learn and play together. Our playground is made for toddlers and our house boasts play areas for dress up, and creative play with all sorts of toys, books, paints and crafts. Upstairs, there is a kitchen with child-sized tables and chairs for snacktime, and some cozy spaces for breast or bottle feeding babies. Our qualified staff specialize in the interests and challenges of families with young children. We offer programs that promote parent confidence, enhance children's development and build community. Our staff and volunteers come from different cultural backgrounds and speak a variety of languages. Our programs and services are respectful of the widely diverse cultural and socio-economic realities of all families. Our playground, and playroom are wheelchair accessible. We also have a private space for one on one counselling with any parent who needs some help.
The 411 Seniors Centre is a multipurpose recreational facility offering a wide range of daily drop-in programs and services to seniors age 55 and older. Programs and services include: information and referral on senior’s benefits and issues; income tax preparation for low-income seniors; simple will preparation; ESL, Spanish, draw and paint, dance, tai chi and yoga classes; snooker, table tennis, woodworking, sewing, puzzles and walking club; daily low-cost nutritional meals; trips and tours; volunteer opportunities; podiatrist, blood pressure clinics and dental screening clinics; thrift, gift and book stores; video lending library; and more. New projects include the Falls Prevention Project, the Women Elders in Action (WE*ACT) Project, and the Lesbian, Gay, Transgendered, Bisexual (LGTB) Generations Project. Hours of operation are Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The cafeteria is also open on Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm.