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ABC Head Start provides a proven program that helps preschool children develop the critical thinking, language, social/emotional and physical skills they need to be ready for school and achieve success in learning and life. Our early learning program integrates skills development with health nutrition and other community supports for children. We provide wrap around services for vulnerable families to help them support their child’s learning and development, promote a healthy family and address issues such as poverty, employment, settlement, English as a second language, mental health, isolation, family violence, and many more complex issues. ABC Head Start works with a wide range of community partners to meet the needs of children and families.

The Trans Canada Trail is a 22,500-kilometre recreational trail winding its way through every province and territory, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. When completed, it will be the world's longest recreational trail, linking close to 1000 communities and over 34 million Canadians. Today almost 73 percent (16,500 kilometres) is developed. Thousands of people are taking to the Trail to walk, hike, cycle, ski, horseback ride, canoe and snowmobile.

Art City in St. James Town opened its doors on December 2000 as a not-for-profit organization committed to providing after school art programs to children of elementary school age. The art programs are intended to foster creative thinking and nurture self-esteem and personal accomplishment. The studio is in a storefront space located beneath a high-rise apartment complex. It is highly visible and accessible. The space provides a safe non-discriminatory environment, dedicated to providing opportunities for the young people of St. James Town. We invite input and feedback from the parents, caregivers and other community members that influence and participate in the everyday lives of these children.

The Fauna Foundation is a privately run, government-certified, non-profit organization committed to issues of animal welfare and is currently home to 12 former biomedical laboratory chimpanzees. Adopt-a-Chimp is a fundraising program that raises money for enrichment of their lives.

Dalhousie students work alongside nationally and internationally recognized faculty, who bring the expertise in their field right into the classroom. This inspiring interaction happens across all the diverse academic programs offered at Dalhousie University and results in direct collaboration between students and teachers on exciting projects. These projects range from cutting-edge research and innovation to creative expression, all of which allows students the opportunity to contribute energy and excitement to one of Canada's most vibrant cities.

Over 20 million Canadians suffer from digestive disorders every year. We believes this is unnecessary and unacceptable. The CDHF reduces suffering and improvs quality of life by empowering Canadians with trusted, up to date, science-based information about digestive health and disease. We are the Foundation of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG). As such, we work directly with leading physicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals to help Canadians understand and take control of their digestive health with confidence and optimism. Through research and public education, we aim to: REDUCE the incidence and prevalence of digestive disorders; IMPROVE understanding of digestive health issues; SUPPORT those suffering from digestive disorders; and, ENHANCE quality of life for those living with digestive disorders.

The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada (Christian Disciples), as a Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement in Canada, traces its historic roots to the formal organization of the Christian Church in 1804 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, U.S.A., and in 1810 near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada under the leadership of Barton Warren Stone (1772-1844), a former Presbyterian minister. The Stone Movement later merged with the efforts of Thomas Campbell (1763-1854) and his son Alexander Campbell (1788-1866) to become the Restoration Movement that gave birth to the Churches of Christ (Non-Instrumental), the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

The Northern Lights Wildlife Society provides injured and/or orphaned wildlife with a temporary safe heaven, before releasing them back to their natural habitat. The Shelter accepts animal’s province wide and works in close conjunction with other shelters. We specialize in carnivores (mainly bears) and ungulates (moose & deer) but accepts all mammals and birds. Birds typically are forwarded to other shelters that specialize in their care. The Society is actively involved in a number of research projects and is also active in public education about peaceful co-existence with wildlife. In 2007 NLWS started the first official Grizzly Rehab program in the world in cooperation with the BC Government. A total of 8 grizzly cubs have been rehabilitated so far and are being monitored via GPS collars. Currently 29 black bear cubs and 3 grizzlies are in our care and funding to house and care for them are needed as well as funding for post release GPS monitoring collars.

The Jaffa Institute was established in 1982 as a private, non-profit, multi-service social agency to assist the city of Jaffa's severely disadvantaged children and their families. Our mission is to provide educational, recreational and social enrichment programs which enhance the self-esteem and academic performance of each child in our care, thereby enabling them to succeed academically and break the cycle of intergenerational poverty into which they were born. Through over 30 different initiatives our programs reach 4,000 citizens annually.

The Tsolum River Restoration Society was formed in September 1998. Since that time we have developed an effective rapport with our community and all the agencies that are involved in our watershed. We have instituted a hatchery program for pink salmon, completed stock and habitat assessments, seen the completion of some 20 or more restoration projects and developed community outreach and landowner contact programs that have helped those living along the river understand how to better help the ecosystem.

The Vietnam Education Society was established in 2005 to raise funds to cover the cost of construction for new preschools and primary schools in rural Vietnam. Local authorities manage and operate the facilities, which are inspected by VES and our partner, East Meets West, on a regular basis. VES opened its first school in Vietnam in June 2007, a ten room school that serves close to 400 students in the small community of Cat Ne, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. A multipurpose room and early childhood development centre were added to the school. Since that time, VES has built three other schools and is currently (Spring 2013) working on plans for the fifth facility. VES also works with the Pacific Links Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping stop human trafficking along the border regions in Vietnam. VES provides 40 scholarships for at risk girls and sponsors a summer camp to provide these girls with support and life skills

Pathways to Education Canada is a charitable organization that helps youth in low-income communities graduate from high school and successfully transition into post-secondary education or training. Pathways to Education addresses systemic barriers to education by providing leadership, expertise and a community-based program proven to lower dropout rates. Founded in 2001, Pathways operates in 12 communities across Canada, with programs in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Manitoba.