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TB Vets now famous Keytag Program came into being in 1946, providing veterans with meaningful employment and British Columbians with a valuable key return service. World War Veterans set up TB Vets and BC's key return service to provide jobs for the many veterans who returned from overseas service suffering from the disabling effects of tuberculosis and other respiratory ailments. Today TB Vets provides for the employment of people with a variety of disabilities. TB Vets continues to return lost keys to their grateful owners, with donations to our Keytag Program now funding a range of vital community initiatives. Like the veterans before them, our employees are committed to the community and to the services they offer British Columbians.

FogQuest is an innovative, international, non-governmental, non-profit organization. It is a registered charity in Canada. Our water projects are for small rural communities in the most arid parts of the world. Even in locations with little or no rain, there are often fog-covered hills that can be a source of clean water for the people. We work with the communities and local NGOs to develop projects that are appropriate to the environment, and the culture and religion of the people. The large fog collectors require no energy source. The fog droplets are carried to the mesh of the collectors by the wind. The water that is produced flows by gravity to the community. Because fog, and rain when it occurs, are almost entirely free of harmful bacteria, the fog collection system is also a good alternative in places where the ground water supply is contaminated. Twenty large fog collectors can provide water for a village of 200 people. The cost is low, only about $1 for 1000 liters of water.

Our Food Program helps feed the hungry of Nanaimo, providing survival rations consisting of a combination of five to seven non-perishable items selected to meet the basic nutritional guidelines. We augment the Adult Survival bags with an additional bag for those with children under 16 years of age. Food is distributed 7 times per week at 5 different locations; on Monday from 11:00am to 12:00pm at St Paul's Lutheran Church,2pm to 3pm at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 2:00 to 3:00pm at Christ Community Church, 5pm to 7pm at Loaves and Fishes Food Bank; Tuesday 1pm to 3pm at Brechin United Church; Wednesday from 10am to 12pm at Loaves and Fishes; Thursdsay 1pm to 3pm at Loaves and Fishes. Each individual, or family receives assistance once per week. Loaves and Fishes is dependent upon donations of food and money from the community. You can make a difference! Presently we have been giving out on average of 800 bags of food per week, and that number is continually rising.

The Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada is a federally incorporated and registered national charity with the goal of providing a seamless support network for every Canadian patient, family member, friend and concerned healthcare provider dealing with aplastic anemia, myelodysplasia (also known as myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS) or PNH. Led by a volunteer board of directors and a distinguished team of medical advisors from across Canada, the association has a number of provincial chapters.

Currently, the most effective treatment for autism spectrum disorder is Intensive Behavior Intervention (IBI) based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). The treatment is most effective when started at an early age (under 3 to 4 years of age); however, considerable improvement is also seen among older children, adolescents and adults. There is a severe shortage of qualified ABA consultants in BC and throughout Canada. Our current goal is to provide scholarships to eligible candidates to attend aMasters Degree program in Applied Behavior Analysis at a university that provides a combination of academic course work and practical work under clinical supervision. Recipients of these scholarships will have to return to BC to work in rural areas for at least 3 years.

AQAA offers training, information and different tools to help people and organizations to manage food allergy.

Il existe certains traitements pour vaincre l’hépatite C. Dépression, agressivité, fatigue constante, anémie, insomnie, hypersomnie, perte de cheveux sont malheureusement des effets secondaires de ce dernier. Ces effets très désagréables sont responsables d’environ 15 % des cas d’arrêt du traitement. Pour pallier à ce problème, nous avons développé un projet de maison d’hébergement temporaire pour le traitement de l’hépatite C, en nous basant sur des résultats d’étude scientifique. Grâce à la Maison Laurent Pontbriand, les personnes atteintes de la maladie pourront compléter leur traitement tout en étant encadrées par des professionnels disponibles en tout temps. Selon nous, à l’intérieur de notre enceinte, nous pourrons observer un très faible taux d’abandon du traitement (2 %) dû aux effets secondaires, et ce, grâce à notre stratégie d’approche globale. Cela représente plusieurs millions de dollars en économie collective. Actuellement, les fonds amassé sont destiné à ce projet.

The Sisters of Mercy established St. Patrick’s Mercy Home Foundation in November 1998. The Foundation was created to support the on-going efforts of St. Patrick’s Mercy Home to provide a comfortable and home-like atmosphere for all of its residents. A dedicated, volunteer Board of Directors manages the Foundation, which has a part-time staff person. The Foundation Office is located on the First Floor at St. Patrick’s Mercy Home and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday to Thursday. The Office is closed on Fridays.

Hospice Fredericton volunteers provide non-medical support programs and services to people and families facing care-giving challenges when coping with terminal illness, death and bereavement. Examples of how our volunteers help: •reading to a client, or holding a hand, or simply being present •staying with a client while family members take a needed break or keep an appointment •shopping or doing errands for a client •listening •helping clients write or tell their life stories •cooking, light household chores •providing help with makeup, hair and personal care •working on crafts or other projects

S.O.A.R. (Survivors of Abuse Recovering) is a community based, consumer driven, Peer Counselling service offered to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. SOAR also offers education and insight, through public information sessions, on survivor issues, so that survivors can feel more supported and understood in their healing process.

The Sunnyside Foundation funds programs, services, research and enhancements which improve the quality of life for those who utilize Sunnyside Seniors' Services long term care, supportive housing, community Alzheimer programs and wellness centre. These enhancements are over and above what the Region of Waterloo and Ministry of Health and Long Term Care are able to provide.

Hopewell offers information and support for those struggling with an eating disorder and their families.