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Feed the Need in Durham distributes food to 46 emergency food providers (food banks, food pantries, meal programs & shelters) across seven municipalities in Durham Region. We supply food to over 30,000 low income people - 38% of whom are children. In 2012, we expect to distribute over 3,000,000 lbs of food. We acquire much of our food from distribution centres for supermarkets. As the food distribution hub for Durham, we have a walk-in cooler and freezer as well as two trucks (one is refrigerated). We supply our members with fresh produce and frozen food that individual food banks do not have the capacity to store or handle. We also supply much-needed non-food items such as toiletries, household paper products, soap, detergent, hand lotion, etc. When we are low on an item, we buy food through our membership in Food Banks Canada and the Ontario Association of Food Banks. We take advantage of very good price breaks and can buy $4 worth of food for every $1 raised through donations.

SALI's Farm is a safe haven for at-risk children and rescued animals to bond, learn, and heal with one another. SALI's Farm utilizes animal-assisted and horticultural activities that help abused and neglected children heal emotionally from trauma. Abused and neglected animals are given a permanent home. Our goal is to help children and animals heal and help break the cycle of violence. SALI's Guardian Program provides for the needs of companion animals of women & children fleeing violence, isolated seniors, and people living in poverty and on the street. SALI believes that all members of our community deserve the love and support of pets, especially our most vulnerable. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for our two-legged and four-legged community members.

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.

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.