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An ideal vacation destination for families of all sizes and stages looking for getaways with greater purpose at Bayside. Conveniently close to Halifax, Bayside is a year-round Christian camp and retreat centre creating inviting environments for guests to grow in their faith by offering camps, retreats, and conferences at a level of excellence unparalleled in Atlantic Canada.

Your donation will go towards our work for change. Our work includes: * Experienced disability advocacy for individuals and groups through our Advocacy Access Program * Programs and projects including: - Advocacy services - Emergency Preparedness - Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)assistance - Community Mentoring - Access to Personal Supports - Human right research - Accessible gardening/agriculture project at a long-term care facility * Workshops and training that build community capacity * Original publications in plain language: - Transition magazine - HIV/AIDS materials for people with disabilities - Self-help manuals about income supports for the disability community and advocates, including about Canada Pension Plan-Disability benefits - Our popular Help Sheet series about provincial disability benefits - RDSP multimedia * And collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders.

The “Camp For Kids” grants were established by the BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations to alleviate some of the costs Foster Parent members encounter when sending their foster, adopted, or birth children to camp. There will be a maximum number of 20 grants issued per year. Who can apply? Any foster parent member in good standing who requires assistance to send their foster, adopted or birth child/youth between the ages of 6 –19 to camp (i.e. day camps, sports camps, away camps) Amount of Grant An annual grant of $250.00 per family will be awarded, and may be used to cover costs for one or more eligible family members to attend the camp of their choice.

Parent Support Services Society (PSS) is a provincial organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. PSS has offices in Vancouver, Prince George, Victoria and Nanaimo. PSS runs self-help / mutual aid support 'circles' throughout British Columbia primarily for isolated parents at risk of abusing their children. Circles serve ethnic, Aboriginal and georgraphic communities as well as special interest groups such as grandparents who are in the role of parents, or parents with children who have attention deficit disorders. Circles also welcome any parent who simply wants to improve how they parent and seeks support and parenting education information.

We honor and respect that family, social, cultural, and faith and life experiences affect how people grieve. Whether a loved one died from an illness, accident, murder or suicide, we believe that: • The deep grief an individual or family experiences following a death is normal • Grief is a unique experience for every person • Everyone carries within him or herself the capacity to heal • Critical to the healing process is an emotionally safe space in which to grieve. ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS STATEMENT • To be a community leader in the provision of mutual and peer-support bereavement services. • To educate service users and the public on issues related to grief and bereavement. • To be welcoming and accessible to all of the diverse communities in Toronto. • To build integrated services and mutually beneficial strategic partnerships. • To be an organization where learning, innovation and community are fostered. • To connect individuals, families and communities

Richmond's Conservative Synagogue

reaching children...serving the church

The MWCL is a private, non-profit library operating in Montreal West since the 1930s. Located in Elizabeth Ballantyne School, it serves both as a school library and as a community library.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor Essex is a nonprofit volunteer organization that matches an interested, caring, adult volunteer with a young person between the ages of six and sixteen years. The relationship that develops is one of friendship which helps the child to see their worth and assume a positive place in society. The agency also utilizes a group work environment to increase the potential for individual growth and development, to provide opportunities for the development of peer relationships and to enhance the youth's career awareness and knowledge of community resources. The organization is committed to assisting both boys and girls who are facing difficult challenges in their personal lives, at home or at school.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton & Burlington provide quality mentoring relationships between adult volunteers and children at risk. Research clearly indicates that developing greater self-esteem in children, while building a strong relationship with a mentor, offers a recipe for improved social behavior and reduces agression and conduct disorders. Through the support of our donors we now provide several programs that have a direct impact on the well being and future of children within our community.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarington provides top quality volunteer based mentoring programs to the children of Clarington. Our agency has been making a difference in the lives of children living throughout the municipality of Clarington for over three decades. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves over 450 children through innovative programs such as 1:1 matches, In-School Mentoring, Big Bunch Group Mentoring, Couples Matches and the Champions of Change Leadership Development Program.

Big Brothers Big Sisters matches adult volunteers (18 and over) with boys or girls aged six to sixteen who come from primarily single parent families. Big Brothers/Sisters spend a minimum of 2 outings per month with their Little Brothers/Sisters doing a wide range of friendship-based activities together. Volunteers provide encouragement, guidance, and support. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a donor-supported volunteer organization and you can make a major difference for the kids simply by making a donation.