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BC & Alberta Guide Dogs breeds, raises and professionally trains Guide Dogs for individuals who are blind/visually-impaired, and Autism Support Dogs for children with moderate to profound autism aged 3-10 and their families. It takes two years and upwards of $35,000 to produce one certified dog, provided free of charge to the recipient.
Delta Farm Roots is a groundbreaking mini-school in Tsawwassen, South Delta. Students attend the school every other day for lessons in sciences, social sciences and business. With days in the classroom and afternoons in the field, our mini-school offers a unique opportunity for students to broaden their horizons and get dirty while engaging in their local community and food system. Throughout the year students visit other local food advocates whilst planning their market garden.
Special Olympics BC is dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities through sport. Through the power and joy of sports, comes the ability to discover new strengths and abilities, skills and success. Special Olympics athletes find confidence, and fulfillment - on the playing field and in life. They inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential.
We provide our athletes with opportunities to train and compete in high quality year-round sport programs and competitions - local, provincial, national and international. Athletes gain more than just physical benefits from improved health and athletic abilities, they develop social skills and friendships while experiencing the joy of achieving goals and increasing their self esteem.
The Delview Leos Club is a youth-run service organization, as a youth branch of Lions International. We work in the community through volunteer events to build leadership, new opportunities, and experience for the future.
Our members, aged 13-18, work diligently in the Delta community to create a better community and improve our futures.
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The Pony Pals Therapeutic Riding Association (PPTRA) is a registered charitable organization (CRA # 854319456RC0001) providing therapeutic horseback riding services and equine assisted therapies to people diagnosed with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities, regardless of age
Establish pain self management support groups, provide facilitating training for the peer leaders and use a pain self management program for our members to work on building a new normal. We have an educational web site and host live on line support group meetings.
Howe Sound Rehabilitation Services Society first opened its doors in 1988 in North Vancouver with the establishment of Windridge House, a residential home that had accommodations for three people with developmental disabilities. Today, Howe Sound provides a range of residential and day program services to over 150 adults, youth, and children with acquired brain injuries, developmental, physical, and health care needs.
Shanti Uganda is a Canadian Charity and Ugandan NGO committed to reducing preventable maternal mortality throughout Uganda. Our solar powered Birth House is located in a remote community in Central Uganda and welcomes up to 30 babies every month. Using registered Ugandan midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants, we provide care to rural families including prenatal visits, STI testing, birth services, comprehensive postpartum care and well-baby check ups.
Our model is rooted in respectful, gentle, mother-centered care that leverages local knowledge and modern best practices to create a safe space where women who have traditionally birthed at home feel welcome. Our maternal mortality rate remains zero.
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Shanti Uganda’s mission is to improve infant and maternal health, provide women-centered care and support the well-being of birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Our vision is a world where birthing mothers and women living with HIV/AIDS are supported, empowered and able to develop to their full potential. We value community participation, unity, sustainability and traditional knowledge.
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Challenge • Change • Cohesion
International Youth Fellowship (IYF) is a Christian-based global youth initiative of International Youth Fellowship Educational Foundation (IYFEF), a non-profit organization in the state of California. IYF is dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional growth of young people around the world.
Through proprietary programs, events, and practical opportunities, IYF strives to:
- Advance Christian mission work in developed and developing countries
- Administer alternative methods of post-secondary education
- Create international awareness and cultural exchange
- Promote the value of meaningful performing arts
- Facilitate short-term and long-term volunteerism domestically and overseas
- Develop leadership skills that are applied on a global level
The BC Highland Games is a non-profit, volunteer-run event. The 89th BC Highland Games will be held June 20, 2020 at Lafarge Lake Park in Coquitlam. The Games attracts more than 10,000 individuals, families, pipe bands, competitors, vendors, heavy event athletes, dancers, singers, Gaelic speakers and lots of artisans. We had 180 volunteers in 2019, and we are now looking for one (or two) Volunteer Coordinators to run our crucial volunteer program. All the templates and resources are available, including last year's Vol. Coordinator. It's a job that starts now.
Youth SEE BC is a student-run non-profit focused on making STEM, economics, and entrepreneurship accessible for today's youth. Our goal is to promote an interest and understanding of these fields among students, as well as to encourage long-term engagement with these concepts. Youth SEE BC is working to inspire young leaders in the worlds of STEM, economics, and entrepreneurship, as well as bringing together those with common goals and visions for the future of these fields.
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