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The Toronto Foundation for Student Success is the charitable foundation of the Toronto District School Board. Our goal is to help alleviate stress factors experienced by students; stresses like hunger, poverty, and violence. Through innovative, non-traditional programs outside of the regular curriculum, TFSS contributes to an environment for learning in which all students can be successful, no matter their financial standing. The nutrition programs, vision and hearing clinics, and after school programs we provide are becoming more and more prevalent, and more and more essential. We are able to provide these vital services only with the help of generous donations. By donating to TFSS, you will help to improve the lives of children. Every donation is appreciated and no donation is too small to have an impact. Together, we can make a difference.

Forget Me Not Family Society was formed to offer education, peer counseling and support to all those touched by adoption. For further information about monthly support groups, workshops and upcoming events, go to www.adoptioncircles.net.

RNFOO is a charitable foundation that provides financial support for nurses and nursing students to further their education and to engage in research. The Foundation provides funds for continuing education and research projects at the baccalaureate and graduate levels, offering scholarships, grants, bursaries, and research awards to qualified residents of Ontario. It administers several Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Interest Group Awards and Scholarships. It provides funding for basic undergraduate studies, post-RN undergraduate studies, graduate studies, and continuing education, as well as providing Continuing Education awards, RNAO Interest Group awards and Infection Control awards. RNFOO is a charity that relies on charitable donations.

HOW CAN I HELP? Every day you hear of poverty and social injustice at home and abroad. People sometimes find it easier to ignore this reality, not from a cold heart but believing they can be of little or no significance. But our work has shown that it is ordinary people who can and do make an extraordinary difference. No one person or group can solve all the problems, but we can support the suffering and stand with them in solidarity, helping them make the necessary changes to improve their lives. What may seem very little, like a fund drive in a school, community, or church, a donation, or giving your time and service, together is a whole lot. Since most poverty and injustices are human-made, they can be unmade. Relieving poverty and injustice can and will be achieved with the good will and involvement of large numbers of people. Every support is a "Rainbow of Hope". You can choose to be part of the solution.

The Quesnel Community Foundation is a public charity that gives grants to projects to help improve or address an issue in our community. We have a permanent Community Investment fund, which will never be spent. To date, we have given out $175,000 in grants to deserving community groups since we were founded in 2001. We are autonomous and governed by a volunteer board of local leaders. We are a member of Community Foundations of Canada and receive advice and assistance from them, as well as the Vancouver Foundation.

Just.Equipping is a not-for-profit organization, created in 2006/07. Just.Equipping is committed to educating\training\equipping prison chaplains and workers in the area of Restorative Justice. The ‘Just.’ in the name refers to ‘Justice’ but it also conveys that ‘equipping’ is ‘just’ and primarily what we wish to do.

Started in 1965, the Little People of Ontario (LPO) is a provincial, charitable organization that provides life-long fellowship, support and information to people of short stature, their families and friends. The LPO hosts social activities and sends its members regular newsletters. It provides up-to-date information about medical issues, community and government support services, and ongoing education about the challenges of living life as a little person.

Rainbow Literacy Society (RLS) is a non-profit organization that provides free family literacy programs. These programs include Books for Babies, Time for Rhymes, Building Blocks Family Literacy Program, Homegrown: Stories for Life, Pillowslip Stories and Building Adolescent Skills in School. RLS also delivers the Write Break Adult Literacy one-on-on volunteer tutor program. RLS was formed in 1993 by a group of Vulcan County volunteers who wanted to develop preventative programs, based on the belief that language, literacy and communication skills are critical factors in the lives of every citizen in our community. Staff and volunteers from RLS developed the Building Blocks Family Literacy Program in 1997. Staff are trained to work in-home with families on literacy skills. This model is now used by various programs in Western Canada. In 2004 Rainbow Literacy Society was recognized by Literacy Alberta and received the Award of Excellence for an organization.

The Pacific Parklands Foundation was established January 2000 as a non profit society with an independent Board of Directors. The Foundation raises funds to improve and expand the Metro Vancouver Regional Park system. We are an umbrella organization that helps find funding for the volunteer Park Partners. The volunteers identify areas that need development for recreation, education and nature conservation. The Foundation helps fund special projects in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, and fosters public awareness of our outstanding park system. The Pacific Parklands Foundation bridges the gap between government funding and the pressing demands on our valuable parks. The Foundation does not solicit support for the basic maintenance and operation of the parks, which is and remains the responsibility of Metro Vancouver. We recognize the need to ensure that future generations understand the value of these unique spaces and learn how to work and play in our parks.

Shawnigan Lake School is a university preparatory, co-ed boarding school for students in grades 8 through 12. Shawnigan was founded in 1916 by C. W. Lonsdale. Students are given an enriched education with emphasis on academics, fine arts, sport and good moral values. Shawnigan's aim is to develop good citizens of excellent character. Shawnigan prides itself on offering significant financial aid to deserving students and is committed to ensuring top candidates have access to a great Shawnigan education regardless of their family finances. Shawnigan Lake School is located on a gorgeous, rural, 300-acre campus 50 minutes north of Victoria. It is home to 450 students from Canada, the USA and around the world. Our website is: www.shawnigan.ca

The Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization. Nidus provides • Public legal education on personal planning and related matters such as health care consent, living wills and advance directives • Problem-solving and coaching in support of best practices for attorneys, representatives, and monitors • Training for volunteers and organizations • Policy consultation for third parties Nidus also operates a centralized Registry for personal planning documents in partnership with Juricert Inc. of the Law Society of British Columbia. Nidus is currently the only community-based resource in Canada devoted to personal planning. Its existence sets British Columbia apart as a leader in addressing the critical needs of an aging population and in facilitating Representation Agreements as a legal model for supported decision making which inspired Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (2008).

Established in 1970, the Miriam Foundation supports rehabilitative, vocational, residential services and programs that foster increased socialization and community integration for children and adults living with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorders. The Foundation, through the Lou Greenberg association also owns and manages 19 adapted community homes which offer a caring and supportive environment and promote inclusion. The Miriam Foundation also supports educational initiatives of a national scope through its Abe Gold Learning & Research Centre, including conferences and training and a bilingual national web portal (Autism Central). The Miriam Foundation publishes Exceptional Family, a national resource magazine for Parents and caregivers of children with cognitive and physical special needs. The Miriam Foundation also funds the Trampoline Programme, an early intensive therapeutic programme for children with an autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability.