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The mission of the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County is to improve the quality of life of persons who are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. We provide support to a rapidly growing number of families dealing with dementia. With over 400 families being currently served, our ability to meet their needs depends heavily on the generosity of donors in the community. Our services include individual and group support and coping strategies, for persons with dementia, their families and their caregivers, public awareness, supporting research, and advocating for improved dementia care services.

At present, we serve over 700 clients and their families in the Brooks and County of Newell area on a monthly basis. Clients have access to a food hamper every 6 weeks and fresh bread and produce every 2 weeks based on their needs.

Community Support Services of Niagara is a volunteer based not-for-profit agency providing comprehensive client-driven community support services to help seniors and adults with disabilities live independently in their own homes. CSSN staff feels that their daily work is meaningful; impacts those in the community and allows our clients to live their lives to the fullest. Services include: Homemaking, Meals on Wheels, Lunch Out, Transportation, Friendly Visiting, Phone Chat, Home Maintenance & Repair, Safety at Home.

Year round fundraising efforts raise money to support The Benevolent Fund, Life Enhancement activities for our residents, and the implementation of The Courtyard Community; a transformation from a health model to a social model, changing the culture of elder care in Ontario.

The Heart of Richmond AIDS Society is the only non-profit organization in Richmond that provides HIV/AIDS support and prevention/awareness services.

The Mission Hospice Society has been providing care and support to the dying and bereaved in the community, hospital and long-term care homes since 1985. Programs and services are provided in people's homes, hospital, long-term care facilities and the Christine Morrison Hospice.

The Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada is dedicated to raising awareness of and funding research for Fragile X Syndrome – the most common inherited form of mental impairment in the world. While Fragile X individuals have a normal life expectancy, most will need support and care for their entire lives – a key reason why a cure is so imperative.

Community Concerns for the Medically Fragile (CCMF) is a volunteer-driven group dedicated to meeting the needs of medically fragile children and young adults in the Sarnia-Lambton community. Moreover, we strive to assist families with medically fragile children/young adults in their day-to-day challenges, both financially and emotionally, and to raise public awareness about the unique characteristics of the individuals we represent. Our goal is to support medically fragile children and young adults, while recognizing their uniqueness, and their rights to dignity and quality of life. We use the term "medically fragile" to refer to individuals requiring 24-hour medical supervision and intervention, due to conditions such as cererbal palsy, severe epilepsy, paraplegia, etc. These individuals may be technologically dependent, as well as mentally and/or physically challenged.

The QEII Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization established to strengthen the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s ability to provide health care of the highest quality for Atlantic Canada. The Foundation’s goal is to lead the spirit of philanthropy to enrich health care for Atlantic Canadians, and in the process help support the health sciences centre’s quest to become a world-leading haven for patient centred health and healing. The QEII Foundation supports excellence in patient care through the purchase of advanced patient technology, the promotion of in-service education and the advancement of medical research by fostering goodwill in the community. The QEII Foundation receives over 41,000 gifts each year from individuals, foundations, corporations, organizations and community groups.

ALIES has two current projects; The Back Porch, an 11th hour ministry directed to educating abortion minded men and women who come into the house seeking help, and Abortion Breast Cancer Link Billboard, which is put up once a year on a highway to help bring awareness to Albertans on the link between abortion and breast cancer.

The BRHC Foundation supports and augments health care for all who are served by the Brandon Regional Health Centre through funds received from personal donations, memorial gifts, gifts of planned giving and special occasion gifts.

BISNO provides Residential and Community Services to individuals living with the effects of an acquired brain injury.