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The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (www.aidslaw.ca) promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally, through research, legal and policy analysis, education, and community mobilization. The Legal Network is Canada's leading advocacy organization working on the legal and human rights issues raised by HIV/AIDS.

We are a non-profit agency that provides support to Seniors (age 60 and older) and to Adults with temporary or permanent disabilities (age 18 and older) to assist them to live safely and independently in their own homes and community of Glanbrook and Hamilton while placing great value on respect and excellence.

We channel our efforts into 4 areas: democracy, peace and citizenship; social justice movements; media, Information and Communications Technologies as well as social ecology. We also inform Canadians about national and international issues. We succeed in doing so through: our website, Alternatives' newspaper (free newspaper), our participation to Social Forums and coalitions, organisation of conferences and debates. Coutries in which we have projects Democracy, peace and citizenship: Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Haiti, Cuba, Niger, Morocco, Democratic Republic of the du Congo (DRC), Canada - Immigration Program Social justice movements: Brazil, Argentina, Sudan, DRC, Niger, South Africa, Canada - Coalitions Media, Information and Communications Technologies: Arab World, DRC, Mali, Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Canada - Internship Program Social ecology: Cuba, Pakistan, Indonesia, Haiti, Canada - Rooftop Garden Project

Founded in year 1988, PROMIS organization offers diverse services and activities to satisfy the clearly expressed needs of the community, through a global integration approach. Our services and activities are offered to all the Island of Montreal’s newcomers. However, certain services are mainly addressed to residents of the Côte-des-Neiges district. Hereafter, we enumerate the most important services offered by us: 1. Escorting program to newcomers 2. Family Support 3. French courses 4. Employment Integration 5. Regionalization 6. School support 7. Food actions (collective kitchens, Good Food Box, community garden) 8. Guest House

Chaque don est immédiatement transformé en action concrète à Carrefour pour Elle. Depuis 25 ans, la Fondation a remis plus de 2 275 000 $ à Carrefour. À tous nous disons MERCI!

Kidpower™'s work with children, teenagers and adults is endorsed by law enforcement, health professionals, parents, teachers, and other concerned people. We teach "People Safety Skills" including skills for personal safety, boundary-setting, self protection, self confidence, self-defense and advocacy through workshops that emphasize success-based practice. We offer high quality services tailored to fit the needs of people of different ages and life situations.  We believe that people learn best by doing, and all of our programs give our students the opportunity for upbeat, realistic, safe practice of "People Safety skills" in contexts relevant to their daily lives. These skills can prevent most bullying, molestation, assault, abduction, harassment and exploitation. The Kidpower™ success-based method of teaching helps build our students' beliefs that they are valuable, powerful, and competent. www.kidpowermontreal.org

Coast Mental Health knows that recovery from mental illness is more than taking pills. Through individualized support and client involvement in goal-setting and care, Coast has successfully helped thousands of people in their recovery. Last year Coast staff and peer support workers reached out to over 3000 clients. We provided supported housing to over 900 people, helped hundreds of people find work and volunteer opportunities, served over 1000 meals each day, and provide such basic human comforts as laundry and shower facilities, and social and recreational activities. All designed to facilitate recovery for those in need. Coast clients form a thriving community of people working each day to overcome illness, adversity and stigma. We have seen many individuals move from unemployment, homelessness, being hungry and alone, to finding jobs, homes, food and a community of people who care. Coast welcomes anyone with a mental illness to participate in our services and programs.

Created in 2001, the Herstreet Foundation is devoted to raising funds to support the mission of Herstreet, which is described below.

Habitat for Humanity provides access to a simple, decent home through a no-interest, no down payment mortgage making affordable homeownership possible.

Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization (VECTOR) is the City of Vancouver's amateur radio program, a community service organization that includes both licensed amateur radio operators and other communications volunteers involved in the city emergency program. VECTOR designs, constructs, maintains and operates a wide variety of telecommunications systems ranging from HF/VHF/UHF radio telephony systems to a wide variety of digital data and voice systems. VECTOR is the primary backup emergency communications provider for the City of Vancouver. When not tasked by the City of Vancouver, in conjunction with the Provincial Emergency Program VECTOR resources can be made available to assist communities elsewhere in the province. VECTOR is a registered non-profit society. The organization is run by its members and is directed by a volunteer executive board elected by the membership. We also have 2 appointed Directors from the VPD and City of Vancouver.

The Children’s Safety Village of Brant is a place where children currently enrolled in elementary school can learn the fundamentals of safety and awareness. Programs such as fire prevention, smoke alarms, traffic safety, bicycle and helmet, internet safety, home alone safety and stranger awareness are taught. The Safety Village serves Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations. In the Fire Prevention training program, after the in-class training, children are encouraged to identify various fire hazards found in Sparky’s apartment. Children are encouraged to demonstrate the skills that they have learned in the police training class in a miniature town that is complete with sidewalks, roadways, street signs, traffic lights, and a working railway crossing. The children navigate their way through the village by foot, on bicycles or in small battery operated jeeps.

Children Arise seeks to be a catalyst for change in desperate communities. We hold the long-term vision of seeing whole nations transformed by inspiring and enabling the children to rise out of hopelessness, pursue their dreams, and ultimately lead their nations forward into true prosperity. Children Arise seeks to accomplish this through qualified midwifery care, the alleviation of poverty, the provision of healthcare, education, and vocational training, and the implementation of sustainable micro-industry to help communities build capacity and help families achieve self-sufficiency. Children Arise believes that the only way to reach our goals is through inspiring and enabling individuals and organizations in the developed world to partner with people in need in the developing world. Together, we can achieve sustainable development within healthy communities.