Parkinson Society Canada is the national voice of Canadians living with Parkinson's, a neurodegenerative disease. Through regional partners and 240 chapters and support groups, we provide education, support, and advocacy on behalf of over 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson's every day. Funding innovative research helps expand knowledge on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's and will ultimately lead to a cure.
Make-A-Wish® Canada is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Along with the national office, eight regional chapters grant magical wishes to children in need from coast-to-coast. Make-A-Wish Canada is an affiliate of Make-A-Wish® International, the largest wish-granting organization in the world, making dreams and wishes come true for more than 324,000 children since 1980
UrbanPromise Toronto exists to proclaim the love of Jesus, and to express it through the spiritual, social and educational development of children, youth and families living in Toronto Community Housing.
Be the DifferencePeople – all God's people – are more than statistics.That's you, and the millions who will go to bed hungry tonight; those who will die today.Fortunately this isn't the whole story: for you, or for them. By partnering with us, and them, you become part of a transformed and transforming community. God wants to use all of us.In a world filled with so much injustice, what is your cause Take a moment and consider what you truly care about and why.Is it acute hunger and malnutrition causing 15 million children to die of starvation each year Is it crippling poverty that drives the sex trade and human slavery Is it providing families with clean water and sanitationIs it empowering womenIs it the HIV/AIDS pandemic Is it ensuring children have a chance for educationIs it offering entrepreneurs micro-loansSo, what's your causeThank you! Because supporters like you, we were able to help more than 530,000 people last year!
Inspired by the example and teaching of Jesus, we recognize that people have deeply interconnected material and spiritual needs, and we seek to meet those needs by working through our local Christian networks- primarily through churches and faith based organizations who are at the heart of their communities.