Funding.Social Development Canada The Department of Social Development, also referred to as Social Development Canada, was from Dec. 2003 to Feb. 2006 the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for developing and implementing social policies involving families with children, disabled 613-941-0766 People First of Canada: a federation of provincial and territorial People First associations, dedicated to promoting equality and inclusion for all persons who have been labeled as having an intellectual disability. $695,469 Council of Canadians with Disabilities: a national advocacy association of persons with disabilities, that aims to improve the status of women and men living with disabilities in Canada by eliminating inequality and discrimination. $3,057,000 Canadian Association for Community Living: a Canada-wide association of family members and others working for the inclusion into the mainstream of society of persons of all ages with an intellectual disability. $300,000 Neil Squire Society: to create opportunities for individuals with disabilities through research and development and the delivery of appropriate innovative services and technology to meet their needs. $210,000 Health Canada Health Canada (French: Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health. Health Canada's goal is to improve Canadian life by improving Canadian longevity, lifestyle and use of public healthcare. 514-398-7698 McGill University McGill University, at Montreal, Que., Canada; coeducational; chartered 1821, opened 1829. It was named for James McGill, who left a bequest to establish it. Its real development dates from 1855 when John W. Dawson became principal. , Montreal. For McGill's Language Training and Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Development Project. The project aims to ensure English-speaking access to health and social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales by providing English second language training for francophone professionals in Quebec; French second language training for English-speaking professionals working in a francophone institutional milieu; distance professional and community support initiatives to encourage English-speaking professionals and English-speaking students to move to or stay in the regions; Seminars and conferences; Innovation fund for pilot projects to promote recruitment and retention, in order to support local and regional initiatives. $11.5 million National Crime Prevention Strategy 877-302-6272 Social Planning Council and Research Council of Hamilton. A Community Plan for Street Involved Youth in Hamilton. $39,272 Hamilton 905-522-1148 x311 Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. and Area Victim Services. Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Curriculum and Training Development. $25,525 Thunder Bay 807-684-1051 Tobias House Attendant Care Inc. THAC- Access to Shelter, Phase II. $45,220 Toronto 416-690-3185 Thunder Bay Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition. Teen Parent Families Building Healthy Relationships -Phase II $11,190 Thunder Bay 807-625-5917 Urban Family Outreach Fresh Future. $50,000 Etobicoke 416-249-7891 UrbanArts Community Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. Y-Arts? Community Arts Program. $50,000 Toronto 416-241-5124 United Nations Association in Canada The United Nations Association in Canada engages the Canadian public in the work of the United Nations and the critical international issues which face us all. See also Pearson Medal of Peace. External link
Waterloo Region Sex Trade Workers Committee. Jam Session $50,000 Kitchener 519-743-2460 x225 Whitefish River First Nation. A Place of Visions and Dreams. $43,000 Birch Island 705-285-4335 Walpole Island First Nation. Alcohol Harm Reduction Team. Mino Bimadiziwin Kina ki·na n. pl. kina See Table at currency. [Indigenous word in Papua New Guinea.] Noun 1. Go--Good Life for Everyone--Phase II $49,980 Wallaceburg 519-627-0767 Wahnapitae First Nation. Aboriginal Community Policing Advisory Committee--Phase II Needs assessment. $38,600 Capreol 705-858-0610 Women's Sexual Assault Helpline. WSAH- A Safer Metis Metis (mē`tĭs), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. Metis goddess of caution and discretion. [Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 242] See : Prudence Community Conference. $30,725 Newmarket 905-830-4216 x226 The Working Centre Job Cafe. $50,000 Kitchener 519-743-1151 Youth Emergency Shelter The Youth Emergency Shelter is located in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It is a homeless shelter for males and females between the ages of 16 and 24. After over 10 years of planning, the Youth Emergency Shelter (Y.E.S.) officially opened its doors on December 20th 2002. of Peterborough. Youth M.A.P. Making Alternatives Program. $42,460 Peterborough 705-748-3851 Youth Clinical Services. Students Against Violence S.A.V.E.-$50,000 Toronto 416-742-2514 YES Employment Services. Look Ahead "Ga Nawaabin" $25,805 Thunder Bay 807-624-1963 Youth Action Kommittee of Perth and District. Lanark County Youth Engagement Project $50,000 Perth 613-278-2755 Youth Opportunities Unlimited. Market Foods Project. $90,000 London 519-432-1118 x354 Youth and Family Resource Network. Formerly Kingsville Youth Association--Asset Building in Youth--Phase III $50,000 Kingsville 519-733-8983 Women's Place St. Catherine's and District Inc.--Not Just a Woman's Issue: The Niagara Region's Response to Family Violence. $97,450 St. Catharine's 905-684-8331 Human Resources and Skills Development Career Development Services-Kitchener of Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Kitchener. For an Employment Assistance Services project targeted to help 1,600 unemployed individuals in Kitchener. The project, managed by Conestoga College, will provide unemployed individuals with help to set career goals and develop a plan to achieve those goals. Participants will receive employment counselling and workshops to help them to develop self-assessments, research the labour market, explore appropriate career options, and make career decisions. Participants will also receive assistance clarifying their skill enhancement goals, investigating training and educational options, assessing their personal financial needs and applying for training to improve employment skills. $644,242 Centre des jeunes Saint-Sulpice, Montreal. For Project L'Avenir en 18-25 targeted to help eight youth in Montreal make a successful transition to the workplace; to give young people who are not ready to enter the labour market a chance to gain experience in a community setting. The community service will consist of promoting a social and creative space for young people aged 18 to 25. The participants will act as information officers by referring clients to the appropriate resources. They will also have a chance to attend various leadership workshops and activities on job searching, facilitation techniques, promotion and advertising. $119,671 Trillium Foundation Ontario 800-263-2887 Hospice Association of Ontario The Hospice Association of Ontario (HAO) provides end-of-life care to terminal patients in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1989 with eight members; as of April, 2005, it had over 150 member hospice facilities. . To develop a financial sustainability strategy for the Hospice Association of Ontario by expanding their capacity to deliver palliative care palliative care (paˑ·lē·ā·tiv kerˑ), n an approach to health care that is concerned primarily with attending to physical and emotional comfort rather training to the staff of Ontario retirement homes and long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. . $140,000 over 30 months. Little People of Ontario. To create a business plan and develop an outreach program to increase service delivery and attract new members. $75,000 over three years. The M?tis Nation of Ontario Secretariat. To develop a M?tis conflict resolution curriculum in collaboration with the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution and to train community members to both practice and train others in the techniques. $250,500 over 18 months. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Nishnawbe Aski Nation (ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯ ᐊᔅᑭ ᐃᔥᑯᓂᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᑭᒫᐎᓐ (Anishinaabe-aski Ishkoniganan Ogimaawin), unpointed: . To increase First Nations understanding of forestry and mining issues, and to enable their participation in forest management, land use planning
Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient and ethical way. , mineral exploration and economic development activities. $499,500 over three years. North Hastings Community Integration Association. To stage a province-wide tour of the children's play 'How to Hug a Porcupine', which addresses the problem of bullying amongst youth, and to produce a musical CD and a children's story book for distribution throughout Ontario schools. $150,000 over two years. The Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers stoppers see stopper pad. . To purchase and install tip-management software in 40 Crime Stopper program locations across Ontario to standardize information processing, improve information exchange and speed responses to the communities they serve. $24,000 over six months. Ontario Association of the Deaf. To conduct a series of leadership workshops for the deaf community, therefore increasing civic participation of deaf persons and the effectiveness of the organizations serving this community. $290,800 over three years. Ontario Brain Injury Association. To increase the support and information available to Ontarians living with the effects of Acquired Brain Injury A neurological condition, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is damage to the brain acquired after birth. It usually affects cognitive, physical, emotional, social or independent functioning and can result from traumatic brain injury (i.e. accidents, falls, assaults, etc. , and their families, by introducing community-level association memberships and strengthening the structure and capacity of the association. $360,000 over two years. Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving. To ensure continued success and improvement in the fight against impaired driving by supporting the Arrive Alive Bottle Drive. $25,000 over one year. Ontario March of Dimes Ontario March of Dimes (in French La Marche des Dix Sous de l'Ontario; officially Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled) is a Canadian charitable organization which provides programs and services to people of all ages with physical disabilities in Ontario. . To develop a Stroke Recovery Network, incorporating chapters of the Stroke Recovery Association of Ontario to achieve greater reach in providing peer support to stroke victims. $200,000 over three years. Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving. To make Ontario's roads safer by developing the leadership skills of its youth members across the province, recruiting new volunteers, and strengthening communications. $25,000 over one year. Ontario Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. Network. To create a bilingual provincial repository for women's health information and health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , and a coordinated provincial network of women's health and service information across Ontario. $198,000 over three years. Osteoporosis Society of Canada. To establish three new chapters--in Waterloo Region, Sudbury, and Chatham--and to recruit and train about 400 volunteers to strengthen the Society's capacity to assist Ontarians in preventing and/or managing osteoporosis. $204,800 over two years. Pro Bono Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities. Law Ontario. To develop and implement a province-wide project that promotes and supports the delivery of free legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. to low-income individuals, non-profit organizations and registered charities. $250,000 over 18 months. Riverdale Community Development Corporation. To support the Ontario portion of a nation-wide analysis of community credit organizations and to assess the sector's capacity to grow, innovate and work together effectively. $25,000 over one year. Shelternet. To develop online services for abused women, expand web-based resources for children and families, and build the technological capacity of Ontario shelters to deliver online service. $210,500 over three years. Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus hydrocephalus (hī'drəsĕf`ələs), also known as water on the brain, developmental (congenital) or acquired condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of body fluids within the skull. Association of Ontario. To build organizational capacity to reach more people with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus across the province by improving support for community-based volunteers and increasing awareness of programs and services. $200,000 over three years. Violence Prevention Coordinating Council (Durham Region). To strengthen local woman abuse coordination efforts across Ontario by developing a provincial clearinghouse of information and supports, and by bringing local stakeholders together for a provincial gathering. $61,000 over 18 months. Toronto Seniors Coalition. To offer the Senior Friendly Program to nine other communities in Ontario Communities in the province of Ontario, Canada Note: this is a list of communities, not necessarily organized municipalities. For a list of organized municipalities and other census subdivisions see list of census subdivisions in Ontario. and establish financial sustainability for further expansion of this program, which improves the quality of life and well-being of seniors. $526,500 over three years. TriCounty Addiction Services. To assist with the development of Town Youth Participation Survey (TYPS), which will provide support and mentorship to approximately 100 Ontario youth centres. $110,000 over one year. Union culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes. To strengthen the managerial and organizational development skills of Francophone women, especially those living in rural areas, through a three-day workshop for Francophone women from across Ontario. $25,000 over one year. Wellspring well·spring n. 1. The source of a stream or spring. 2. A source: a wellspring of ideas. wellspring Noun London and Region. To produce a CD recording of original music that provides cancer patients with music therapy, assisting them and their families through difficulties inherent to their condition. $49,500 over one year. |
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