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PALS is a non-profit, registered, charitable organization located in Calgary, Alberta, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of individuals through pet therapy. Volunteers and their pets currently visit at 50 facilities throughout the city including hospitals, seniors' long-term care facilities, classes for children with special needs, residential care and other care facilities that provide programs for individuals with limited access to the greater community. In addition, PALS has partnered with the Calgary Public Library for the Story PALS literacy program. This program gives children with literacy issues an opportunity to improve their skills through reading to dogs. All PALS programs are provided free to the participants and facilities we serve.

The Diabetes Foundation (DF) has been empowering individuals struggling with prediabetes, type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes since 1990. By providing access to critical resources and medication necessary to remain healthy, the Diabetes Foundation is a safety net for New Jersey residents in need. Our unique program serves children, parents, adults, and caregivers regardless of income or healthcare coverage. Our goal is to improve our participant's health by making it simpler to build a personalized healthcare plan that fits within the parameters in which they live. The generous support and funding from patrons and sponsors allows the Diabetes Foundation to offer our services to the community for free.

CWLA will lead the nation in building public will to ensure safety, permanence, and well-being of children, youth, and their families by advancing public policy, defining and promoting practice excellence and delivering superior membership services. CWLA challenges Americans to make children a national priority. Our mission is to engage people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm. We envision a future in which families, neighborhoods, communities, organizations, and governments ensure that five universal needs of children are met. They include (1) basics such as food, shelter, education, and health care, (2) nurturing relationships, (3) opportunities for optimal development, (4) protection from harm, (5) and healing from harm if it occurs.

The National Association of the Deaf was established in 1880 by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level. These beliefs remain true to this day, with American Sign Language as a core value. As a nonprofit federation, the mission of the NAD is to preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf Americans.The advocacy scope of the National Association of the Deaf is broad, covering the breadth of a lifetime and impacting future generations in the areas of early intervention, education, employment, health care, technology, telecommunications, youth development, and more.On the global front, the NAD represents the U.S.A. as an affiliate of the World Federation of the Deaf, an international human rights organization.

THE ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO HELP WOMEN GET FREE FROM DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION. IT IS A SIX-MONTH IN HOUSE PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON FILLING THE WOMEN WITH THE WORD OF GOD TO HELP OVERCOME THEIR ADDICTIONS THROUGH DAILY BIBLE STUDIES, LICENSED COUNSELING, TEACHING PROGRAMS, AND PARENTING CLASSES. IT PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION OR GET THEIR GED. IT ALSO PROVIDES HOUSING AND AN AFTERCARE PROGRAM TO HELP THE WOMEN LOOK FOR WORK IF THEY HAVE NO OTHER HOME TO GO TO OR NEED EXTRA SUPPORT TO HELP EASE THEM BACK IN TO SOCIETY. IT'S MAIN FOCUS IS TO TEACH THE WORD OF GOD AND HELP BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE WOMEN TO BE ABLE TO TURN TO GOD'S WORD FOR HELP INSTEAD OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

The Tanzanian Children's Fund works to ensure that all children and families in the Karatu region of northern Tanzania lead healthy and productive lives and have the opportunity to become positive agents of change for their country. In order to achieve our goals, TCF provides a loving and permanent home for marginalized children at the Rift Valley Children's Village. However, TCF also recognizes that the best way to promote the well-being of all children is to provide access to high-quality education, free healthcare, and economic trainings and loans to the entire community. Our innovative, multi-pronged approach to addressing systemic poverty is what has enabled us to have a deep impact and catalyze real and lasting change.

Village of Hope Where God Transforms Children of War Into Children of Hope Compelled by a God-centered heart for orphans, Village of Hope (VOH) rescues the lives of former child soldiers, sex slaves and their younger siblings orphaned by war. VOH provides a safe haven for healing and hope for a future. This is accomplished by our feeding ministry in Gulu’s IDP camps providing food, education & counseling. Residential Villages of Hope provide physical & spiritual support, medical services, a loving home, life skills, onsite schools & vocational training, and solutions to epidemic poverty and hopelessness among Africa’s most vulnerable children. Our approach is designed to prepare and inspire VOH young men and women to become productive citizens, ethical leaders, and beacons for Christ within their communities and country.

LymeDisease.org seeks to make the patient voice stronger, to support patient-centered research, and to create a future where Lyme patients can receive the treatments they need to get well. Its focus is on large scale science-based advocacy, communications and big data research. Founded in 1989, it is one of the oldest, largest, and most trusted sources of patient information on Lyme disease, drawing millions of unique website visitors a year. Its MyLymeData patient registry and research platform has enrolled over 14,000 patients and is among the top 5% of patient-led registries in the nation. Its communications network distributes resources and educates the public about the science of tick-borne diseases via website content, blogs, social media, and an online journal, the Lyme Times

The mission of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) is to cultivate a healthy & stigma-free society through transformative action. In 1997, three AIDS service organizations in Tucson (Tucson AIDS Project, PACT for Life, and Shanti Foundation) merged to form SAAF. In 2014, SAAF took over several initiatives from Wingspan, formerly Southern Arizona's LGBTQ community center. In 2015, SAAF celebrated 30 years of providing services and continues to be the only community-based organization in southern Arizona providing case management and ancillary support services for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families; culturally appropriate prevention and education programs to reduce the rate of infection; & LGBTQ community outreach & engagement.

At Dentists on Wheels (DOW) our mission is to reach and treat patients with limited accessible oral healthcare service located in and around Contra Costa County. DOW works to promote health equity in our local community while simultaneously teaching proper oral health care practices.Volunteers, including dentists and assistants, work collectively to help underserved and uninsured individuals become free from dental health issues. DOW is proud to have a team of dedicated individual that help provide low to no cost, high-quality restorative and preventative dental care to uninsured and underserved individuals. At DOW, our ultimate mission is to address and rectify the issue of limited accessible oral healthcare services within our local community.

The CPFQ Child Sponsorship Program is designed to build bridges between the Canadian community and Palestinian children living under occupation or in refugee camps. Children enrolled in our program live under conditions of extreme poverty and unemployment. Many of them live in densely populated refugee camps. A suitable infrastructure is absent, seriously threatening the physical and mental health of residents. Many children suffer from serious health problems and disabilities. Due to financial hardship, many have to leave school at a very young age to help support their families. The severe restrictions on employment and movement make the future of these children very bleak. In addition to providing much needed financial assistance, the program helps maintain stable and rewarding relationships between each child and their sponsor. This simple message of hope can offset some of the effects of the chaotic and insecure conditions in which they live.

Patients with chronic or life-altering diseases (such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, or multiple sclerosis) must fight both their illness and the financial burden it places on their family as they struggle to pay for their medications. It is estimated that over 35% of these patients have insurance but still cannot afford the co-payments for the specialty therapeutics they need to treat or control their disease, which can range from $300 to over $3000 per month for a single dose. These underinsured patients are not eligible for most free drug or patient assistance programs, leaving them with few alternatives. They may be forced to do without their medications or go into debt to obtain them, greatly affecting their health and quality of life. Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of underinsured patients with chronic disease, cancer, or other life-altering conditions who cannot afford the medications they so desperately need.