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The Kensington Charities include: The Kensington Foundation which funds community health and social service projects fostering safe and healthy communities and promoting individual independence and well being; The Kensington Health Centre/Kensington Gardens, a 350-bed long-term care facility and provides related community services for people of all ages; The Kensington Eye Institute an 'Academic Centre of Excellence' in ambulatory cataract surgery as well as a teaching facility for medical residents in ophthalmology; The Kensington Research Institute, carrying out medical, surgical and health-related research into quality of life issues; The Kensington Screening Clinic, a state-of-the-art 'Centre of Excellence' for colonoscopy/gastroscopy screening; and the soon-to-be-opened Kensington Hospice, a 10-bed residential hospice which will optimize a terminally ill person’s quality of life and meet the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of both the individual and his/her family.

NorQuest College is Edmonton’s community college and Alberta’s largest, serving 8,500 students annually throughout the province in full-time, part-time, distance learning and regional programs. As a regional steward, we provide access to adult education in Edmonton and the surrounding region for 23 communities NorQuest College helps learners with diverse educational backgrounds complete or further their studies through foundational and continuing education programs. Our post-secondary diploma and certificate programs offer career paths in health, community studies and business. We also provide educational opportunities at the times, places and delivery formats that best meet our learners’ needs. By collaborating with business, industry, government and communities, we ensure our post-secondary education is necessary and workforce relevant. With 95% of NorQuest College graduates employed or enrolled in further education, we contribute significantly to Alberta’s growing economy.

The Giving Garden Foundation provides financial assistance to cancer patients who reside in either Gloucester or Mathews County, Virginia. Such assistance may be for rents, mortgages, prescriptions, utilities, fuel, groceries and other expenses relating to treatment such as lodging. Living in a rural area often means limited resources which is what led our founders to bridge the gap between resources that exist and fulfilling the unmet needs of patients. In addition to providing financial assistance, we have built an online database of other local, state and national resources which are searchable to the public through our website. When we receive assistance requests from patients outside of our financial service area, we work with those individuals one-on-one to find resources for them in their respective locality. People should not have to worry about keeping their lights on, food on their table or a roof over their head while facing the battle of their lives.

Established in 1998, The Eye Cancer Foundation is an educational and supportive resource for eye cancer patients, their families, and physicians. Our mission is two-fold: one part focused on multi-center research of new diagnostic treatments for eye cancer research, the other focused on providing much needed, world-wide patient support services. Our mission is to create a world-class resource for patients and their families diagnosed with ocular tumors, radiation macular degeneration, and related ophthalmic conditions. We want to help you, your children and families around the world. ECF Specific Goals: 1) Find cures for patients with ocular tumors and related eye diseases. 2) Provide eye cancer specialists for unserved and underserved countries. 3) Coordinate international cooperative evaluations of new methods of diagnosis and treatment. 4) Support family and patient support programs to ease emotional stress and real-life adjustment issues related to eye cancer. 5) Promote transparency related to doctors and patient outcomes. 6) Promote quality assurance and education for eye cancer specialiatly centers. 7) Empower patients to find the resources to improve their lives.

The International Legal Foundation assists countries emerging from conflict or transition to establish public defender systems that provide effective, quality criminal defense services to the poor. In 2003, the ILF opened Afghanistan's first independent public defender office in Kabul, and has since established public defender offices in Nepal and the West Bank. The ILF's mission is to assist post-conflict and transitional countries to establish public defender systems that provide quality and effective criminal defense services to the poor. In carrying out its mission, the ILF is driven by the belief that defense lawyers - as guardians of due process - are indispensible to any fair system of justice, and every person accused of a crime should have access to one. We work solely in countries emerging from conflict where governments have recognized the right to counsel and are committed to building a strong and fair system of justice, and aim to ensure that laws that guarantee the right to counsel are meaningfully implemented in ways that respect the historical, practical and cultural context of each country. The lack of qualified lawyers available to provide criminal defense representation to the poor is a serious problem in post-conflict and transitional countries. Many of these countries guarantee the right to counsel to persons accused of crimes in their constitutions and other domestic laws. Moreover, many have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which requires them to ensure the right to counsel. Yet in practice, there are few defense lawyers for the poor in many developing countries. Those that do practice are often grossly unqualified. Without access to counsel there can be no rule of law and accused persons remain vulnerable to arbitrary detention, coerced and tortured confessions, wrongful convictions and other abuses. The ILF fulfills an essential role in post-conflict reconstruction. Although there is a growing focus on rule of law in post-conflict countries, rule of law projects have placed a heavy emphasis on rebuilding courts and law enforcement institutions and give little attention to the critical role of defense, particularly criminal defense services for the poor. The ILF addresses this need by providing indigent accused persons with access to competent, well-trained defense lawyers. This helps to ensure that laws and constitutional provisions protecting the rights of the accused are implemented and that all citizens have equal access to justice.

Sponsor and support research, education and treatment of cancer for the benefit of the general public.

To impact at-risk youth positively by providing education, cultural, and sports activities in a safe environment that encourages good citizenship. To offer positive alternatives to at-risk youth encouraging them to stay in school, resist drugs and crime. To promote total wellness in families by offering fitness classes and nutrition program.

The Family Effect works to reduce addiction as a leading cause of family collapse and harm to children in Upstate South Carolina.  We accomplish this goal by raising funds and recruiting volunteers for research-based programs at The Phoenix Center of Greenville that are focused on families and children.

By raising public awareness, advancing science-based solutions and mobilizing decision-makers around ocean conservation, we are leading voices for a healthy ocean. SeaWeb was founded to address the lack of public engagement on ocean issues, and works to reverse this trend by enabling key decision-makers to better understand the complexities of important marine environmental problems. In addition, our social marketing techniques enable the marine conservation community to effectively communicate sound solutions to these problems - another vital aspect of our unique approach to solving critical conservation questions.

The Mission of The Blue Card is to provide direct financial assistance to needy Holocaust survivors. Of the nearly 3,000 Holocaust survivor households The Blue Card serves, three-quarters are over the age of 76 and nearly 70% live alone. Many of these survivors struggle to afford basic needs, such as adequate food and healthcare; more than half of them fall 200% below the federal poverty line, meaning their income is less than $24,980 annually.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY is a leader in graduate education, advancing knowledge for the public good. The Graduate Center is located in the heart of Manhattan and set within the large and multi-campus City University of New York. It fosters advanced graduate education, original research and scholarship, innovative university-wide programs, and vibrant public events that draw upon and contribute to the complex communities of New York City and beyond. Through a broad range of nationally prominent doctoral programs, the Graduate School prepares students to be scholars, teachers, experts, and leaders in the academy, the arts and in the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. Committed to CUNY‘s historic mission of educating the children of the whole people, they work to provide access to graduate education for diverse groups of highly-talented students, including those who have been underrepresented in higher education.