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The Piedmont Environmental Council works to safeguard the landscape, communities and heritage of Virginia's Piedmont by involving citizens in related public policy and land conservation. PEC's service area encompasses nine counties of the Piedmont. Our work integrates four mutually interdependent goals and programs:   *Better Define the Piedmont- PEC is creating a sense of place in our communities through engaging activities and the identification and support of our unique assets and history.  * Protect What Can Be Protected: Land Conservation & Watershed Protection - We are protecting threatened land and natural and cultural resources as efficiently as possible through an aggressive and multi-tiered land conservation program.  *Respond to the Forces of Change: Land Use and Transportation- We consistently promote good planning to reduce threats to our region, address issues of local importance, and surmount individual pressures on our historic landscape.  *Direct Growth to the Right Places - We are helping visualize a better future by presenting positive solutions to the problems caused by poorly planned development. These concrete principles recognize that growth is inevitable, but that we can effectively manage the population and economic growth coming to this region and create healthy communities to live, work and play.  PEC also provides direct assistance to those working on parallel missions in neighboring counties. PEC is a founding member and fiscal sponsor for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, an organization extending a parallel mission in Washington DC. PEC also serves as fiscal sponsor for the Shenandoah Valley Network. Additionally, PEC coordinates with many partners across the Commonwealth to address regional issues that affect the Piedmont directly.

Approximately 60% of the adult population in Hamilton do not have the literacy skills needed to meet the everyday demands at home, work and in the community. We help English-speaking adults to improve their basic (grade 1-grade 5) reading, writing and math skills through the work of trained, volunteer tutors. The student and tutor pair meet for approximately 4 hours per week. We also provide the option of Small Group instruction where 5-8 students learn basic skills in a class setting. Small Groups meet 9 hours per week.

Guelph Arts Council is the umbrella/co-ordinating body for arts, culture and heritage in the Guelph (Ontario) area. Since the organization was founded in 1975, its major roles have included: facilitating/collaborating in the establishment of community arts projects and groups; providing services including information, resource and administrative services as well as an innovative arts website portal for artists, arts groups and the community at large; presenting community programs such as historical walking tours, Doors Open Guelph, workshops and Schmoozefest networking gatherings for artists and arts groups; representing arts, culture and heritage on community and regional committees and task forces; advocating in support of arts and heritage both locally and beyond.

The Oldman Watershed Council, or OWC, is a community-based, not-for-profit that works with everyone to find practical solutions to environmental challenges that impact us all. People depend on a healthy environment but we also need a healthy economy and we have social and cultural needs too. Everything is connected so we must work together to make trade-offs, solve problems, plan for the future and have the quality of life we want right now. It takes time and effort to work collaboratively but OWC is building a new way of managing our water and land where we all do our part, work together and think long term. We believe it's worth the investment.

The Edmonton Heritage Council is an important voice and narrator of Edmonton's memory. We're an active and provocative link between citizens, historians, curators, educators, business and government: everyone who seeks to to understand how our history meets our future. Here's how we're doing this: - Rolling out a strategy for Edmonton's heritage and memory organizations to innovate and work collaboratively to increase their service to citizens and society - Provide grants to innovative heritage organizations and projects - Building Edmonton Maps Heritage, an online place for Edmontonians to "put themselves on the map" - Creating a city museum-- eventually a facility, but for now we've launched the Edmonton City as Museum Project to engage and connect Edmontonians to less known aspects of their city's heritage.

The importance of the arts to community development and individual wellbeing has been well proven. The Gabriola Arts Council supports artists in all mediums and at all levels, while ensuring that local residents have plenty of opportunities to engage with art and artists, and that off-island communities are aware of our rich artistic resources. We are committed to developing an actively creative culture on Gabriola, providing opportunities for people to engage in the arts in a variety of forms, while also being community leaders in culture-led economic development. GAC succeeds at providing creative and cultural services to and engaging the local community. We produce three annual events—Isle of the Arts Festival, Gabriola Theatre Festival, and Thanksgiving Studio Tour and Festival—as well as the Healing Power of Art program.

The NWT Literacy Council: • Supports communities to develop and deliver literacy programs • Trains people to deliver community and family literacy programs • Develops resources for family and community literacy programs • Researches literacy in the NWT in our official languages • Lends resources to communities and programs • Communicates regularly through our website – www.nwt.literacy.ca – newsletters, e-news and social media • Promotes literacy through International Literacy Day, Adult Learners’ Week, NWT Literacy Week, National Family Literacy Day, Aboriginal Languages Month • Raises money for community literacy projects and literacy awareness through the PGIs for Literacy • Nurtures relationships with a broad range of partners to share information on literacy, raise awareness of literacy and shape literacy policy • Offers plain language writing, editing and design on a fee-for-service basis

The Berkeley Neighborhoods Council (BNC) is a coalition of neighborhood groups of residents from all parts of Berkeley who have come together over such issues as development, traffic, crime, parks and open space, disaster preparedness, and the environment. Since launching this website and publishing an electronic newsletter we have grown significantly. However, we must continue on that path if we are to be effective in giving neighborhoods a voice that will be heard, now and into the future. Small steps carried out consistently by individuals make a real difference that eventually will turn into an enormous impact. BNC is dedicated to becoming a voice for positive change. Some elected City of Berkeley officials have stated there are only a handful of individuals who oppose everything. That's not true, and BNC doesn't want to be, or even seem to be, only naysayers. BNC strives to present information that can be relied upon to be credible. Spot an error, or any problem whatsoever, or if you disagree, let us know. Better yet, step right in and join the conversation!

Education and prevention of alcohol and drug abuse

We preserve and revitalize Inland Northwest forests, water, and wildlife through advocacy, education, effective action, and community engagement.We collaborate with a broad range of interested parties to seek smart and mutually respectful solutions to environment and health issues.We’re enriched by the beauty of nature.We’re energized by the recreational opportunities it affords. And we’re inspired to preserve its legacy for future generations.

The Mission of The Mesquite Arts Center is to make visual and performing arts available to all the communities of North Texas; to become a creative force and an educational resource for our regional residents; and to deliver the economic vitality of the arts to our public.

Since 1970, CEC has incubated and innovated real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our current work advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic.