Camp Sunshine
United StatesChildren/Education
This unique non-residential facility is dedicated to the needs of achildren with cancer and their families. On a weekly basis, children and families attend innovative and much needed support and educational programs at Camp Sunshine. They provide opportunities for family members to share with each other and gain support and knowledge from others who have experienced similar challenges. Programs at Camp Sunshine House also provide educational opportunities with pediatric oncology professionals. Camp Sunshine provides programs throughout the year to give children with cancer the opportunity to enjoy normal activities like swimming, horseback riding, arts and crafts, and making friends! Camp Sunshine offers a variety of programs, which encompass the entire family. A network of support is made up of other families experiencing the challenges of fighting cancer. We want children with cancer and their families to gain new strength and hope from others who have faced similar problems and the positive effects last far beyond the brief time spent at camp. We believe the friendships the children make through Camp Sunshine will give them encouragement and hope as they face the challenges of childhood cancer.
Campaign for National Parks
United KingdomEnvironment
The Campaign for National Parks (CNP, formerly Council for National Parks) is the national charity that campaigns to protect and promote National Parks for the benefit and quiet enjoyment of all. CNP is the only national, voluntary sector organisation dedicated to National Parks. CNP is an umbrella of nearly 40 environmental and amenity organisations across England and Wales. CNP aims to give the voluntary sector a shared vision and voice on all National Park issues. CNP works in partnership with National Park Authorities, the government's statutory advisers on the countryside in England and Wales, National Park Societies, the Corporate Forum for National Parks and the Friends of CNP.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
United StatesHealth/Medical
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that accepts no government or tobacco industry funding and relies on contributions from individuals, philanthropic foundations, corporations and other non-profit organizations. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. The Campaign has more than 130 organizational partners, including public health, medical, education, civic, corporate, youth and religious organizations.
Camphill Communities of Ireland
IrelandCommunity/Family
Camphill Communities of Ireland is part of an international charitable trust working with people with intellectual disabilities and other kinds of special needs. In Camphill our residents share their home, spiritual and working lives with those who are motivated to meet others as individuals needing support and recognition for what they are, and not as carer and cared for in the conventional sense. Most of the people providing support to those with disabilities are volunteers, coming locally or from abroad. Camphill is a way of life, where each person, according to ability, contributes what they can towards the well-being of the other. Each person with a disability supported by Camphill has different needs. Camphill has responded by establishing centres that cater to those needs and by constantly adapting itself to meet changes in those needs. At the core of the community is the recognition of the dignity of people with mental disabilities, giving less importance to the material equivalent of the work that is done by those who care for them as part of the giving and sharing in communal life.
Camphill Farm Community
South AfricaDisability
Camphill Farm Community was founded in 1978 and recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. We are an intentional community living and working with people with special needs. Camphill Farm Community provides a variety of supported working environments for people with complex needs. Each resident works in a formal work-setting within defined working hours. Some work in one of our enterprises, others work as assistant cooks and cleaners, then there are those working on the farm and the estate.
Camphill Foundation Canada
CanadaDisability
Camphill Communities Ontario came into being in 1986 as a home/school setting for children and adolescents. As the residents aged it became an adult-centred community. While social services were readily available for children in Ontario during this time, adults with intellectual disabilities were poorly served. Our work is to care for each other, our homes, our gardens and our land. We share this work with each other, each one according to his or her wishes and capabilities. In our houses, co-worker families and assistants live together with up to four adults with disabilities. Each family circle is unique depending on its members. Out of the strong support of this family, individuals can work in the community, make friends, and find ways to contribute their talents to the wider community. We also encourage individual and group study, therapies, outings, recreation and hobbies.
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
United StatesDisability
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is a vibrant farming and handcrafting community that includes adults with developmental disabilities. Kimberton Hills residents, living and working side by side, create a dynamic and caring community for people of all ages and varied abilities. Founded in 1972, Kimberton Hills is part of the international Camphill Movement. Developed by Karl Koenig, M.D. in 1940, the first Camphill village was started in Scotland. Camphill now includes over 100 independent communities in more than 20 countries on four continents. The communities value service, sharing, spiritual nourishment, and recognition of each individual’s gifts, and offers a model of renewal for the wider society. Camphill communities include children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities, as well as those with societal and personal vulnerabilities. Community members, with and without disabilities, live and work together as expanded families in comfortable homes throughout the village, forming a supportive community based on shared responsibility and caring. This lifestyle helps to foster mutual help and understanding, as people live and work side by side, day by day, each learning from the other.
Camphill Village West Coast
South AfricaDisability
Camphill Village provides a safe and secure environment for between 80 and 90 adults with special needs in which to live and work, so that they can experience a meaningful and happy life. Residents live in houses in a life-sharing environment with home leaders (and their children) and young volunteers. They work in the homes, workshops, on the farm or vegetable gardens, producing quality produce, which is sold, and thereby assist in the sustainability of the organisation.
Can Assist
AustraliaCommunity/Family
Can Assist provides assistance and care to cancer patients and their families through our network of branches and accommodation facilities. Each year more than $1.8 million goes directly to supporting people with cancer in rural NSW. Can Assist was established by Mrs Mona Ham, a trained nurse who recognised the lack of support services specifically designed to assist rural patients and their families. Can Assist provides practical support for country families struggling with the challenges of a cancer diagnosis and distance.
Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
United StatesCommunity/Family
Since 1984, Can Do MS, formerly The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis, has been at the forefront of promoting the culture and belief that everyone living with MS has the power to live full lives. Our organization honors the legacy and beliefs of founder Jimmie Heuga, a pioneer in the MS care management field. Today, as researchers continue to seek a cure for MS, Can Do MS's interdisciplinary approach continues to fill a unique gap in the continuum of MS care management. We begin where other health and wellness programs leave off, complementing the traditional models of MS care by providing a more personalized, engaging, and experiential approach to enhanced well-being with multiple sclerosis
CAN Social Investment
United KingdomCommunity/Family
Founded in 1998, Community Action Network (CAN) was the vision of three innovators of social change. The founding partners were Andrew Mawson, Adele Blakebrough and Helen Taylor Thompson. In 1995, Andrew, Adele and Helen joined forces to run The Great Banquet in London, bringing together more than 30,000 people from across the capital. Following its success and with financial support from the business community. they founded Community Action Network (CAN) in 1998. Today CAN is now recognised as one of the UK's leading organisations for the development, promotion and support of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises. It also runs its own social enterprise - CAN Mezzanines - shared office spaces for Third Sector organisations.
Can-Survive
AustraliaCommunity/Family
We understand the hopes, needs and fears of seriously ill people are the same whatever the nature of their illness, we encourage them to find a new direction, new possibilities and a new purpose. We help people cope, regain a sense of control, take responsibility for their own health and, together with their medical treatment, achieve the best outcome possible – mentally and physically. We show them how to rise above stress and anxiety and achieve the necessary balance in their personal and professional life. We educate doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to meet their own needs and therefore be more able to meet the needs of their patients. We provide, in partnership with palliative care, a holistic approach to the spiritual, emotional and practical needs of the family.
Canada Nepal Medical Society
CanadaHealth/Medical
We are a group of Canadian Nepalis and Friends of Nepal, concerned about the lack of health care facilities in much of rural Nepal. In August 2005, a steering group was set up for for CNMS. It has been a long road, but since then we have achieved charity registration, and formed a co-operative arrangement with PHeCT, a Nepali NGO in Kathmandu, for project management.
Canada World Youth
CanadaChildren/Education
Canada World Youth (CWY) is a world leader in the development of international educational programs for youth aged 15 to 25. We work with countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. Since 1971, the CWY program has made it possible for more than 31 000 young people from 67 countries to have safe and meaningful international experiences, learn about other cultures, and contribute to the well-being of their own communities. We believe that everyone is capable of learning and changing and that people of different backgrounds and cultures can learn to understand and respect one another. CWY is one of the few organizations in the world that offers a two-part program, with one phase in Canada and the other in another country. This is one of the most original aspects of the CWY model because it provides a perspective on how people live in both countries and fosters true dialogue between partners in the South and in the North. All CWY projects are supervised by highly qualified professionals who provide volunteers with a safe, unique, and enriching experience.
Canada's National Ballet School
CanadaArts/Culture
Established in 1959, Canada’s National Ballet School is one of the world's foremost training institutions for aspiring young dancers and teachers. Attracting students from across the country and around the world, NBS is the only ballet academy in North America to provide elite dance training, academic instruction and residential care on the same campus. The School's progressive curriculum, with its emphasis on the physical and emotional well-being of the student, has put NBS at the forefront of dance training internationally.
Canada-on-Campus
CanadaChildren/Education
A Registered Charity, Canada-On-Campus is a one-stop shop for students to access post-secondary education information, training, learning opportunities and student support services. Our programs support initiatives that increase the odds of post secondary access and success; build community and private sector partnerships, enhance skills development and career pathways. We target marginalized students, First-Generation Canadians, youth-at-risk and priority communities. Our activities include education mentorship, community outreach, advocacy and education policy as it relates to poverty, access and marginalization.
CanaDares
CanadaChildren/Education
It is the intention of the Vijaliwa Vingi Society to develop, create and maintain, and to provide a safe, healthy and loving home environment for children and youth whose families are unable to provide one for them. The home that we intend to provide is meant to supplement the efforts of the government and other NGO's in the provision of resources pertaining to the Safety, Education and Health for children coming from difficult circumstances. In short, CanaDares and Vijaliwa Vingi are engaged in Community Development at the foundational stage and grassroots level.
Canadian Aid for Chernobyl
CanadaHumanitarian Aid
Canadian Aid for Chernobyl is a nationally registered non-profit charity that solely depends upon the generousity of donations from individuals, businesses, industries and organizations to carry out the many humanitarian programs. Canadian Aid for Chernobyl provides children’s respite, humanitarian and medical aid, medical assistance and reconstruction of institutional washroom and laundry facilities benefiting thousands of victims affected by the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
Canadian Earth Institute
CanadaEnvironment
We are a registered not-for-profit Canadian charity located in Victoria, BC. We take a fun, personally meaningful and inclusive approach to environmental awareness and protection. CEI is currently helping the Scia’new band (Beecher Bay) build a moveable cob oven on a trailer that they will use for community events and fundraising. The Canadian Earth Institute is an International Representative of the Sister Earth Institute Network of the Northwest Earth Institute. We have a earth-centered ethic promoting the power of individual responsibility for the earth.
Canadian Aid Charity
CanadaDisability
Canadian Aid Charity/La charité canadienne d'aide is dedicated to helping impoverished children, shelters, and long-term care facilities for children and adults with permanent disabilities in Canada and worldwide. We also assist new Canadian immigrants and refugees with settlement and integration into multicultural Canadian society. Canadian Aid Charity believes that all disadvantaged children, orphans, people with disabilities and new Canadian immigrants are members of our global family. Working together in Canada and across the borders is our most powerful way of effecting positive changes and helping people to live a better live.