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Since 1983, AIDS Calgary has helped people learn about, prevent and live
with HIV/AIDS. Through our range of programs and services, we help those at
risk make healthy choices and reduce the harm associated with HIV and AIDS.
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Believes that the quality of life for all amputees, is enhanced through participation and interaction with other amputees, which improves one's social, emotional and physical well-being. We provide moral support to all. |
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| Raises and receives funds on behalf of 17 treatment centres in our province. ACF funding supports cancer research, patient education and financial assistance programs, equipment and technology acquisition, and cancer care programs. |
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Alberta Champions
Society
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Recognizes Calgarians that have made a significant contribution to the community with steel pieces of artwork placed at prominent locations throughout the City of Calgary to commemorate their lives and accomplishments.
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Alberta Disabled
Foundation
Phone: 780 - 424 - 4800 |
Dedicated to providing services and support to needy Albertans by offering free of charge services to those disabled and in need. These services include:
Home Aid, Meals on Wheels,
Medical Equipment, Employment serices and more.
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Strives to give independence and freedom to blind and visually impaired Albertans by providing them with professionally trained guide dogs. It costs $37,500 & takes about 2 years to fully train a guide dog. The Guide Dog users "pays" one dollar for the use of the dog for its working life time. |
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Dedicated to
protecting wild lands, wildlife and wild waters throughout
Alberta. Formed in 1965 the association is the oldest
wilderness conservation group in Alberta. AWA is a provincial
organization and federally registered charity. |
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Dedicated to making everyday the best possible day for those living with ALS (also known as Lou Gerhig’s Disease) by providing support, equipment and helping find a cure. |
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Exists to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's and related diseases, and to support the search for a cause and cure. Through support programs and services we assist caregivers and those living with the disease maintain the highest quality of life possible throughout the journey. |
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Mission is to rescue stray and abandoned dogs and cats from First Nations and rural areas and place them in loving, permanent homes while providing programs to reduce pet over-population.
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Canada's only not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing and promoting arthritis education, community support and research-based solutions, to the more than four million Canadians living with arthritis.
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BBBS matches children with caring, responsible adult volunteers. The goal of the relationship is to provide a stable, positive role model to a child. We also provide Child Safety Training for volunteers and children, and offer monthly events for our matches and our children waiting for a match.
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Mission is to provide a no-kill adoption center to shelter and care for stray or abandoned dogs and cats in the Bow Valley; and to promote humane attitudes and responsible pet companionship.
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Our Centre is
dedicated to providing state-of-the-art rehabilitation
programs and supports to persons with an acquired brain
injury and their families. Supports are provided both
within the Centre and in community settings to give
each individual the best opportunity for improvement.
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Raises money throughout the year which is then given to non profit children's societies and organizations. In addition to a variety of smaller events, the majority of our money is donated by listeners and advertisers during CHQR's Radio's Pledge Day.
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10,000 animals
per year in distress or crisis depend upon the Calgary
Humane Society for shelter, veterinary care, placement
in a new home and
protection. |
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To provide young people with a performing arts experience that sparks imagination, inspires creative thought, encourages cultural understanding, and fosters a lifelong passion for the arts |
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Through the generosity of its donors, helps the Library meet Calgary's educational, recreational and lifelong learning needs. |
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The leading national volunteer-based organization dedicated to creating a future without breast cancer, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation works collaboratively to fund, support and advocate for relevant and innovative breast cancer research. |
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To reduce the incidence and impact of liver disease by providing support for research and education into the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of the more than 100 diseases of the liver. |
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Supporting music therapy projects across Canada and encouraging non-speaking children to communicate, youngsters who are emotionally upset to trust...people in hospices to find relief from their loneliness and pain, and seniors in celebrating their lives through music. |
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A proactive, innovative organization supporting people affected by cerebral palsy and other disabilities with compassionate services, education and employment programs, recreation and leisure opportunities and community advocacy.
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Dedicated to finding a cure or control for CF, an inherited, fatal disorder affecting the respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems. The CCFF's programs have contributed to dramatic improvements in the median age of survival of Canadians with CF.
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Offers collaborative, holistic services in the areas of health care, education and social services to people who are marginalized by poverty and homelessness. Together, we are building stronger communities and lives.
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Located in Edmonton, Alberta, is a graduate school of Lutheran Church Canada. It “educates pastors and lay leaders, … to serve in God’s world.”
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Diabetes Association (Foothills)
403 - 283 - 1500 |
All funds raised support diabetes research at the Julia McFarlane Diabetes Research Centre in Calgary. We also fund special local projects for children with diabetes. |
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Committed to changing the lives of Albertans with disabilities and special needs for over 50 years, encouraging independence, inclusion and opportunity to live life to its full potential. |
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Welcomes people who are immigrants and refugees and works to support them achieving full participation in life in Edmonton. |
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Provides educational and training support to Community Association volunteers. We improve neighbourhood life in Calgary by providing services and programs that create, support and sustain vital and representative community associations. |
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A provincially designated Special Needs Private School. The school enrolls any child who qualifies as Learning Disabled, as diagnosed by an external medical professional. No child is refused admission based on their families’ financial circumstances. |
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The leading charitable funder and advocate of Type 1 diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
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Passionately dedicated to helping young people and their families affected by cancer survive and thrive in body, mind and spirit.
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Canada's ONLY toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone and web counselling, referral and information service for children and youth. Has helped young people in need from almost 3,000 Canadian communities more than 1.5 million times through its phone and online services in 2006.
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Provides over 38 vital programs and services that are not offered by any other organization – services that are essential throughout the fight against childhood cancer. Families who are affected by the disease describe their services as a lifeline.
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Mission is to overcome the financial obstacles that prevent some young people from participating in sport. We raise funds to pay registration fees and collect used sport equipment for kids in need.
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Builds relationships and encourages friendships between lonely and isolated seniors and young people, through intergenerational programs and services.
Visits with youth volunteers are the high point for these seniors who often don't have other visitors and just as rewarding for the young people who benefit from the wisdom and experience of their senior.
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Was incorporated as a non-profit charity in 1973 and has remained a grassroots, volunteer driven organization. The Society is devoted to providing education and support on lupus issues and enabling research to find a cure.
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We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with Hope, Strength, and Joy.
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Is the only humane society in the Calgary area with a NO-KILL mandate, facilitating the rescue of stray and abandoned cats, providing interim care until adoptive homes are found.
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A leader in finding a cure for multiple sclerosis and enabling people affected by MS to enhance their quality of life.
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Supports full participation of Canadians with neuromuscular disorders. Assists individuals to participate in the decisions that affect them and collaborate with others for social change. Funds research to improve the quality of life for people with neuromuscular disorders and to find a cure.
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Dedicated to helping people & families who live with Parkinson’s and related disorders. Our services include consultation, support groups for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers, physical therapy advice, speech therapy and therapeutic exercise.
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Supports innovative environmental research and education that helps people understand energy issues, and options for more sustainable use of natural resources.
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Is a no kill organization that is run and maintained by volunteers. There are no paid positions. All money raised goes directly to helping animals that come to the shelter.
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Provides warm clothing, blankets, sleeping bags, outer wear and related items to the underprivileged and homeless. Are involved with school children, under its umbrella organizations Kids' Koats, Pupils' Parkas and Students' Scarves.
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A learning community of Christians committed to developing students who will be effective agents of spiritual, moral, and social transformation everywhere for the glory of God.
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Is a multi-site church dedicated to helping people become followers of Jesus Christ who are: passionately devoted to God; deeply committed to one another; and relentlessly focused on the lost.
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As Canada’s largest non-governmental social services provider it assists more than 1.5 million individuals every year through its ministries and services. In Calgary it serves up to 1,800 meals, provides shelter for over 600 men, women and children, supports a 44-bed addiction recovery program and runs 13 agencies daily.
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Is a non-profiit organization that provides safe, reliable rides for seniors with limited mobility for medical and prescription needs, banking, shopping and other immediate needs.
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Since 1986 has striven to provide adults with developmental disabilities opportunities to develop confidence in their skills, and enabling them to participate more meaningfully in their community.
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The J.R. Paine Endowed Research Fund will increase the investment in prostate research at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. This investment will help find better treatments and better ways of caring for those who suffer from this terminal illness.
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Communicates the life changing message of Jesus Christ to Calgary's Youth through our five outreach ministries: Youth Guidance, Project Serve, StreetLight, Worth Unlimited, and Campus Life. We're "changing a generation one heart at a time"
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