Special Olympics Ontario (SOO) – Hamilton is dedicated to enriching the lives of people with an intellectual disability through sport. Special Olympics believe that through sports training and competition their athletes benefit physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. With the involvement of the community they are able to live in an environment of greater understanding, equality [...]
L'Arche is an international family of communities for people who have a learning disability and those wishing to share life with them. In 1964, Canadian Jean Vanier founded the first L'Arche home in Trosly, France. Today there are 124 communities of L'Arche in the world, spread out over the five continents and in 30 different [...]
Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton (SPCCH) strive for a community that has an inclusive and collaborative approach to suicide prevention and intervention. Their mission is to engage the entire community through; accessible and coordinated services, education and awareness, police development, stigma reduction and training. SPCCH needed pieces to be able to hand out to [...]
St. Marks Cooperative Preschool is a parent co-operative non-profit school. It is staffed by qualified, experienced and highly dedicated ECE. Located in Dundas, the program is offered to children 27 months- 5 years of age. They offer child-centered programming focussing on imaginative play, creativity, physical activity and experimental learning. They invite parents to be directly [...]
John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington and Area is committed to providing a broad range of evidence based and outcome driven community services throughout the Hamilton community. The organization has a strong history of helping the most marginalized and under serviced individuals in the community. They do this through the provision of prevention and early [...]
Canadian Federation of University Women Hamilton (CFUW) is the local chapter of a nationwide network of women graduates. Through their speaker series and interest group meetings they encourage members efforts towards intellectual development. They fund scholarship awards to students at McMaster, Mohawk and Brock University. They are trying to attract younger members and required promotional [...]
Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association is a non-profit organization that raises funds for community organizations through the management of it’s own events including the Annual Golf Tournament, Wall of Honour Dinner and Labour Day Food Drive. Alumni also help raise funds for community events through personal appearances and participation. Organizations benefiting from their fundraising activities include [...]
Street Youth Planning Collaborative (SYPC) consists of 5 community based agencies that are mandated to work with street-involved youth and homeless youth. The mission of SYPC is to identify gaps in services, advocate for and facilitate an enhanced system of services that is comprehensive and accountable. The SYPC have a commitment to homeless youth that [...]
Routes Youth Centre is a community-based volunteer initiative established in 1996. They provide support to high school and middle school-aged adolescents who are isolated, alienated and disconnected from family and social supports. Youth workers connect with the youth and provide a safe place in which to socialize. The goal is care, intervention, education and prevention. [...]
Welcome Inn Community Centre serves to foster community resilience in children, families and seniors through education and relationships. They provide a food bank, a day camp, an art program, a seniors visitation program, a thrift store and a financial literacy and microbusiness program. Welcome Inn believes that everyone has something to give and to receive [...]