Human Rights

Victims of Family Violence Association

They are a small 10 bed facility that provides safe shelter, food, clothing, counselling, and outreach services to women and children fleeing violence and abuse. They are committed to fostering positive social change in our community by providing services and public education around the issue of family violence and violence against women. The Third Place [...]

Urban Ministries of Wake County

The mission of Urban Ministries of Wake County is to alleviate the effects of poverty in Wake County by meeting people’s basic needs for food, shelter and health care; providing services that promote self-sufficiency; building awareness of the issues of poverty in their community; and leveraging financial support with volunteers and in-kind donations. Urban Ministries [...]

St John’s Status of Women Council

The St. John’s Status of Women Council (SJSWC) is the governing body of the projects St. John’s Women’s Centre Inc. and Marguerite’s Place. The St. John’s Women’s Centre develops and delivers supportive programs to Marguerites Place housing residents and women from surrounding communities. Marguerites Place is a brand new housing initiative that offers safe and [...]

Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District

They are a Sexual Assault Centre that works with both men and women who were sexually abused as children or who were sexually assaulted as an adult. They provide individual counselling and group therapy. They also have a public education program and a 24 hour crisis line. They also created a “one of a kind” [...]

Sarah’s Circle

Located in Chicago’s Uptown community, Sarah’s Circle has served women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness since 1979. Sarah’s is the only agency in Uptown solely dedicated to serving women who are homeless. Over their thirty year history, Sarah’s has evolved from a drop in center only to a multi-faceted agency with comprehensive [...]

Rape Education and Crisis Hotline

REACH’s roots were planted in 1981 by a group of community members committed to raising awareness about sexual abuse of children and sexual assault of adults, and providing a helpline for individuals in need of an ear, support, advocacy and resources. A part time coordinator was hired, who worked out of her car and, literally, [...]

Project Horizon

The mission (aim) of Project Horizon is to be dedicated to reducing domestic, dating, and sexual violence in the Rockbridge community of Virginia. To reach that goal, they provide crisis intervention and emergency services and programs, as well as violence prevention education programming. We gave them £3,500 through our Americas Funding Panel rds the client [...]

Prince Edward Family Violence Prevention Services Inc

PEI Family Violence Prevention Services is committed to improving the lives of women and children in Prince Edward Island. Through education and prevention programs in their communities they hope to eradicate violence against women, in all its forms. Currently, their activities are focused on women and poverty, human trafficking, mental wellness and substance use. We [...]

Kingston Interval House

Kingston Interval House (KIH) is to providing support and services to women and their children who have experienced or are experiencing violence and abuse, and to working collaboratively with the community to end violence against women and children. We gave them £4,450 through our Americas Funding Panel towards the project “Healing through Narratives – [...]

Girls in the Game, NFP

Since inception in 1995, Girls in the Game has emerged as a leader in girls’ health and fitness programming, serving more than 3,000 girls in Chicagoland each year. Girls in the Game is one of the only organizations that addresses girls’ physical, mental and emotional health with a comprehensive approach. Girls in the Game has [...]

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