Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is a place of comfort and compassion where children can experience the simple joy of being a child, and families can cherish each moment together.

Canuck Place is a caring, innovative children’s hospice and community-based service that fully embraces the life of each child and family. They provide leadership in improving pediatric palliative care regionally, nationally and internationally through collaboration, education and research.

Rubina Wong was vacationing in Thailand when the tragic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit.

To honour Rubina, her life and her values, a group of Rubina’s family and friends created Rubina Hope for Kids to help build a daycare in Thailand in one of the areas affected by the tsunami. This building of this daycare was accomplished in 2006 and Rubina Hope for Kids continues to hold annual fundraising events to raise money to aid needy children in our local community.

Growing Chefs is where kids’ connections to food take root. In their programs, kids learn to celebrate food and to be proud of what they grow, cook and eat. Kids learn to try new foods and understand the growing cycle. They learn how to grow their own food and understand where their food comes from.

RTRA’s mission is to provide a quality therapeutic riding program for children and youth with disabilities in order to promote physical, social and psychological well being. Therapeutic Riding is a unique form of therapy that provides benefits to people with a variety of disabilities.

Hope Air is the only national charity providing free flights to low-income Canadians who must travel out of their communities for specialist medical care. Above all, they believe that where you live in Canada and how much money you make should not determine your ability to access healthcare. A free flight lets families focus on what is truly important – their health.

Blind Beginnings inspires limitless potential for BC’s blind and partially sighted children. Through educational and experiential workshops, pre-employment training, summer camps, recreational activities and individualized counselling, Blind Beginnings offers blind and partially sighted youth opportunities to develop skills while building confidence and independence.

Dreams Take Flight is a national volunteer charitable organization dedicated to providing the trip of a lifetime to medically, mentally, physically, socially or emotionally challenged children. The Vancouver chapter has been making dreams come true by taking deserving children with special needs from BC to Disneyland since 1993.

The Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive program provides 3 basic survival skills to prevent drowning from an unintentional fall into water. The program consists of 3 in-water and 3 in-class lessons designed for Grade 3 students. The skills learned in this program can save lives and will last a lifetime.

The YVR Art Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development and advancement of BC and Yukon First Nations visual art and artists, supporting the vitality and sustainability of First Nations art for artists, their communities, and the people of BC and the Yukon. YVR for Kids donations assist the Foundation with their Aspiring Artist Awards Program.

Cops for Cancer is a program launched in partnership between first responders across the country and the Canadian Cancer Society, to support children and families affected by childhood cancer. Their mission is to raise awareness of childhood cancer, making a real-time difference to the lives of children fighting to stay alive, while raising funds towards Childhood Cancer Research.

Beyond the notion of just “inclusion”, Pivot Point Learning Centres Society aims to help each child find a place to belong. Through small-group classrooms, individualized Tutoring, or Access Assistance at college or university, we facilitate full participation, meaningful friendships and personal achievement.

Cerebral Palsy Association of BC was started in 1954 and is an organization that provides programs, financial assistance, and information to those with cerebral palsy. Their mission is to raise awareness of cerebral palsy in the community, assist those living with cerebral palsy to reach their maximum potential, and work to see those living with cerebral palsy realize their place as equals in a diverse society.

Learning Buddies Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping elementary school students develop essential literacy and math skills through free one on one, after school mentoring in a fun group setting. Their goals are to enhance self-esteem through improvement in academic skills, and to ignite a passion for learning in a safe and caring environment.