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April 2nd, 2008
 

Family Life: Disability Organizations

A World of Dreams
Grants dreams to critically, chronically and terminally ill children across Canada.
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Ability Camp Inc.
Uses conductive education methods to teach children with physical disabilities, especially cerebral palsy, to become more independent, and also offers HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) as an additional alternative therapy.
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Ability Online Support Network
Enhances the lives of children and youth with disabilities or illness by providing an online community of friendship and support.
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Alberta Children's Hospital Juvenile Amputee Clinic
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Alberta Council for Exceptional Children
Works to advance the general welfare and education of all exceptional children and youth in Alberta.
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AllKids Services Early Intervention
Provides support and information to families of a child with special needs, assisting them in the overall development of their child. The primary service is a home-based program.
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Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program
Provides a team approach to assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and youth who have intellectual or physical disabilities or who are at risk for developmental problems.
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Andrew Fleck Child Care Services
Provides support services to licensed nursery school, day care and private home day care programs that integrate children with special needs.
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Antigonish Early Childhood Early Intervention Program
Supports families who are raising children with special needs.
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Assoc. du Québec pour Enfants avec Prob. Auditifs (AQEPA) Québec-Metro Inc.
A network of parents of children with hearing loss or deafness, and professionals with an interest in deafness.
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Association de Parents de Personnes Handicapées de Brome-Missisquoi
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Association des Jeunes Begues du Québec (AJBQ)
Brings together children, teenagers and young adults who stutter and their family members. Sensitizes the public, encourages research and promotes early detection and intervention.
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Association des Parents d'Enfants Ayant un Déficit de l'Attention
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Association des Parents d'Enfants Handicapées Centre du Québec Inc. (APEHCQ)
Provides mutual support to parents of children with disabilities in central Québec, and raises general awareness.
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Association des Parents d'Enfants Handicapés (APEH) Inc.
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Association des Parents d'Enfants Handicapés des Hautes Larentides
Supports families and persons with disabilities.
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Association des Parents d'Enfants Handicapés du Témiscamingue
Provides help and support to people with disabilities and their families, and offers awareness, education, activities and advocacy.
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Association du Québec pour Enfants avec Problèmes Auditifs (AQEPA)
A network of parents of children with hearing loss or deafness, and professionals with an interest in deafness.
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Association pour Asthmatiques et Parents d'Enfants Asthmatiques
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Association pour Enfants Exceptionnels Papineau Inc.
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Association Qué. pour les Enfants Atteints d'Audimutité - AQEA Montérégie
Promotes awareness of children with language development problems, and supports the parents of these children.
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Association Québécoise des Parents d'Enfants Handicapés Visuels
Networks with parents of children with vision disabilities, provides access to info., promotes the development of quality services and ensures parents & their children access to services.
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Association Québécoise pour les Enfants Audimuets et Dysphasiques
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Association Québécoise pour les Enfants Malades du Coeur
Provides social, moral and advocacy support to families of children with heart disorders.
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Association Québécoise pour les Enfants Malades du Coeur - Québec
Provides social, moral and advocacy support to families of children with heart disorders.
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Association Québécoise pour les Enfants Malades du Coeur - Trois-Rivières
Provides social, moral and advocacy support to families of children with heart disorders.
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Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA)
Provides educational programs and services for students in Atlantic Canada who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind, from birth to high school graduation.
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Autism Parent Group
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BC Family Hearing Resource Centre
Provides support and resources throughout British Columbia to children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities - Fundraising Office
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Between Friends Club for Youth with Disabilities
Provides quality social and recreational opportunities in an accepting environment, focusing on children and young adults with disabilities.
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Big Country Outreach Program
Provides a diagnostic/assessment, treatment and consultative service for children with complex medical health needs.
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Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre
Specializes in family-centered rehabilitation and habilitation, consumer and provider education, research and advocacy, with a mission to enable kids with disabilities.
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Brampton Parents of Disabled
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Bridges - Association for Parents of the Handicapped of Southeast Alberta
Committed to enhancing the lives of children with disabilities and their families through support, education and advocacy, so that the family experience will be enriched.
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Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre
Provides quality care, support and therapy services for children with developmental difficulties.
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Camp Papillon
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Canadian Caregiver Coalition
A partnership of organizations, groups and individuals with a mission to influence government policy, and to promote awareness and action to address the growing needs of Canadian caregivers.
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Canadian Council for Exceptional Children
The premier national advocacy organization committed to the advancement of education for children and youth with exceptionalities.
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Canadian Council for Exceptional Children
The premier national advocacy organization committed to the advancement of education for children and youth with exceptionalities.
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Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Halifax Mothers' Support Group
Supports parents of children with cystic fibrosis.
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Canadian Institute of Child Health
Dedicated to the health and well-being of Canadian children.
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Canadian Pediatric Kidney Disease Research Centre
A communication network and research facilitation centre focused primarily on childhood kidney disease.
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CanChild - Centre for Child Disability Research
Conducts research on children and youth with disabilities and their families, within the context of the communities in which they live.
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Canmore Handicapped Children's Services
Keeps families responsible and accountable, adults independent, and children safe.
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Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre
Programs enhance the health and well-being of families with children (prenatal to 6 years).
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Caregiver Network Inc. (CNI)
An Internet-based resource centre designed to help caregivers of people with chronic illnesses and seniors.
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Caregivers Muskoka/Parry Sound
Supports family caregivers.
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Caregivers Nova Scotia
Recognizes and supports those who are caregiving to family or friends who have physical or mental disabilities, are chronically ill or are frail and elderly.
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Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association
Provides comprehensive support services to special needs, high risk and vulnerable children in the Cariboo Cilcotin region.
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Casey House Hospice
Provides exceptional palliative care in a comforting environment for people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Centennial Infant and Child Centre
Provides infant stimulation and preschool programs for children with special needs.
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Central Okanagan Child Development Association
Supports families to meet the exceptional needs of children.
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Centre du Bénévolat de Moncton / Moncton Volunteer Centre Inc.
Provides respite care services for children with special needs, and provides volunteer services for 2 to 48 hours/month for family.
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Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
Works to ensure that advanced knowledge about children and adolescents with special needs living in rural, remote and northern locations is disseminated effectively to those who need it most.
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Centre of Hope Ltd.
Provides support and programs for children who have neurological disorders, such as autism.
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Child Day Care, Norman Region - Children with Disabilities Program
Promotes the fullest participation of a child with a disability in his/her family and community with the support of a child day care placement.
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Child Development Centre
Provides early intervention services to young (preschool) children with special needs and their families, throughout Yukon.
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Child Development Centre Society of Fort St. John and District
Provides developmental support to children with special needs and their families.
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Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC - Youth Health Program
Helps youth and families make informed health care decisions.
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Children's Heart Association for Support and Education
Assists parents who have children with congenital heart disease, in the form of education and supports.
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Children's Intervention Learning & Development (C.H.I.L.D)
Strives to provide the highest quality of services and intervention to individuals with developmental disabilities through continuous evaluation and improvement.
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Bancroft
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Belleville
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Bracebridge
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Huntsville
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Madoc
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Trenton
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Children's Mental Health Ontario
Represents centres that serve 148,000 children and their families throughout Ontario.
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Children's Rehabilitation and Cerebral Palsy Association
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Children's Special Services
Provides individual, family and community supports for children living with disabilities.
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Children's Wish Foundation - Nova Scotia
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Children's Wish Foundation - Québec Chapter
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Manitoba Chapter
Grants wishes to children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have high-risk, life-threatening illnesses.
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - National Capital Region
Dedicated to fulfilling a favourite wish for children who have a high-risk, life-threatening illness.
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - New Brunswick Chapter
Grants special, once-in-a-lifetime wishes to children experiencing high-risk, life-threatening illnesses.
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter
Dedicated to fulfilling a favourite wish for children with high-risk, life-threatening illnesses.
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Ontario Chapter
Grants wishes for children between the ages of 3-18 who have high-risk, life-threatening illnesses.
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Children's Ability Fund
Enhances the independence of people with disabilities.
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Children's Link Society
A central source of information for families who have children with special needs.
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Edmonton
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Children's Mental Health Centre - Picton
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Children's Services Centre
Provides support for families with children from birth to age 7 who have special needs, including assessment, consultation and support inclusion.
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Children's Wish Foundation - PEI Chapter
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Alberta & NWT
Dedicated to granting wishes to children with high-risk life-threatening illnesses.
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - BC/Yukon Chapter
Works with the community to provide children with high-risk, life-threatening illnesses with the opportunity to realize their most heartfelt wish.
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Children's Wish Foundation of Canada - Saskatchewan Chapter
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Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada - National Office
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Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada - Quebec East Chapter
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Cochrane-Temiskaming Children's Treatment Centre
Provides bilingual services to children with motor and/or perceptual based difficulties.
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Cochrane-Temiskaming Extend-A-Family Inc.
Offers planned out-of-home respite care for children and youth up to 21 years of age with developmental and/or physical disabilities in Timmins and surrounding areas.
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Comox Valley Child Development Association
Provides services, referral, assessment, intervention and education to promote the general welfare of persons with a suspected or diagnosed disability and/or developmental delay.
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Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities
Addresses issues of quality care in long-term care facilities, works for systemic changes to improve care, and provides info re. rights and responsibilities to residents and their families.
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Concerned Kids Charity
Educates children, young people and adults about social concerns through the medium of interactive puppetry.
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Continuing Care Association of Nova Scotia
Provides leadership and direction in the field of continuing care for all Nova Scotians through education, by advocating on their behalf and by supporting caregivers.
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Continuity Care Inc.
Helping families in Manitoba plan a safer and more secure future for their family member with an intellectual disability.
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Council for Exceptional Children
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Council for Exceptional Children - Acadia Student Chapter
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Cowichan Valley FAS Action Team / Duncan SNAP/FAS/E Support Group
Educates the community about fetal alcohol syndrome, advocates for services, and supports individuals and caregivers.
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Cumberland Early Intervention Program
Provides support to families that encompass a child with special needs.
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Dartmouth Developmental Centre
Provides child care services to families in an integrated setting.
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Daycare for Preschool Special Needs Children
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Deaf Children's Society of British Columbia
Provides services to families with children under the age of 5 who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Delta Association for Child Development
Provides support to families who have children with special needs.
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Diabetic Children's Foundation / La Fondation pour enfants diabétiques
Funds research into prevention and eventual cure of diabetes, supports a camp for children with diabetes, and provides education and support through its Parents' Committee.
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Difficult Child Support Association of British Columbia - Temperament Project
Seeks early intervention by providing support, education and information to those who live or work with children who have been temperamentally challenging to raise from an early age.
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Dr. Gordon Townsend School
Provides assessment and therapeutic services to children while in an educational setting.
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Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation
Operates the Dr. Peter Centre, the first AIDS daycare centre.
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Early Childhood Intervention Program Saskatchewan Inc.
Promotes and supports family-focused, early childhood intervention services for children with developmental disabilities or delays.
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Early Childhood Stimulation à l'Enfance Inc.
Provides in-home early intervention for preschool children with or at risk of developmental delays.
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Early Intervention Fredericton
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Easter Seal Society - Kingston Regional Office
Dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and full independence.
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Easter Seal Society - North Bay
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Easter Seal Society - Ontario
Dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and full independence.
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Easter Seal Society - Ottawa Regional Office
Dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and full independence.
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Easter Seal Society - Thunder Bay Regional Office
Assists children with physical disabilities.
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Easter Seal Society of PEI
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Easter Seal Society, Ontario - London Regional Office
Assists children and youth with physical disabilities.
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Easter Seal Society, Ontario - Sudbury Regional Office
Dedicated to helping children with disabilities to achieve their full individual potential and future independence.
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Easter Seal Society, Ontario - Windsor District Office
Dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and full independence.
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Easter Seals Canada
Activities are directed toward enhancing the quality of life of Canadians with disabilities, with a primary focus on social and economic integration as the key to achieving that goal.
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En Coeur Fondation Québécoise des Enfants Malades du Coeur
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Equip KIDS (Kids In Developing Societies) International
Dedicated to helping children with disabilities around the world (primarily in developing nations) reach their full potential.
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Erinoak: Serving Young People with Physical Disabilities
Supports children and youth with physical, developmental and communication disabilities. By meeting the challenges of their diverse needs, Erinoak will assist clients and their families to reach optimal levels of independence, health and well-being.
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Exceptional Families Resource Network
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Expressive Communication Help Organization (ECHO)
Offers resources, information, friendship and support to those whose lives are touched by a late-talking child.
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Extend-A-Family
Strives to ensure that people with disabilities develop meaningful relationships and participate fully in the community.
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Extend-A-Family Burlington
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Extend-A-Family Kapuskasing
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Extend-A-Family Kingston
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Extend-A-Family Timmins
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Extend-A-Family Walkerton
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Families and Children Experiencing AIDS
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Families of Alberta for Conductive Education
Offers a conductive education program that will allow children to proceed into the traditional educational system and be supplemented by conductive education.
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Family Caregivers' Network Society
Creates a network of excellence to inform, support and advocate on issues of concern to family caregivers of adults in the Capital Regional District of BC.
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Family Mental Health Alliance
Supports programs and assistance to informal caregivers dealing with mental illness, and advises on family supports and home care.
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Family Network for Deaf Children
Brings together families of d/Deaf and hard of hearing children, as well as d/Deaf and hard of hearing youth, and the communities that support them.
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Family Support and Resource Network
Provides accessible support and resources for families with exceptional needs so that they are able to achieve their own vision.
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Family Support Institute - British Columbia
Brings families together to share their special understanding of having a son or daughter with a disability, and provides networking opportunities, training and information sharing.
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Family Support Network of Nova Scotia
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FAS Networking Adoption Support Program
Provides post-adoption support to families who adopt children with special needs.
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First Steps Early Intervention Association - Home Visit Program
Provides home-based early intervention to preschool children with special needs and their families, within a family-centered approach.
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Five Counties Children's Centre
Provides services to children who have physical disabilities, communication disorders and/or developmental coordination disorders.
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Foothills Special Needs Association for Parents and Siblings (SNAPS)
Provides information, education and support to parents and siblings of children with special needs.
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Foundation for Research into Children's Diseases
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Fraser Valley Child Development Centre
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FRP Canada
Dedicated to strengthening families through community-based, prevention-oriented programs and services including parenting courses, peer support & drop-in programs for diverse communities.
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George Jeffrey Children's Treatment Centre
Provides pediatric rehabilitative and habilitative services to children and families (and adults in the AAC program) in the community of Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario.
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Greater Moncton Association of Parents of Children with Special Needs
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GRIT Calgary Society
Provides early childhood services for young children with disabilities.
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Groupe Espoir Dolbeau-Mistassini Inc.
Supports parents of children living with an intellectual and/or physical disability.
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Halifax Association for Community Living
Supports families raising children with intellectual disabilities.
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Halifax Developmental Pre-School Services
Inclusive centre providing specialized services to children from 18 months to 6 years of age.
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Hamilton and District Extend-a-Family
Encourages friendship between children who have a physical or developmental disability, and volunteers in the community.
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Hamilton District Society for Disabled Children
Provides financial assistance to programs for children in the Hamilton region who have physical disabilities, that are not funded by other agencies or government offices. Offers referrals for paediatric services.
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Hamilton Family Network
A growing network of families who have a member with a disability and are dedicated to building supports by building on strengths. Parent-to-parent matching is at the network's heart.
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Health and Social Services - Early Childhood Intervention
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Heart Beats - Children?s Society of Calgary
A volunteer support and information network for families of children born with congenital heart defects.
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Inclusive Child Care Program
Promotes quality, accessible and inclusive child care by providing a range of services and supports.
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Infant Development Program of British Columbia
Provides support to families of young children at risk for or with delay or disability.
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Integra
A children's mental health centre providing a range of services for children and adolescents with learning disabilities and related social or emotional problems.
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Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
Provides services to children and adolescents in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Jeunes Handicapés de Charlesbourg, Inc.
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KidsAbility - Centre for Child Development
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KidsAbility - Centre for Child Development
Provides treatment to children and adolescents with disabilities.
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KidsAbility - Centre for Child Development
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KidsAbility Centre for Child Development
A children's treatment centre.
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KidsInNeed
Provides assistance to kids who are distressed, sick or homeless. Operates a printing service to raise funds.
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Kitchener-Waterloo Extend-a-Family Association
Enhances the well-being of individuals with a mental and/or physical disability & their families, by building partnerships, encouraging friendships and promoting inclusive communities.
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Kitimat Child Development Centre Association
Ensures that children have an equal opportunity to be the best that they can be.
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Lanark Early Integration Program
Assists and facilitates the integration of children with special needs into existing preschool programs and other community settings as appropriate.
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Lifetime Ability Networks of Nova Scotia
A group of committed families, with a family member with a disability, established to help families plan for a safe and secure future for their disabled family member.
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Lifetime Networks Ottawa
Builds personal support networks around people with disabilities.
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LiNKd Project
A pilot project that develops and evaluates the use of electronic resources to facilitate the coordination and care of children with disabilities in Manitoba.
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Lions Society of British Columbia
Dedicated to helping children with disabilities and their families by providing direct services, specialized programs, and recreational and treatment facilities.
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London Regional AIDS Hospice, A John Gordon Home
Provides compassionate care to people with AIDS and HIV in a comforting, non-discriminatory, home-like environment, & provides access to medical, psychosocial, spiritual and personal support.
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MacDonald Youth Services
Dedicated to providing children and their families with a range of quality treatment and support services, while emphasizing and maintaining their dignity and self-respect.
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Mackenzie SNAP (Special Needs Adoptive Parents) Group
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Maison des Parents d'Enfants Handicapés Laurentides-Lanaudière
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Manitoba Children Special Services
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Mental Health Services - District Health Authority 1
Provides mental health treatment and mental health promotion.
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MOMS - Mothers Offering Moral Support
A support group for parents of children with special needs, which provides support and information and holds functions for the children during the year.
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Moncton Headstart Inc.
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Nanaimo Child Development Centre
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Nanaimo Neurological and Cerebral Palsy Association
Provides specialized services for children and their families that promote optimum child development.
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National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada
A national resource centre for all Canadians seeking information about and solutions to violence within the family.
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Niagara Peninsula Children's Centre
Provides (re)habilitation services for children and young adults with physical or communication disabilities.
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Nicole Charity for Special Needs Children
Raises funds to aid special needs children and their families by purchasing special aids and equipment.
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Nipissing Association For Disabled Youth
Works to improve and implement services for children and young adults with disabilities in the community.
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Northern Alberta Crippled Children's Fund
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Nova Scotia Centre on Aging
Focuses on education, research and outreach in the field of aging.
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Nova Scotia Federal Council for Exceptional Children
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Nova Scotia In Home Support Services
Provides support and financial assistance to families caring for their children with mental and/or physical disabilities at home.
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Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society - OSNS Child Development Ctr.
Provides services that are child oriented, family focused and community based to enhance the ability of children with special needs.
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Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders
Seeks to provide information, education and support to families of children with communication disorders.
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Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children
Provides early intervention services to infants and preschoolers who have visual disabilities.
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Open Doors Society Family Resource Centre
Helps parents help themselves and their families in the growth of their young children's spiritual, social, cognitive and physical development.
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Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre
Provides services to meet the needs of children and youth with complex physical and developmental disabilities and their families.
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Ottawa Rotary Home
Provides short-term respite care for families in eastern Ontario who have children with physical disabilities.
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Parents Association for the Hearing Impaired
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Parents Kelowna
Works with parents and other community groups to provide parenting education and support.
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Parents of Hearing Impaired and Deaf Children
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PASE (Parents All Support and Empowerment) Project
Provides classes for parents who have intellectual disabilities.
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Pathways Health Centre for Children
Leads in the provision of a continuum of coordinated family-centred services for children and young adults who have physical, developmental and communication needs.
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Pediatric Rehabilitation and Outreach Program
Provides therapy services to children with physical and/or developmental disabilities.
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Peel Infant Development
Delivers early intervention services in Peel for resident families with children (0-5) at risk for delayed development for any reason.
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PEI Department of Education - Special Education
A division for the education of students - programs and services.
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Physical Activity for Active Living
Provides recreational opportunities to children and teens with disabilities.
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Pilot Parents
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Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)
Supports families in creating a safe, secure future and a good life for their relative with a disability.
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Planned Lifetime Networks (Waterloo-Wellington-Oxford)
Builds lifetime network of support around individuals who are isolated due to disability, supports families and provides public education.
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Planned Lifetime Support Networks (Bruce-Grey Inc.)
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Port Alberni Association for Children with Development Disabilities
Provides OT and PT services to children with developmental disabilities.
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Precious Minds
Provides support to families with children who have barriers to learning.
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Prince George Child Development Centre
Coordinates and delivers comprehensive services to children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families in the central interior of British Columbia.
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Prince George Deaf Children's Society
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Prince George Lifetime Networks Society
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Progress Centre for Early Intervention
Provides resources & support to families of young children with special needs, including home visits, programming, toy/resource library, reference services and a preschool outreach program.
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Prospects
Hopes to serve as a catalyst for change by making information available in an online newsletter on issues that directly affect families and individuals with special needs.
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Providence Children's Centre
Promotes the health and development of preschool children and their families.
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Purpose Initiative for Conductive Education
Works to build a conductive education community in BC, in the hopes of eventually providing a full-time conductive education centre for children in the province with cerebral palsy.
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Purpose Initiative for Conductive Education
Works to build a conductive education community in BC, in the hopes of eventually providing a full-time conductive education centre for children in the province with cerebral palsy.
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Québec Easter Seal Society / Société des Timbres de Pâques du Québec
Provides direct financial resources to children with physical disabilities.
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Québec Society for Disabled Children & Garderie Papillon Daycare
Provides early childhood stimulation and promotes integration for children with special needs in day care settings.
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Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health
Provides client-centered services to children with physical, emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families.
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Queens Early Childhood Development Association
Strives to increase each child's learning ability and developmental skills through a family structured early intervention program.
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Quesnel and District Child Development Centre
Provides services to children requiring extra support due to developmental delay, and provides support to families with children requiring extra support.
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Reach for the Rainbow
Develops and supports integrated opportunities at children's summer camps and community recreational programs across Ontario, since 1983. One-to-one and campwide support ensures successful inclusion for all.
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Rehabilitation Centre for Children
Provides rehabilitation services to children with physical disabilities, including specialized clinics, physio/occupational therapy, assistive technology, prostheses and orthoses.
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Renfrew County Integration Services
Provides support services to child care programs in Renfrew County in order to integrate children with special needs into their community child care programs.
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Research Alliance for Children with Special Needs
Enhances the participation of children with special needs.
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Resources for Exceptional Children - Durham Region
Assists the family to enhance their child's participation in the environment, with community inclusion as a primary focus, providing developmental programming, case management and education.
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Ridge Meadows Child Development Centre
Provides paediatric rehabilitation and family support services for children with special needs and their families.
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Sackville-Bedford Developmental Centre
Provides an integrated preschool program.
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Safehaven Project for Community Living
Dedicated to servicing children and adolescents with multiple disabilities and complex medical needs.
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Saskatchewan Learning - Northern Region
Implements and monitors provincial policies regarding special education programs and services in K-12 schools.
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Saskatchewan Learning - Planning, Eval. & Children's Services - Region 5
Implements and monitors provincial policies regarding special education programs and services in K-12 schools.
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Saskatchewan Learning - Region 1
Implements and monitors provincial policies regarding special education programs and services in K-12 schools, as well as community schools, community education and School Plus.
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Saskatchewan Learning - Region 3
Implements and monitors provincial policies regarding special education programs and services in K-12 schools.
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Saskatchewan Learning - Region 4
Implements and monitors provincial policies regarding special education programs, services in K-12 schools and integration of services.
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Saskatchewan Learning - Region 6
Supports development, implementation and monitoring of provincial policies regarding special education programs and services in K-12 schools.
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Saskatchewan Learning Special Education: Region 2
Implements and monitors provincial policies regarding special education programs and services in K-12 schools.
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SCEP CENTRE Early Intervention and Training Services
Offers a comprehensive remedial group program with intensive, individualized services for children with communication and behaviour disabilities, support for parents/caregivers, and specialized training.
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Shelburne County Early Childhood Development Association (SCECDA)
Provides early intervention services to children 0-5 with special needs.
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Silver Creek Nursery School for Children with Handicaps
Every child deserves the opportunity to realize his or her potential, and that it is our responsibility to provide the environment to make it possible.
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Simcoe County Family Network
Supports families of children and young adults with special needs in Simcoe County.
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SNAP Services and Information
Assists parents of adopted children with special needs by providing peer support, a resource library, and workshops, conferences and seminars on adoption and special needs issues.
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Société pour les Enfants Handicapés du Québec / La Garderie Papillon
Provides early childhood stimulation and promotes integration for children with special needs in day care settings.
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Society for Emotional Development in Children
Sponsors a summer camp for children with attention deficit disorder.
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Society for the Education of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
An elementary school for children with dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities.
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South East Rural Early Intervention Program
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South Fraser Child Development Centre
Makes a difference that matters by providing comprehensive services to children with disabilities and their families.
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South Peace Child Development Centre
A paediatric rehabilitation centre, including assessment, treatment, referral, information and support services for children with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Special Needs Opportunity Window (SNOW)
Provides an interactive learning experience, with information on special education and classroom technology, and online forums and workshops for educators of individuals with special needs.
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Specialink: The National Centre for Child Care Inclusion
Increases quality and quantity of opportunities for young children with disabilities to fully participate in community programs & activities such as child care, recreation, education.
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St. Amant
A residential and resource facility providing care and leadership and promoting excellence in services for Manitobans with developmental disabilities.
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Starlight Children's Foundation Canada
Brightens the lives of seriously ill children, through wish-granting and other entertainment-related activities.
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Step by Step Child Development Society
Provides services to children needing extra supports.
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Sunbeam Lodge
Provides long-term residential care and treatment for young people with severe physical/development/intellectual needs within an unintrusive environment, in which the personal dignity and privacy of each individual will be respected at all times.
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Sunny Hill Education Resource Centre (SHERC)
Offers a broad range of resources available for loan to families and support persons working with children with disabilities within B.C.
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Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Has a vision of better health for children, youth and women, achieved with partners who seek and share knowledge and work together to ensure access to the best care in the best setting.
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Sunshine Dreams for Kids
Makes dreams come true for children ages 3-19 who are challenged by severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses.
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Sussex and Area Early Intervention Inc.
Provides in-home support and education to parents with children up to kindergarten age.
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Terrace Child Development Centre
Provides therapy, education and support to children with special needs, and their families, and provides counselling and support to pregnant women and young parents.
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Thames Valley Children's Centre
Provides habilitation and rehabilitation services to children and youth with physical, developmental and communication difficulties in southwestern Ontario.
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The Elk's Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
Provides rehabilitation services to children with hearing impairments and their families.
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The GRIT Program
Provides early childhood services for young children with disabilities.
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Thompson Nicola Family Resource Society
Provides therapy and support services for children with special needs and their families.
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TOMA Foundation for Burned Children
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Valley Child Development Association
Provides early intervention services to children with special needs from birth to six years of age.
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Vancouver Oral Centre for Deaf Children
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Variety - The Children's Charity
Gives children with physical, mental, emotional, social and economic disabilities the encouragement and opportunities to do what their non-disabled friends can do.
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Variety Club of BC - Tent 47
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Variety Club of Manitoba - Tent 58 Inc.
Raises funds for the immediate, tangible needs of children with disabilities or disadvantaged children in Manitoba.
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Variety Club of Northern Alberta - Tent 63
Raises funds for the children of Northern Alberta who have disabilities or are disadvantaged.
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Variety Club of Southern Alberta - Tent 61
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Victor School
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Views for the Visually Impaired
Liaises with organizations and government agencies providing support and services to children and young people who are blind or have low vision and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Halton/Hamilton/Niagara
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Kingston & District
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - London
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Montreal
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Near North
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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Voice for Hearing Impaired Children - Ottawa Chapter
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Simcoe County
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Thunder Bay
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Toronto
Works to ensure that all children with hearing loss have the right to develop their ability to listen and speak, and have access to services which will enable them to listen and speak.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Waterloo/Wellington
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - Windsor & Essex Country
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children - York Region
Supports children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and their families.
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West Island Association for Intellectually Handicapped - Preschool Program
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Western Society for Children
Enhances the lives of children with disabilities and their families.
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Winnipeg Interagency FAS/FAE Program
Provides a nurturing environment for pre- and postnatal women and men, allowing freedom of expression and conscience to young parents, caregivers and families who seek our assistance.
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WSEP Lifetime Networks
Helps families to plan for the future.
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York Region Parents for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Supports parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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