The Outaouais Health and Social Services Network involves citizens, public institutions, service organizations, and community resources in the planning and delivery of quality and accessible health and social services to the English-speaking population.
The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized information about palliative and end-of-life care to patients, family members, health care providers, researchers and educators.
Committed to accessible, affordable, high quality, non-profit child care services for Canadians. Promotes the development of a broad consensus of support within all regions of Canada to pursue child care issues at the federal level. Seeks to expand and improve the child care system, with emphasis on high quality child care. Advances child care issues through public education, research, policy development and proactive promotion.
The River Heights Family Life Education Centre uses an education/prevention programming designed for families (and the relationships within them) to acquire the tools and skills to enrich their lives by working more effectively together and giving them happier, more nourishing and fulfilling relationships.
Conducts action-oriented research with the goal of reducing and ultimate eliminating family violence, performed in a multidisciplinary context and in a partnership context between academic researchers and researchers from the community. Performs outreach through public lectures, workshops, talks to professional groups, media interviews, conference displays, and open houses, panels, and information sessions within the university community.Publishes and distributes a newsletter and a Research Papers series.
A nationally registered charitable organization committed to providing quality services and programs to millions of people afflicted with migraine, a serious neurological disorder. The association provides information and client services, conducts outreach and education, and creates public awareness of the serious nature of migraine, fostering a greater understanding of and compassion for migraine sufferers. The association is also leading a campaign to raise funds for research into a cure for migraine.
The Manitoba Association for Childbirth and Family Education (MACFE) is a non-profit, volunteer organization, founded by concerned parents. It is dedicated to helping families before, during and after the birth of a child. MACFE follows the ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association) philosophy of "Freedom of choice through knowledge of alternatives." MACFE stresses options in childbirth, informed choice and supports women's rights to choose their caregiver.
A non-profit, non-sectarian volunteer agency. Gives support for the terminally il and their families at home and in hospital. Other services provided include bereavement support for adults and children; library and public education concerning healthy grieving.
