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What kind of animals does the Ottawa Humane Society take in?

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smaller animals

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How many adoptions does the Ottawa Humane Society do per year?

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More than 4000 animals are adopted every year

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What are the 7 Red Cross Fundamental Principles?

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Humanity
Impartiality
Neutrality
Independence
Voluntary Service
Unity
Universality
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Name two services the Shepherds of Good Hope provide.

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feed the homeless

provide shelter, clothes, support services, and mentoring programs

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What is the Ronald McDonald house?

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A charity organization that supports families with children in hospitals

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What is the mission of Ronald McDonald House

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To give families a place to stay together, close to their sick child in hospital. Because when families stay together, sick children get stronger.

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What is Project Red Ribbon? (MADD Canada)

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An annual awareness campaign to promote sober driving. Red Ribbons are distributed for Canadians to display on vehicles, key chains, backpacks, etc. and are meant as a reminder to drive sober

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Why is safe/sober driving important? (MADD Canada)

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Unsafe driving impacts everyone, not just drivers. By driving safe, you keep others safe.

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What is the general goal of Watoto? (Sustainable Development Goals)

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Quality education

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What does Watoto have to do with God?

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They are Christian based, show God’s love towards individuals who specifically feel unloved

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What does Watoto do?

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Builds villages in Uganda for orphans, widows and gives them a family, community, education, church, healthcare, etc.

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What is the mission of Crime Stoppers?

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People are able to give information regarding crimes they have witnessed to the authorities - but anonymously

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How is Crime Stoppers funded?

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It is supported by donations of money, goods or services, contributions from individuals, etc. (All tax deductible)

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What is the issue that the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is working towards solving?

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The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is working toward solving world hunger

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What services does the Canadian Foodgrains Bank provide?

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  • Emergency Food Assistance: this provides food for people in emergency situations (ie. natural disasters, violent conflict, etc.)
  • Long Term Response: this provides food long term by helping communities keep up their own food sources
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What is the goal of UNICEF?

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to make sure more children have rights

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Where do proceeds go to in UNICEF?

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Mainly to help children, but some goes to administration and fundraising

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How can you help UNICEF?

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By donating, by purchasing a survival gift, etc.

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What issue specifically is endPoverty trying to fix?

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Extreme poverty

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What is endPoverty doing to try and fix poverty?

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They are helping to create sustainable job opportunities

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How could you host a fundraiser to raise money for Cornerstone Women?

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You could host a silent auction where people donate things to the auction, and all the money goes to the organization

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How could we stop mental health issues from being a big cause of homelessness? (You personally or things our country should do)

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People should be educated on mental health issues. A lot of people don’t believe that it’s a serious thing. Therapy, mental health doctors and even psychiatrists easily available for people that are struggling

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What happens to women/men living without housing?

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The biggest thing they lose is hope. Their mental and physical health decreases and sometimes they can’t find jobs. It also becomes really hard to find a safe place to stay.

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What does ‘Care’ do?

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They provide resources to women and girls that they were otherwise denied

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What are ways you could help ‘Care’?

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Organizing fundraisers, donating things and becoming a partner

26
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What is the goal of World Vision?

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To assist communities with poverty

27
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What is the goal of the Canadian Cancer Society?

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To one day have no Canadian fear cancer

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What are 3 symptoms of cancer?

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Nausea, fatigue, difficulty breathing, unexplained breathing, bruising, weight loss/gain

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What does CAMH stand for?

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Center for Addiction and Mental Health

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What is CAMH’s purpose?

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To provide a path towards recovery from mental health issues and substance abuse for anyone in need

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What is the main goal of WaterAid?

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To deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene to those without easy access

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Why was WaterAid created?

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They believe water, sanitation, and hygiene are basic human rights

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What is the main goal of the Roger Neilson House?

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The main goal of Roger Neilson House is to enrich the quality of life no matter how short. They want children to live life to the fullest. they want to create a “home away from home” experience that supports independence, security, pleasure, and family life quality

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Why is Roger Neilson house important?

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It supports people during the hardest time of their livest - losing a child. It is also a positive presence in the Ottawa community.

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Why was the Ottawa Foodbank established?

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It was established to expand access to healthy food for all, advocate for change to limit poverty, and reduce food insecurity

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What can volunteers do at the Ottawa Food Bank?

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They can sort and unpack the food. They can help host events to raise money. They can help grow food at the community harvest farm for the Ottawa Food Bank

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What is Compassion’s mission?

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To “release children from poverty in Jesus’ Name”

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How does Compassion support children?

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Sponsorship
Programs at local churches
Mission trips to supported countries

39
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When does the Children’s Aid Society need to intervene within families?

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Neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse

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What is the main goal of the Children’s Aid Society?

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To provide a safe environment for all children

41
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Why is wildlife conservation important?

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It is important because there are significant decreases in animal populations

42
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What is the World Wildlife Fund’s goal?

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To conserve biodiversity and healthy ecosystems

43
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How many people in the world are hungry?

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Over 8 million people

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What is Canadian Feed the Children’s mission?

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To ensure that all children thrive free from hunger and poverty

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How can you get help for Mental Health issues?

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You can help by finding programs targeted towards your issues, talking to someone or finding activities that make you happy

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What is the purpose of the Make-a-Wish Foundation?

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Make-a-wish grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses

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How does Make-a-Wish raise funds to grant wishes?

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individual contributions, corporate donations, foundation grants, planned gifts and chapter fees and assessments

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Why is War Child important?

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It helps children that are at war and make a better life for them

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What programs does War Child offer?

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They offer safe spaces, peacebuilding, education and tools, rights protection, support for food and aid for women and children

50
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What does Teen Challenge do?

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They help students and young people stop their addictions. They are faith-based

51
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Why is Teen Challenge important?

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It’s so more people can go and live a good socially responsible life.

52
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What is the main purpose of Samaritan’s purse?

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To share God’s love

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What are ways you can help with Samaritan’s purse?

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Volunteer
Donate
Pray
Mission Trips

54
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What is ‘Right to Play’?

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Right To Play is an international non-profit organization that empowers vulnerable children to overcome the effects of war, poverty, and disease around the world through play.

55
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What do the Girl Guides of Canada do?

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Girl Guides empowers every girl in Guiding to discover herself and be everything she wants to be

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What do ‘Days for Girls’ aim to accomplish?

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Volunteers across Canada mobilize to increase access to menstrual products and vital health information for women and girls around the world.

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What is the purpose of Canadian Mental Health Association?

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CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.

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What does ‘Youth Mental Health Canada’ do?

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YMHC is a community-based, youth-led charitable non-profit organization focused on youth, family and community engagement for mental health education, support, advocacy and change.

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What are the goals of the Wildlife Conservation Society?

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WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.

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