When Ottawa's Maria Hawkins, founder and facilitator of motivational music program Stop the Bullying, notes that “children are going through pressures and strains that we can’t...
Mental Health
When Ottawa's Maria Hawkins, founder and facilitator of motivational music program Stop the Bullying, notes that “children are going through pressures and strains that we can’t...
From pyjamas and slippers to a gift card to the coffee shop, this holiday season Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation (CAMH) is stepping up its gift-giving program Gifts...
Lest we forget, Captain Wayne Johnston will be there to remind us about Canadian veterans and their needs. He is the founder of WoundedWarriors.ca, a Toronto-based non-profit dedicated to the welfare...
On October 13, Steven Baird, managing director of Street Smart Kidz, took to the online comments section of a Vancouver Sun article on Amanda Todd to write a message that seems obvious, but resonated...
Ali Milner, once signed to ex Canadian Idol judge Zack Werner’s record label and most recently a top 3 finalist on reality talent search Cover Me Canada, has written a song to benefit the Kelty...
Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace will be donating a lump sum to boxing legend and public speaker George Chuvalo’s charity, which allows him to speak to young people about the dangers of drug...
Proceeds from the sale of a song Inuk folk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark recorded in 2006 from her Blood Red Earth album will now go to the Collateral Damage Project, a not-for-profit...
A half a million Canadians are currently stricken with Alzheimer’s, and within a generation, researchers predict that number will double to 1,100,000, according to Rising Tide, a...
We hear the words corporate social responsibility a lot and see corporate logos at all kinds of charity events or on product packaging, but we don’t usually hear the dollar figures or find out...
It’s no secret that children born with special needs require extra care and attention. Depending on the type of disorder or disability, they can require anything from a few additional...