Volunteer for Health and Medicine Organizations in Calgary

Lupus Society of Alberta
1055-20 Avenue NW, Suite 202, Calgary, Alberta

The Lupus Society of Alberta was incorporated as a non-profit society in August of 1972 to provide education and support for lupus patients, their families and friends. It has the distinction of being one of the first lupus organizations in the world. Since its establishment, the LSA has remained a grassroots, volunteer-driven organization.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of Lupus Society of Alberta

Operation Eyesight Universal
4 Parkdale Crescent NW, Calgary, Alberta

Operation Eyesight developed into a partnership between generous Canadians and Indian eye doctors, and later expanded its scope to include regions of Africa and south Asia, as well as donors from other countries. From the beginning, the organization emphasized capacity building and sustainability by supplying local medical professionals with the training, equipment and facilities required to help their own people.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of Operation Eyesight Universal

Opportunity Works Calgary Incorporated
915-33 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta

Opportunity Works is a registered non-profit agency that provides self-employment and mental health support to any individual in the Calgary community who identifies as a mental health consumer.

Keywords: Mental Health · Health and Medicine

Volunteer Profile of Opportunity Works Calgary Incorporated

Optometry Giving Sight
4 Parkdale Cres NW, Calgary, Alberta

Optometry Giving Sight is the only global fundraising initiative that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error - simply the need for an eye exam and a pair of glasses. More than 600 million people around the world are blind or vision impaired because they do not have access to the eye examination and glasses they need.

Keywords: Health and Medicine

Volunteer Profile of Optometry Giving Sight

Peace Ranch
605-5th Avenue SW, Suite 2300, Calgary, Alberta

Peace Ranch is a community mental health agency offering supportive housing and social recreational rehabilitation programs to individuals with serious mental illness as well as those who are dealing with co-occurring addiction challenges.

Keywords: Mental Health · Health and Medicine

Volunteer Profile of Peace Ranch

Scleroderma Society of Canada
95 Woodfield Rd SW, Calgary, Alberta

Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis is a chronic, progressive connective tissue disease characterized by fibrosis (thickening and hardening) of the skin and internal organs. Derived from the Greek words "sclerosis" meaning hardness and "derma" meaning skin, scleroderma literally means hard skin.

The Scleroderma Society of Canada serves as an advocate nationally for those affected by the disease and works collaboratively with regional scleroderma organizations and the international scleroderma community to achieve common objectives.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of Scleroderma Society of Canada

Southern Alberta Brain Injury Interest Society
2723-37th Ave NE, Suite 137, Calgary, Alberta

The Southern Alberta Brain Injury Society (SABIS) is dedicated to helping adults with an acquired brain injury and family caregivers obtain the supports and services the adult survivor needs to live as independently as possible in the community.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of Southern Alberta Brain Injury Interest Society

Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Southern Alberta
Calgary, Alberta

Individuals living with Spina Bifida and / or Hydrocephalus require appropriate health care, education, employment and recreational opportunities, and community support in order to reach their full potential. The Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Southern Alberta (SBHASA) is committed to advocating on behalf of our members in order to ensure that these needs are met.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Southern Alberta

The Alex Community Health Centre
1308 Centre St N, Suite 101, Calgary, Alberta

For more than 40 years, The Alex has listened and responded to the needs of Calgarians. We provide primary medical care and housing support to our most vulnerable neighbours, tackling tough health and social issues head-on. Our focus is crisis prevention, and our team of professionals work hard to to step in before long-term interventions are needed.

Keywords: Health Centres · Health and Medicine

Volunteer Profile of The Alex Community Health Centre

The Arthritis Society - La Societe D'arthrite

Branch: Alberta & NWT Division 200, 1301 8th St. SW, Calgary, Alberta

The Arthritis Society is dedicated to a vision of living well while creating a future without arthritis. The Society is Canada's principal health charity providing education, programs and support to the over 4.6 million Canadians living with arthritis.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of The Arthritis Society

The Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured
3412 Spruce Drive S.W., Calgary, Alberta

ARBI provides intensive community-based rehabilitation and family support in a nurturing environment. With personalized rehab, and lots of encouragement, survivors can once again enjoy fulfilling lives in their communities.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of The Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured

The Calgary Prostate Cancer Foundation
1011 Glenmore Trail SW, Suite 100, Calgary, Alberta

Calgary's Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC) is a non-profit, world-class medical centre with a mandate to help improve the quality of men's lives and their families lives for those living with prostate cancer. Annually there are over 13,000 visits by these men and their families to access multiple programs and services at our Centre.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Cancer

Volunteer Profile of The Calgary Prostate Cancer Foundation

The PREP Program
2004 - 12 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta

The PREP Program (PREP) is where families, who have a child with Down syndrome, find expert advice, innovative services, and best of all, hope, for their child's future. The goal is "inclusion for life" and that begins in the home, continues at school, then leads to an independent life with a meaningful job. Parents connect in a welcoming, supportive community that accepts their child's disability yet challenges them to expect more. PREP partners with government, community sponsors, and individual donors to provide educational, therapy and family support services that enable each child to achieve his or her own unique potential and help parents become their child's best advocate.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders

Volunteer Profile of The PREP Program

The Ride to Conquer Cancer Benefiting Alberta Cancer Foundation
707 - 7th Avenue SW, Suite 120, Calgary, Alberta

The Alberta Cancer Foundation's Ride to Conquer Cancer is an exciting two-day cycling event to take place on August 8-9, 2015.
During this journey, participants will ride for two days along the majestic Rockies! Funds raised through the ride will directly support patients and families at the Tom Baker Centre in Calgary, the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton and 15 cancer centres throughout Alberta.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Cancer

Volunteer Profile of The Ride to Conquer Cancer Benefiting Alberta Cancer Foundation

Wellspring Calgary
1404 Home Road NW, Calgary, Alberta

Wellspring Calgary is a charitable organization which supports, informs and empowers those diagnosed with cancer by helping them address the fear, isolation, disruption and practical problems which cancer can bring to their lives. In operation since 2007 and an affiliate of the Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation, Wellspring Calgary provides a comprehensive range of programs, support, resources and programs so anyone living with cancer and the people who care about them can improve the quality of their lives. All programs and services are informed by evidence and offered free of charge and without referral in a warm, caring, and welcoming community-based centre nestled in the trees near the Bow River.

Our vision: No one has to face cancer alone.


Keywords: Health and Medicine · Disorders · Cancer

Volunteer Profile of Wellspring Calgary

Wings of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation
205 5 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

The Wings of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1995, when Calgarian Diana Kalef recognized a need among breast cancer patients for help with the cost of everyday living expenses and medication. What began out of concern for family and friends who were living with the disease has evolved into a foundation that's helped hundreds of women in Calgary and its surrounding areas.

Keywords: Health and Medicine · Cancer

Volunteer Profile of Wings of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation

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