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Alberta Lung

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To raise funds in support of advocacy, community health education programs, patient support, and lung health research in Alberta and Northwest Territories.

Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories

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To heighten awareness about Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, and to provide support services and research.

Children's Heart Society

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To provide support, education, research, and awareness for children and families affected by congenital and acquired heart disease.

Edmonton Epilepsy Association

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To assure the well-being of persons with epilepsy through increased public awareness and education, and to address specific concerns, both personal and social, that these individuals experience.

HIV Edmonton

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To be the foremost organization championing the advancement of health equity, gender equity, and justice in order to eliminate stigma and discrimination for people living with, or impacted by, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research

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To provide therapy for stuttering, to conduct research into the causes and nature of stuttering, to provide advanced training to clinicians, and to promote public understanding of stuttering.

Kids with Cancer Society of Northern Alberta

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To provide programs and support to children with cancer and their families from diagnosis to survivorship and beyond, and fund clinical support and pediatric cancer research.

MS Canada

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To connect and empower the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) community to create positive change; to connect the MS community to programs, information, research, and to each other while they are on their MS journey.

Muscular Dystrophy Canada

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To enhance the lives of those affected with neuromuscular disorders by continually working to provide ongoing support and resources while relentlessly searching for a cure through well funded research.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Society of Edmonton

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To promote an understanding of the diseases myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Northreach Society

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To address the social determinants of health through innovation, collaboration, education, support, and harm reduction.

OPTIONS HIV West Yellowhead

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To create supportive environments for those at risk, infected, and affected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted blood borne infections (STBBI) through outreach, partnerships, leadership, education, and fund ...

Rett Syndrome Society of Alberta

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To offer support and advocacy for people impacted by Rett syndrome.

Wellspring Alberta

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To offer non-medical programs and services that meet the emotional, social, practical, and restorative needs of people living with cancer and those who care for them.

Wildrose Polio Support Society

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To serve polio survivors and their families through research, support groups, fundraising, referrals to medical and specialized physical therapy, and referrals to funding agencies, as well as to provide education and awareness to members and the community about polio and post-polio syndrome.