Resourses
HopeSpring has many community partners, and we are pleased to provide access to their information and resources. Our website and resource centre can provide you with helpful ideas and support, from local, national, and international sources. We welcome your suggestions for other additions.
Resources
HopeSpring has many community partners, and we are pleased to provide access to their information and resources. Our website and resource centre can provide you with helpful ideas and support, from local, national, and international sources. We welcome your suggestions for other additions.
Resources
HopeSpring has many community partners, and we are pleased to provide access to their information and resources. Our website and resource centre can provide you with helpful ideas and support from local, national, and international sources. We welcome your suggestions for other additions.
Other Resources, Services, and Programs
Regional Services
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Artline Salon is a salon based out of Kitchener, Ontario that offers a wide range of hair services that includes haircut/styling, colouring, hair extensions, and more. |
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AskEllyn is a conversational, online Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform for those on their breast cancer journey and their loved ones. The AI platform offers their users wisdom, support and hope during their breast cancer journey. |
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The WOH program provides people living with cancer rides to and from their cancer treatment appointments. Dedicated volunteer drivers donate their time and use their own (or Society owned) vehicles to help people living with cancer get to the hospital or cancer centre. |
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The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is a non-profit organization, providing a full care system for those with mental health, substance-use, or developmental needs. |
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Here 24/7 is an online crisis, support centre that provides addictions, mental health and crisis services provided by 11 partner agencies across Waterloo – Wellington. |
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Hospice Waterloo Region provides a wide variety of programs and services in the Waterloo Community and at the Gies Family Centre. These programs and services are designed to help and support individuals who are living with a life-threatening illness, their families, and their care providers. Hospice also has programs for the recently bereaved. |
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Hospice Wellington provides services to support those individuals of Guelph and Wellington County who are living with a life-limiting illness or experiencing grief and bereavement. These programs extend to the families and caregivers supporting those diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. |
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Innisfree Hospice is a hospice located in Kitchener, Ontario that offers palliative care and support for the Kitchener Community for individuals and their families through their end-of-life journey. |
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Lisaard Hospice is a hospice located in Cambridge, Ontario that offers palliative care and support for the Cambridge Community for individuals and their families through their end-of-life journey. |
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Look Good Feel Better is a national charitable program that provides psychosocial support services, educational programs, and practical support programs to Canadians facing cancer. Their primary focus is on helping people manage the appearance-related effects of cancer and its treatment. |
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A comprehensive map of available breast screening clinics throughout Ontario. The resource is hosted on Cancer Care Ontario’s website. |
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The Ontario Caregiver Organization provides a range of support programs, services, and resources to assist caregivers throughout Ontario. |
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Ontario Health atHome is an organization that coordinates local home and community care, long-term care placement and helps finding services in the community for patients. |
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OPACC is a registered charity that offers parents in-hospital and virtual peer-to-peer support, community-based parent support groups, and financial support (hospital parking, gift cards, and hospital meal vouchers). |
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Prostate Cancer Support Group Waterloo-Wellington is a volunteer-based, non-profit prostate cancer support group, for Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and surrounding areas. The group is run by prostate cancer survivors who help men diagnosed with this disease by offering monthly support meetings and online resources related to prostate cancer. |
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Rethink Breast Cancer is a Canadian charity that educates, empowers and advocates for system changes to improve the experience and outcomes of those with breast cancer, focusing on historically underserved groups: women diagnosed at a younger age, those with metastatic breast cancer and people systemically marginalized due to other factors within the social determinants of health. |
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The Waterloo Region Myeloma Support Group is a support group that helps newly diagnosed myeloma patients and those already living with myeloma, including family and friends with mutual support, encouragement, and education, sharing information and experiences about how to cope with the disease and the various treatments. The group serves Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, and surrounding communities. |
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TorchLight is a support centre that provides telephone-based listening, support, referral, and crisis assistance (24/7) by trained staff and volunteers for Guelph, Wellington, Dufferin, and Orangeville. |
Administrative Line:
519-821-3761 Distress Line: 519-821-3760 Toll Free Number: 1-888-821-3760 TeleCheck ~ Dufferin: 519-415-3764 Youth Support Line: 519-821-5469 Emergency Shelter Resource Line: 519-767-6594 |
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WWSMP helps coordinate self-management programs that support individuals and their caregivers in the region living with or at risk of developing chronic diseases. The programs include providing self-management support training, education and mentoring to healthcare providers. |
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Woolwich Community Health Centre provides primary health care to registered clients of Woolwich Community Health Centre. These health care areas address acute and chronic health needs, preventive care, rehabilitative care and palliative care. |
Counselling
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Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health is a nonprofit organization that provides counselling services, tools, and resources to a wide range of demographics to help improve their overall wellbeing and mental health. |
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Carizon is a nonprofit organization that specializes in children’s mental health, youth engagement and development, family violence, individual and family counselling, credit counselling, settlement supports and collective wellness. |
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Interfaith Counselling Centre is a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with other social services, churches, schools, businesses and other organizations to offer a range of educational programs and personal growth workshops. |
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Porchlight Counselling and Addiction Services provides mental health support programs and services to people in Cambridge and North Dumfires |
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Here 24/7 is an online crisis, support centre that provides addictions, mental health and crisis services provided by 11 partner agencies across Waterloo – Wellington. |
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Provincial Governing Body
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CCO is the Ontario government’s principal advisor on the cancer and renal systems, as well as on access to care for key health services. |
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WWRCP is a network made up of healthcare professionals and hospitals that provide cancer care across Waterloo Region, Wellington County and the southern portion of Grey County. |
Accommodations and Transportation
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The WOH program provides people living with cancer rides to and from their cancer treatment appointments. Dedicated volunteer drivers donate their time and use their own (or Society owned) vehicles to help people living with cancer get to the hospital or cancer centre. |
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Grand River Transit MobilityPLUS uses small bus-style vehicles to transport people with impaired mobility. People registered with MobilityPLUS can book rides in advance anywhere within the city limits of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo. |
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The various health service providers available to people living in the Waterloo-Wellington Region. |
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Hope Air provides non-emergency medical flights for Canadians in rural or remote areas in financial need. |
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Just Call Lynda is a Senior Transportation Service, that helps Senior Citizens with their daily outings. Taking them to appointments, grocery shopping, day programs, and more. |
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Meals and Wheels is a food delivery service provider that is run by Community Support Connections. They provide fresh, healthy and nutritional meals to people from Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. |
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The Food Bank of Waterloo Region functions as a distribution centre, distributing food to the Cambridge Food Bank and Community Food Assistance Network. They provide food hampers, community meals, nutritional outreach, and shelters and residential meals to the Waterloo Region. |
Support Centres
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Barrie, Ontario (provides services to the Simcoe Muskoka Area) |
Gilda’s Club Simcoe is a nonprofit organization that provides free support programs and services to individuals affected by cancer. |
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Barrie, Ontario (provides services throughout Ontario) |
OPACC is a registered charity that offers parents in-hospital and virtual peer-to-peer support, community-based parent support groups, and financial support (hospital parking, gift cards, and hospital meal vouchers). |
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Hamilton, Ontario |
Wellwood is a nonprofit organization that provides free support programs (online and in-person) to individuals from Hamilton facing cancer. |
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Mount Forest, Ontario |
Cancer Patient Services Corporation is a charitable organization that provides free transportation and other services to cancer patients in the Mount Forest Catchment area. |
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Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario (provides services throughout Canada) |
Pink Pearl Canada is a charity that provides peer support programs to young woman (ages 18-40) facing cancer across Canada. |
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Oshawa, Ontario (provides services to the Durham Community) |
Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre provides cancer patients and their families with support programs, counselling services, and more. |
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St. John’s, Newfoundland (provides services throughout Canada) |
YACC provides online support programs and services to young adults (ages 18-39) affected by cancer throughout Canada. |
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Toronto, Ontario (provides services to the Greater Toronto Area) |
Gilda’s Toronto is a charity that provides free support programs and services to individuals facing their cancer journey |
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Toronto, Ontario (provides services throughout Canada) |
Wellspring Cancer Support is a charity that provides over 50 free, evidence-informed programs and services (online and in-person) to individuals throughout Canada affected by cancer. |
Community Partners
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Rebuild Fitness and Physiotherapy provides one-on-one performance-based physiotherapy and massage therapy sessions to help patients recovering from a new or old injury, surgery, or dealing with a chronic health condition. They are located in Cambridge, Ontario. |
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UW WELL-FIT is a portfolio of evidence-based exercise programs developed at the University of Waterloo for individuals who are currently or have previously undergone treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, surgery) for various types of cancers. |
Financial Resources
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The Canada caregiver credit (CCC) is a non-refundable tax credit that is available to spouses or common-law partners, or a dependant with a physical or mental impairment. The amount an individual can claim depends on their relationship to the person they are claiming the CCC for, their circumstances, the individuals’ net income, and whether other credits are being claimed for that individual. |
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The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit is a monthly payment individuals can get if they are unable to work because of a disability. |
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The disability tax credit (DTC) is a non-refundable tax credit that helps people with disabilities, or their supporting family member, reduce the amount of income tax they may have to pay. |
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EI caregiving benefits provide financial assistance to individuals who are away from work to care for or support a critically ill or injured person or someone needing end-of-life care. Caregivers don’t have to be related to or live with the person they care for or support, but they must consider the person to be like a family member. |
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List of medical expenses you can claim on your Canadian tax return. They come in two tax lines. Line 33099 – Medical expenses for self, spouse or common-law partner, and your dependant children under 18. Line 33199 – Allowable amount of medical expenses for other dependants. |
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ODSP is a government-funded last resort income support paid for qualifying residents in the province of Ontario, Canada, who are at least eighteen years of age and have a disability. The program provides money to help individuals with disabilities and their family members with living expenses, including food, and rent. They also receive health benefits, including prescription drugs and vision care and employment support. |
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Ontario is a government-funded financial support program paid to qualifying residents in the province of Ontario, Canada. The program provides money to help qualified individuals and their family members with living expenses, including food, and rent. They also receive health benefits, including prescription drugs and vision care and employment support. |
Child Resources
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9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is Canada’s suicide crisis helpline that supports anyone dealing with thoughts of suicide or someone worried about someone else who is showing signs of suicide. |
Call or Text: 988 |
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Hope for Wellness Helpline provides 24/7 telephone and online chat helpline support to all Indigenous people across Canada. |
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Kids Help Phone provides 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, multilingual and confidential support to help all young people throughout Canada. |
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Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) is a nonprofit organization that provides support programs and services to children with cancer and their families. |
Indigenous Cancer Supports
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Canadian Cancer Society’s resources page for Indigenous people in Canada facing cancer. |
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The Indigenous Cancer Care Program is provided by Hamilton Health Sciences to help Indigenous people from the counties of Brant, Burlington, Haldimand, Hamilton, Niagara and Norfolk with cancer services. The Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (HNHB) Regional Cancer Program (RCP) oversees the delivery of all the cancer services. |
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Indigenous Navigators are individuals from Cancer Care Ontario that provide support and advocacy for First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous cancer patients and families that live throughout Canada. |
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Ontario Health’s Indigenous Services and Resources page for Indigenous people in Canada facing heal problems including cancer. |
Scholarships
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Childhood Cancer Canada’s Survivor Scholarship Program is a scholarship opportunity for Canadians who are childhood cancer survivors and are looking to attend a college, university, or vocational training program in Canada or the United States. The applicants receive a one-time grant of up to $5000 to support their post-secondary expenses. |
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OPACC has a list of scholarships that student cancer survivors can apply for (application requirements vary by scholarship). |
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POGO has a list of scholarships and bursaries that student cancer survivors can apply for (application requirements vary by scholarship). |
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StudentAwards has a list of scholarships and bursaries that student cancer survivors can apply for (application requirements vary by scholarship). |
Your Body
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Fertility Preservation/Treatment |
Astra Fertility Group participates in the Ontario Fertility Program. The program allows patients to freeze their sperm and eggs free of charge. The fertility preservation is designed to guard against the impact of cancer treatment and, age (more in case of females) on egg and sperm production and their reproductive potential. |
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Fertility |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to fertility problems that can occur because of cancer/cancer treatment(s). |
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Fertility |
ONE Fertility Kitchener Waterloo is a state-of-the-art fertility and IVF clinic devoted to providing specialized and expert fertility care, treatment, and counseling available in Canada, and internationally. |
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Hair Loss |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to hair loss including how to manage hair loss, hair loss support services, and what cancer treatments are more likely to result in hair loss, and more. |
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Hair Loss |
Canadian Cancer Society offers a free wig and breast accessory program for Canadians facing cancer. |
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Loss of Appetite |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to loss of appetite caused by cancer/cancer treatment(s). The page includes information on the common causes for loss of appetite, symptoms of loss of appetite, and additional resources related to loss of appetite because of cancer/cancer treatment(s). |
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Menopause |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating cancer and the benefits/risks of taking HRT to treat the symptoms of menopause. |
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Menopause |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to treatment-induced menopause. Treatment-induced menopause is when the ovaries stop making estrogen and you have not had a menstrual period for at least 12 months because of cancer treatment(s). |
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Menopause |
Mount Sinai Hospital’s Menopause Clinic is a specialized clinic located in Toronto, Ontario that provides care for women experiencing menopausal symptoms in the perimenopausal and menopausal time of life. |
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Menopause |
The Gynecology Program at Women’s College Hospital located in Toronto, Ontario offers care to gynecology patients in an interprofessional team of physicians, surgeons, nurses and nurse clinicians. |
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Oncofertility |
CReATE Fertility Centre (based in Toronto, Ontario) has a resources page dedicated to Oncofertility, a medical field that bridges the specialties of oncology and reproductive endocrinology with the purpose of maximizing the reproductive potential of cancer patients and survivors. |
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Sore Mouth and Throat |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to cancer patients dealing with a sore mouth or throat. The page includes information on the likely sources of sore mouth or throat, medicine to help prevent or sooth a sore mouth or throat, and different infections that may be indicated by a sore mouth or throat. |
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Thrombosis |
Thrombosis Canada is a nonprofit organization that provides patients and healthcare professionals with support programs and services, and resources on Thrombosis. |
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Weight Gain |
Canadian Cancer Society has a resources page dedicated to weight gain caused by cancer treatment(s). The page includes information on the common causes for weight gain, symptoms of weight gain, and additional resources related to managing weight gain because of cancer treatment(s). |
Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) in Waterloo Wellington Region
Waterloo Wellington Smoking Cessation Resources
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Indigenous Tobacco Program is an Ontario smoking cessation program ran by Ontario Health that respectfully informs First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous communities and individuals about the negative health impacts of commercial tobacco. They use positive approaches to addressing post-colonial tobacco use and work with communities to help raise awareness of the risks of commercial tobacco and the dangers of the tobacco industries’ targeted marketing campaigns, particularly to youth. |
Ontario Health Program (Government of Ontario) |
Office Hours: Weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Phone (Indigenous Tobacco Program): Ethics Hotline: |
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Smokers Help Line is a free, confidential service. They offer support and information about quitting smoking and tobacco use. Additionally, they can help individuals develop a personal quit plan and refer them to programs and services in their community. |
Online Quit Program and Telephone/Text Message Support |
1-877-513-5333
Or Text ‘iQuit’ to 123456 *Phone support in Ontario is provided by Health811. To connect dial 811. |
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Smokers Help Line is a free, confidential service. They offer support and information about quitting smoking and tobacco use. Additionally, they can help individuals develop a personal quit plan and refer them to programs and services in their community. |
Online or In-Person Support |
Contact your local Health Care Provider |
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The Quit Program is a smoking cessation program designed to help people in Kitchener Waterloo quit smoking. They offer nicotine replacement therapy, prescription medication, and follow-up support through a personalized quit plan and side effect management. |
In-Person or Telephone |
In-Person Location: Office Hours: 9 am to 2 pm (Saturday) Closed (Sunday) Call or Text 519-954-1055 |
Partnership Programs & Community Services
Through collaborative efforts, we’re able to bring our mission to life. Reaching those who need it most and ensuring access to resources that empower and uplift. These partnerships allow us to offer a diverse range of support services.
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