December 1 through 25, a suggested charitable or non-profit donation will be made. The goal is to open doors for people, not doors for chocolate, and work on building community. Though Christmassy, this is a secular project. The only organizations with religious ties to be featured will be fully inclusive of all people. The range of organizations will be diverse and are not intended to be exhaustive suggestions; our city has too many to cover all. (So I'll do this annually to promote as many wonderful organizations as possible.)

Please consider monetary or in-kind donations for the featured organizations. I'm hoping each reader can contribute $5 per organization, per day. Please feel free to give more or to give what you can; some organizations have lists of items they need. Many are desperate for volunteers now and all year.

Please post if you have contributed in some way. I'd like to see if there is interest in a municipal charity advent calendar.

Thank you for participating!

Thursday 24 December 2015

Door 24! Zebra Child Protection Centre!

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Door 24 has been opened this morning to reveal:

Zebra Child Protection Centre!  http://www.zebracentre.ca/

The Zebra Child Protection Centre was established in 2002 under the recognition that children who reported abuse were being treated as adults; they were being asked to give information in the same manner, in the same places, which can be intimidating for adults; for children, it could completely shut them down and/or re-traumatize them.
Zebra employs a multi-disciplinary approach to interview children as well as to support them through and after information collection process.
From supporting children in court, should they have to testify, to bringing therapy dogs to visit in the community, to ensuring there are psychological supports available longer term if necessary, Zebra makes the experience of reporting abuse and dealing with the justice system a gentler experience for children.

Please donate. You'll notice Zebra is another charity that receives donations via CanadaHelps.org. If you pay with PayPal, your donation is matched at 1% by PayPal through December.


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