JA (Junior Achievement) Northern and Eastern Ontario

Start2Finish is a national nonprofit that works with elementary school students in over 70 under-resourced communities across the country. Our mission is to break the cycle of child poverty by providing ongoing educational support to Canada’s at-risk children throughout their school years, nurturing mind, body and social health so they are empowered to succeed and become role models for change. Our vision is to eradicate the effects of child poverty in Canada. We operate free running and reading clubs once a week at partner elementary schools that focus on physical activity and literacy development. Students work towards completing a 5km run by the end of the program and also participate in reading challenges. These clubs run from October to the end of May.

Literacy Link Eastern Ontario’s mission is to connect and support literacy service providers and learners with outstanding literacy services in Ontario. Literacy Link Eastern Ontario (LLEO) is a non-profit charitable organization supporting literacy service providers with resources, training, and development to improve adult literacy and skills development in the Eastern Ontario region. Our vision is that all adult learners are empowered to achieve their goals with equitable, diverse, and inclusive access to literacy and essential skills training. Literacy Link Eastern Ontario is seeking volunteers who are passionate about literacy and community service to join us as members of our Board of Directors. The Board member volunteers help us achieve our mission of empowering literacy service providers and learners in Eastern Ontario.

Our mission is to inspire young people to pursue further studies and careers in the field of science, technology and engineering. Our vision is of a world which celebrates success in science, technology and engineering and in which young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes. We pursue our mission primarily through running robotics competitions for school-age students at the elementary, junior high school and senior high school level.