Non-Profit Organization Directory

Founded in 1995, The Performing Arts Group is located in St. John's, Newfoundland. We offer Arts Education, Casting, and Youth Mentoring out of the Arts & Culture Centre, schools and other venues around the province. The Performing Arts Group also produces the highly successful CAMP HOLLYWOOD series of summer acting-camps.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

Mandates are A Provincial Perinatal Health Program and to provide a follow-up clinic to infants at high risk for developmental delay

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

The Vera Perlin Society is a not for profit, charitable organization dedicated to serving individuals with Developmental Disabilities.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Service for people with disabilities

No description available.

Community

Petty Harbour

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

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No description available.

Community

Petty Harbour - Maddox Cove

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Environment

No description available.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

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This highly acclaimed symposium is an integral academic component of Festival 500. Its purpose is to gather international expertise and provide a forum for interdisciplinary discourse and performance, the dissemination of research, and the generation of further knowledge relating to the phenomenon of singing. The Symposium invites submissions relating to all aspects of singing and the voice.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

The Physicians Legacy Foundation is a registered charity administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association and overseen by physicians. Each year, the generosity of our donors provides scholarships and financial assistance to medical students attending Memorial University. Every dollar you give goes directly to our scholarships and bursary programs. To donate or to learn more about applying for a scholarship, please visit physicianslegacy.ca.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Funding resources

Placentia Area Theatre d'Heritage is a theater company in Placentia, Newfoundland dedicated to bringing the history of Placentia alive with dramatic performances. Our summer season runs from July 3 to August 17, bringing you a wide range of performances including the renowned "Faces of Fort Royal".

Community

Placentia

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Arts and culture

Unique partnership between Memorial University and the Placentia region Coordinating mechanism to: Mobilize the resources of Memorial University and the region, Create synergies between these two, Find the resources to make these synergies become reality, Provide accountability to funders, citizens, and Memorial University community

Community

Placentia

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Education/training/employment

No description available.

Community

Boat Harbour

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

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To promote positive sexual health and 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion through education, community partnerships, information and services within an environment that supports and respects individual choice. (1-877-666-9847) Facts of Life Line

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

Pleasant manor is a two-phase residential program for individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. It operates from a psychiatric rehabilitation approach by assessing the physical, emotional and intellectual skills of the individual.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Health services

A 24-hour poison information line staffed by a registered nurse.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Emergency/crisis service

The Newfoundland and Labrador Police and Peace Officers Memorial is dedicated to the memory of those police and peace officers who lost their lives in the performance of their duties, while protecting the lives and property of the people and the natural resources of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Community

Mount Pearl

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Heritage/preservation

The Torbay Newfoundland Pony Project is a charitable organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Newfoundland Ponies. The project began as a group of pony owners and enthusiasts. The group occasionally hosted pony rides and gathered for fence building.

Community

Torbay

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Heritage/preservation

The Society convinced the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador that the Newfoundland Pony was a living part of the provinces cultural history and as such, required legal protection before there were too few ponies to maintain a healthy population.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Heritage/preservation

Port of Argentia is a private not-for-profit corporation mandated to provide effective stewardship of the seaport and industrial property at Argentia, NL to enhance the regions economic vitality and quality of life. Port of Argentia owns and operates the Northside Industrial Park, Southside Industrial Park and Argentia Sunset RV Park. In combination, these three Parks include some 1,200 hectares of developed industrial land, and 46,000 square metres of commercial building space. The Port is a premier heavy industrial seaport offering ice-free, year-round access, a wide turning basin, heavy lift capacity, with up to 11-metre draught alongside 645 metres of dock facilities and features a variety of stevedoring, transportation, crane and other dock services available on site in support of both domestic and international container shipping. The Port is certified by Transport Canada as compliant under the Marine Transportation Security Regulations (MTSR), with dock facilities surrounded by a 40-hectare secure fenced compound.

Community

Freshwater

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Business/professionals/industry

A non-profit organization which exists to help members grow personally and professionally and develop positive attitudes through meetings, seminars and fellowship. To provide positive stimulation and success in life

Community

Holyrood

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Service/social clubs

The Pottle Centre provides a safe, pleasant environment for adults who are living with mental health issues, illnesses and addictions. A place to socialize, meet people and relax without any fees. There are also scheduled activities for those members who would like more structure in their day.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Service for people with disabilities

We are now James Baird > Pouch Cove & Buenos Aires and are engaged in assorted projects in both locations and places in between.

Community

Pouch Cove

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Funding resources

Consists of numerous artifacts which depict the history of the community. Our Museum is opened during regular busines hours year round. Come and check it out. It is located at the Town Hall.

Community

Pouch Cove

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Heritage/preservation

The Society upholds the maintenance of the Prayer Book as the official standard of doctrine and worship in the Anglican Church of Canada (while supporting a modest amount of flexibility as may be sensible and locally appropriate). It seeks to foster a rediscovery of the classical Anglican way of worship, devotion and reading of Scripture, as embodied in the Book of Common Prayer.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Religious organizations and churches

Relying on the power of the Holy Spirit, we proclaim the love and good news of Jesus Christ through our words and actions.

Community

St. John's

Region

Avalon Peninsula

Category

Religious organizations and churches