Charity List
Limited API view set for Charity
Currently contains:
event_create_url
events_toc_accepted
@ingroup restapi
@see charity.models.Charity
GET /api/charity/?format=api&page=121
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Over the decades before the 60s, public facilities that no one else wanted were established in or near Africville: an abattoir, a prison, an infectious diseases hospital, a dump, encroaching rail and industrialization. The community lost its school, its post office, its shops.</span></p>\n<p>In February, 2010, Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly made history by apologizing to the people of Africville for the destruction of their community nearly 40 years before. The apology was supported by the allocation of land and $3 million for the construction of a replica of the church that had stood at the geographic and emotional heart of Africville. <span>Now, a replica of the Church that was the heart of the community celebrates the spirit and tells the story of survival of a community.</span></p>\n<p>Today, the Africville Museum looks across the land where the people of Africville lived, worked, and raised their families by the water of Bedford Basin. Inside the Museum, exhibits tell the story of a community that met the indignities of racism with grace and faith.</p>\n<p><span></span><strong>Connect with Us</strong></p>\n<p>Like Us on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057144292759\">Facebook</a> </p>\n<p>Follow Us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theafricvillemuseum/?hl=en\">Instagram</a></p>", "about_fr": "<p>Après plus de 100 ans d'histoire, la communauté afro-néo-écossaise d'Africville, située sur la rive nord du port d'Halifax, a été détruite pour faire place au développement industriel dans les années 1960. En 2010, les habitants d'Africville ont finalement reçu des excuses pour le chagrin et la perte de leur communauté. Maintenant, une réplique de l'Église qui était le cœur de la communauté célèbre l'esprit et raconte l'histoire de la survie d'une communauté.</p>\n<p>En février 2010, le maire de Halifax, Peter Kelly, est entré dans l'histoire en s'excusant auprès des Africains pour la destruction de leur communauté près de 40 ans auparavant. Les excuses ont été soutenues par l'allocation de terres et 3 millions de dollars pour la construction d'une réplique de l'église qui s'était tenue au cœur géographique et émotionnel d'Africville.</p>\n<p>Aujourd'hui, le musée Africville regarde à travers le pays où les gens d'Africville vivaient, travaillaient et élevaient leurs familles au bord de l'eau du bassin de Bedford. À l'intérieur du Musée, des expositions racontent l'histoire d'une communauté qui a rencontré les indignités du racisme avec grâce et foi. Au fil des ans, des équipements publics dont personne ne voulait ont été créés à Africville ou à proximité: un abattoir, une prison, un hôpital pour maladies infectieuses, un dépotoir, un rail envahissant et l'industrialisation. La communauté a perdu son école, son bureau de poste, ses magasins.</p>", "logo_en": "https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/logo/103101/", "logo_fr": "https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/charities/logo/103101/", "twitter": null, "google_plus": null, "facebook": null, "new_hero_image_en": 353040, "new_hero_image_fr": 353040, "logo": "https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/logo/103101/" }, "city_en": "HALIFAX", "events_toc_accepted": false, "business_number": "820442663RR0001", "province": "NS", "is_registered": true, "search_image": null, "funds": [ { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "Africville Waterfront Marina Project", "is_default": false, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Africville Waterfront Marina Project", "fund_id": 303721 }, { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "General", "is_default": true, "amount": null, "description_fr": "général", "fund_id": 180925 } ], "search_image_fr": null, "summary_en": "In a replica of the Seaview United Baptist Church, we share stories of the community of Africville, the spirit of which lives on.", "city_fr": "HALIFAX", "business_name": "Africville Heritage Trust Society", "slug": "africville-heritage-trust-society", "categories": [ "arts-culture" ], "popular_name_fr": "Africville Museum", "summary": "In a replica of the Seaview United Baptist Church, we share stories of the community of Africville, the spirit of which lives on.", "province_en": "NS", "urls": { "third_party_create": "/en/charities/africville-heritage-trust-society/third-party/new/", "event_create": "/en/charities/africville-heritage-trust-society/events/new/", "charity_profile": "/en/charities/africville-heritage-trust-society/", "charity_profile_fr": "/fr/organismesdebienfaisance/africville-heritage-trust-society/", "charity_profile_en": "/en/charities/africville-heritage-trust-society/", "p2p_create": "/en/charities/africville-heritage-trust-society/p2p/new/" }, "popular_name": "Africville Museum" }, { "popular_name_en": "Africycle", "summary_fr": "Notre objectif est de fournir un accès de base à la mobilité pour les Malawiens ruraux .", "search_image_en": null, "id": 94760, "province_fr": "ON", "city": "Toronto", "is_delisted": false, "charity_profile": { "about_en": "<h2>Our Mission</h2>\r\n<p>Our goal is to provide basic access to mobility for rural Malawians. By empowering and engaging people; Africycle is working to create sustained, responsible development in Africa. Stimulated by the support of Canadians, Africycle's model of development utilizes a holistic strategy to benefit communities as a collective, leveraging the greatest outcome from all resources - money, time and people.</p>\r\n<h2>About Africycle</h2>\r\n<p>Recognizing need and taking action, Africycle discovered that many people in Africa could not afford available forms of transportation; mini bus, taxi or least of all a private vehicle. Therefore the alternative most people turn to is a bicycle. Simple and cheap to operate, bicycles are an effective way to save significant amounts of time. By providing access to appropriate, affordable bicycles; Africycle is using the bicycle as a tool for change in Africa.</p>", "about_fr": "<p><span>Notre mission Notre objectif est de fournir un accès de base à la mobilité pour les Malawiens ruraux . En habilitant et en engageant les gens ; Africycle travaille à la création , le développement responsable durable en Afrique . Stimulée par l'appui des Canadiens , le modèle de Africycle du développement utilise une stratégie globale au profit des communautés en tant que collectif , tirant parti de la plus grande des résultats de toutes les ressources - l'argent , le temps et les gens . A propos de notre Charity Reconnaissant le besoin et de prendre des mesures , Africycle a découvert que beaucoup de gens en Afrique ne pouvaient pas se permettre des formes de transport disponibles ; mini- bus, taxi ou moins tout un véhicule privé . Par conséquent, la solution de rechange la plupart des gens se tournent vers est une bicyclette . Simple et pas cher pour fonctionner , les vélos sont un moyen efficace d'économiser beaucoup de temps . En donnant accès à des vélos appropriés , abordables ; Africycle utilise le vélo comme un outil de changement en Afrique</span></p>", "logo_en": "https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/logo/94760/", "logo_fr": "https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/charities/logo/94760/", "twitter": null, "google_plus": null, "facebook": null, "new_hero_image_en": 48790, "new_hero_image_fr": null, "logo": "https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/logo/94760/" }, "city_en": "Toronto", "events_toc_accepted": true, "business_number": "860491190RR0001", "province": "ON", "is_registered": true, "search_image": null, "funds": [ { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "Bicycle Shipments", "is_default": false, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Bicycle Shipments", "fund_id": 47165 }, { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "General", "is_default": true, "amount": null, "description_fr": "général", "fund_id": 179315 }, { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "Malawi Emergency Relief Fund by Africycle", "is_default": false, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Malawi Emergency Relief Fund by Africycle", "fund_id": 276800 } ], "search_image_fr": null, "summary_en": "Our goal is to provide basic access to mobility for rural Malawians. 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The organization offers support for women who are isolated, depressed, or victims of violence (via a phone line, virtual support group, orientation, etc.) The Centre is a place of meeting, belonging, socialization, mutual aid, solidarity, mentorship and action for all women in general and in particular those from visible minorities.</span></p>\r\n<p>Our activities include a reception desk that can orient women towards appropriate resources, social services, cultural and artistic workshops, yoga classes, French classes, computer science classes, seminars regarding social issues such as gender equality, free childcare, sociocultural outings, an income tax clinic, a furniture bank, a food bank and an intercultural kitchen.</p>", "about_fr": "<p><span>Afrique au Féminin est un organisme de bienfaisance qui soutient la lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale et qui pallie au manque d’information de base pour les familles et les individus à faible revenu en ce qui concerne leurs droits économiques et sociaux fondamentaux. L'unique centre pour femme à Parc-Extension, <strong>Afrique au Féminin a pour mission de soutenir les femmes immigrantes dans l’amélioration de leurs conditions de vie et faciliter leur intégration dans la société québécoise</strong>. L’organisme offre un soutien aux femmes isolées, déprimées, victimes de violence (ligne d’écoute, groupe virtuel, orientation, formation, référence etc.). Le Centre est un lieu de rencontre, d’appartenance, de socialisation, d’entraide, de solidarité, de mentor et d’action pour toutes les femmes en général et celles issues de minorités visibles en particulier.</span><span></span></p>\r\n<p>Nos activités comprennent l'accueil, l'orientation et le référencement, l'intervention sociale, des ateliers culturels et artistiques, des cours de yoga, des cours de francization, des cours d'informatique, des séminaires sur des questions sociales telles que l'égalité des sexes, des sorties socioculturelles, une clinique d'impôt, le dépannage des meubles, le dépannage alimentaire et une cuisine interculturelle.</p>", "logo_en": "https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/logo/116470/", "logo_fr": "https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/charities/logo/116470/", "twitter": null, "google_plus": null, "facebook": null, "new_hero_image_en": 185115, "new_hero_image_fr": 185115, "logo": "https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/logo/116470/" }, "city_en": "MONTREAL", "events_toc_accepted": false, "business_number": "887067965RR0001", "province": "QC", "is_registered": true, "search_image": "/uploads/CACHE/images/55220389a1f14d7f3d158b927a68170b.png", "funds": [ { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "A Roof for Women", "is_default": false, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Un toit pour la femme", "fund_id": 251815 }, { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "Christmas Baskets", "is_default": false, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Paniers de Noël", "fund_id": 251812 }, { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "Food Bank", "is_default": false, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Dépannage alimentaire", "fund_id": 251814 }, { "is_disabled": false, "description_en": "General", "is_default": true, "amount": null, "description_fr": "Général", "fund_id": 236580 } ], "search_image_fr": "/uploads/CACHE/images/467d72aae21e2525adcf761a56480328.png", "summary_en": "We provides an important support mechanism for low-income women affected by problems related to the realities of poverty. 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Our work empowers newcomers, immigrants, refugees, individuals experiencing homelessness, low-income families, and underserved communities to overcome barriers and build thriving futures.</p>\n<p><b>Our Vision </b></p>\n<p>We envision a future where refugees, immigrants, homeless individuals, and underprivileged families in Ontario find hope, stability, and a deep sense of belonging.</p>\n<p><b>Our Mission</b></p>\n<p>Our mission is to provide comprehensive support to refugees, immigrants, individuals experiencing homelessness, and underprivileged families in Ontario. 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