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Muscular Dystrophy Canada

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Full Name:	Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Business Number:	107755837RR0001
Tax Status:	Canadian charity
Address:	900-2345 YONGE ST TORONTO, ON M4P2E5

About this Nonprofit

Mission:	Muscular Dystrophy Canada supports the independence and full participation of Canadians with neuromuscular disabilities. We fund research to improve the quality of life with people with neuromuscular disorders and to find a cure. We assist individuals to participate in the decisions that affect them and collaborate with others for social change. Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s reach of services and support is nation-wide with regional offices located in Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic. We rely heavily on donations from donors across the country through fundraising events, direct mail, employee groups, and major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations. MDC does not receive funding from government funding or the United Way.
Description:	Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) provides a number of services to people registered with our organization, including: Information and Education, Equipment, Peer Support, Referral and Social Action. Information and Education – The provision of information to people registered with us, their families, community professionals, and the general public is a key priority for MDC. We focus on more than 100 neuromuscular disorders under our umbrella and related issues. Equipment Program – We provide funding for mobility and health equipment, such as wheelchairs and hospital beds, as well as equipment to help maintain an individual’s independence including ramps and lifts. Because neuromuscular disorders cause a progressive wasting of muscles, the needs of an individual increases over their lifetime. Advocacy – MDC engages in social action to ensure that persons with neuromuscular disorders can participate fully in all aspects of daily living. We work collaboratively with other organizations to bring about policy changes in provincial and federal governments and providing volunteers in local Chapters and communities with the tools they need to participate in local and community advocacy efforts. A priority for our Social Action Committee is to convince the federal and provincial governments that consistent minimum standards of equipment funding must be established for all Canadians in need. Research – Neuromuscular research was a driving reason for the formation of our organization in 1954. Today, our neuromuscular research program works in partnership with other organizations and individuals allowing Muscular Dystrophy Canada to leverage higher investments in neuromuscular research than we could afford acting independently. Our partnerships include: • The Neuromuscular Research Partnership – a joint collaboration of the ALS Society of Canada, Muscular Dystrophy Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and aimed at identifying the causes, treatments and an eventual cure for neuromuscular disorders. • The Stem Cell Network • The Rachel Fund – a partnership of MDC, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis and a single benefactor, Mr. Al Libfeld, dedicated to the advancement of research on myotonic dystrophy.

Mission:

Muscular Dystrophy Canada supports the independence and full participation of Canadians with neuromuscular disabilities. We fund research to improve the quality of life with people with neuromuscular disorders and to find a cure. We assist individuals to participate in the decisions that affect them and collaborate with others for social change. Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s reach of services and support is nation-wide with regional offices located in Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic. We rely heavily on donations from donors across the country through fundraising events, direct mail, employee groups, and major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations. MDC does not receive funding from government funding or the United Way.

Description:

Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) provides a number of services to people registered with our organization, including: Information and Education, Equipment, Peer Support, Referral and Social Action.

Information and Education – The provision of information to people registered with us, their families, community professionals, and the general public is a key priority for MDC. We focus on more than 100 neuromuscular disorders under our umbrella and related issues.

Equipment Program – We provide funding for mobility and health equipment, such as wheelchairs and hospital beds, as well as equipment to help maintain an individual’s independence including ramps and lifts. Because neuromuscular disorders cause a progressive wasting of muscles, the needs of an individual increases over their lifetime.

Advocacy – MDC engages in social action to ensure that persons with neuromuscular disorders can participate fully in all aspects of daily living. We work collaboratively with other organizations to bring about policy changes in provincial and federal governments and providing volunteers in local Chapters and communities with the tools they need to participate in local and community advocacy efforts. A priority for our Social Action Committee is to convince the federal and provincial governments that consistent minimum standards of equipment funding must be established for all Canadians in need.

Research – Neuromuscular research was a driving reason for the formation of our organization in 1954. Today, our neuromuscular research program works in partnership with other organizations and individuals allowing Muscular Dystrophy Canada to leverage higher investments in neuromuscular research than we could afford acting independently. Our partnerships include:

• The Neuromuscular Research Partnership – a joint collaboration of the ALS Society of Canada, Muscular Dystrophy Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and aimed at identifying the causes, treatments and an eventual cure for neuromuscular disorders.
• The Stem Cell Network
• The Rachel Fund – a partnership of MDC, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis and a single benefactor, Mr. Al Libfeld, dedicated to the advancement of research on myotonic dystrophy.

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