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Nature and Purpose of the Canadian Paraplegic What is Spinal Cord Injury? Services Table Canadian Paraplegic Life After Spinal Cord Injury for Incomplete spinal Association (Manitoba) Inc. SCI is damage to the spinal cord whether it occurs Percentage cord injuries book Association CPA (Manitoba) Inc. is a non-profit organization by physical trauma, illness or disease. The spinal Number of of Total Services Services Guide to Pressure Ulcer Prevention book representing persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in cord is the neural tissue in the spinal canal that Provided: (Manitoba) Inc. Children’s book ―….so Dad uses a wheelchair‖ Manitoba. Accountable to a membership comprised of connects the brain to the body below the head. Accommodation 1010 8% persons living with these disabilities, their families and Life Interrupted: For Youth with Spinal Cord Injury Mission: This neural tissue cannot normally regenerate, thus supporters, CPA employs professional staff, uses com- Client Identified Issues 83 .5% and their families book To assist persons with spinal cord injuries damage to it is considered permanent. mitted volunteers and encourages peer-linkages to STEP-UP Stakeholders Training and Education in and other physical disabilities to achieve A person with paraplegia has paralysis in the achieve its mission. Education/Vocational 1194 9.5% Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program independence, self-reliance, and lower extremities and part of the torso. full community participation CPA’s Core Services A person with tetraplegia has, in addition, a par- Employment/Vocational 990 8% CPA (Manitoba) Inc. operationalizes its Mission through Outputs—Community Advocacy tial or complete paralysis of the hands and arms Equipment & Supplies 740 6% CPA’s Rehabilitation Services Framework and the delivery In addition to regular client services activities, CPA due to a spinal cord injury in the neck area. of six Core Services. This transitional framework focuses Family & Other Significant 356 3% was involved in a wide variety of community on four phases: Recovery and Rehabilitation—early inter- Relationships advocacy activities this past year including: New Injuries vention hospital; Reintegration—community services upon Participation on City of Winnipeg Access Advisory return to home; Community Participation and Growth; and Financial 918 7% 80 Committee Sustainability—continued lifelong support. 70 Health & Wellness 3075 25% Solution Team leadership for Rick Hansen Rehabilitation Counselling Foundation Professional counselling services assist individuals in 60 Legal Issues 120 1% Collaboration with Family Services and Housing their return to an independent life in the community. CPA 50 Active involvement in HSC Rehabilitation Hospital offers continuous support, information, community links 40 Recreation & Leisure 162 1% and follow-up. SCI Team to heighten community awareness Members of Team Manitoba demonstrate 30 Sexuality 97 1% of ongoing health issues wheelchair curling to Kerry Burtnyk, Service Coordination 20 Vic Peters and Jeff Stoughton Resources to community, citizens, business and A unique framework ensures overall coordination for the Supports for Independence 250 2% rehabilitation process, from onset through 10 other ancillary organizations community integration. 0 Transportation 342 3% Identification of speakers for schools, universities 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 and other community systems Vocational/Employment Services Overall Services Coordina- 3015 25% These services assist individuals to identify vocational Joint Community and Government Members Com- 62 new SCI between April 1, 2009 and March 31, tion/Quality Assurance options and obtain employment consistent with their mittee on Disability-Related Employment and In- 2010. Of these (some statistics unavailable)* values, skills, abilities and interests. TOTALS: 12,442 100% come Assistance Issues 28 traumatic, 31 non-traumatic * Peer Support Handi-Transit Policy Advisory Committee 39 paraplegia, 19 tetraplegia * ―Someone who’s been there‖ can act as a mentor and Parking Permit Advisory Committee 15 complete, 43 incomplete injuries * role model to encourage and sustain others through the WRHA Wheeled Mobility Committee 19 new injuries aged 35 and under, 43 aged 35+ Outputs—Information Services challenges they face. WRHA Wound Care Strategic Planning Committee 47 male, 15 female The CPA (Manitoba) Inc. website CPA Member Harold Swick displays Community Advocacy Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc. Board of Directors the use of an accessible golf cart 49 non-Aboriginal, 13 Aboriginal www.cpamanitoba.ca was maintained by webmas- CPA strives to create a society based on inclusiveness. Manitoba Spinal Cord Injury Research Committee These efforts involve identifying, reducing and working ter George Tataryn. In addition to the information Barrier-Free Manitoba Initiative with others to eliminate barriers to full contained on this website, CPA provides information community participation, including leadership in Outputs—Client Services resources including: Representation at ―Rapid Transit‖ open house 2009/10 prevention efforts. CPA’s computerized Case Management System ParaTracks (provincial newsletter—layout and Participation with Disability in Emergency Man- Annual Report Information Services tracks program activities (outputs). Indicators are design Mike Nickle) agement Network CPA provides comprehensive and relevant information for derived through various analyses of such outputs. Total Access (CPA National Magazine) Airport Advisory Committee stakeholders that includes individuals with spinal cord Rehabilitation services staff completed 12,442 cli- Life After Spinal Cord Injury book Manitoba Employment Equity Practitioners Asso- Version française disponsible à: www.cpamanitoba.ca injuries, their families, employers, ent services outputs during the year for 507 ciation French version available at: www.cpamanitoba.ca community agencies, insurers and governments. clients (see Services Table). Vocational Rehabilitation Association President and Executive Director’s Report for the material produced at a university level for Canadian Paraplegic Association (Manitoba) Inc. Treasurer’s Report The 2009/2010 fiscal year has seen the ex- professional service providers. The new training Summarized Financial Statements On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to report pansion of how we do business and the fulfillment modules and materials will assist our staff to in- March 31, 2010 that we continue our success of balancing our of new services. There has been increased delivery crease competency levels. budget with the 2009/2010 year ending with an of rehabilitation services as well as broadening our The future challenges include building admini- Financial Position Revenue and Expenses and Changes in Net Assets Excess of Revenue over Expenses of $37,574. role in meeting the varied needs related to spinal stration capacity for the increased roles of CPA in- 2010 2009 2010 2009 Our Total revenue decreased by $86,367 over- cord injury in Manitoba. This progress is also re- cluding our ―Going Forward Together‖ Agreement Assets Revenue all. Major differences are $12,782 from Rick Han- flected in our strategic initiatives of enhancing pub- financial management and administrative support Cash $247,126 $191,556 Grants and contracted revenue sen Foundation, $14,936 from STEP-UP Program lic image, expansion of service and professionalism. to the Manitoba SCI Research Committee and Pro- Accounts receivable 40,328 125,550 Province of Manitoba $261,600 $256,400 and $72,165 from Recovery of Costs. Other small This was the first full year of implementation of vincial Solutions Team. Prepaid expenses 6,876 - Health Canada 82,500 82,500 variances in funding make up the difference. the ―Going Forward Together: Government of Mani- As the Manitoba Government continues to re- Fixed assets 8,139 2,025 United Way of Winnipeg 121,896 119,500 Our expenses decreased by $65,125, mostly a toba’s Contribution to Spinal Cord Injury Leadership view the potential for accessibility legislation, CPA Trust assets 353,700 634,530 Winnipeg Regional result of decreased Vocational assistance. The rest in Manitoba‖ Agreement. This multi-year agreement will continue to provide our input regarding the $656,169 $953,661 Health Authority 57,897 57,897 of the expenses were consistent with the prior year. is overseen by CPA in collaboration with the Rick needs of Manitobans with SCI and other physical Workers Compensation Board 20,000 20,000 We wish to extend our sincere gratitude to our Liabilities and Net Assets Hansen Foundation and the Government of Mani- disabilities. CPA National project grants 10,880 16,089 funders, members and donors for their continued Accounts payable and toba. The successful completion of the first year At the national level, CPA has completed an Manitoba Paraplegia support of CPA’s programs and services. accrued liabilities $14,377 $13,994 Foundation Inc. 5,000 6,517 business plan has delivered the following highlights: operational review and is re-focusing its limited re- Accrued vacation pay 33,765 24,323 I wish to thank our Accounting Officer, John Through the guidance of the Manitoba Spinal Cord sources on service delivery. CPA Manitoba will be Rick Hansen Foundation 20,700 7,918 Powell for his hard work and dedication, and thank Deferred revenue 37,813 32,468 Step-Up Program 25,844 40,780 Injury Research Committee, CPA successfully ad- part of a task force that