Investing in a Better Winnipeg COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GUIDE About 100 United Way Winnipeg Agency Liaison Volunteers (ALVs) spend hundreds of hours each year reviewing and evaluating the impacts and outcomes of United Way Winnipeg agency partners. With their help, our agencies provide the best possible services for our community while also maintaining effective and efficient operations. United Way Winnipeg provides sustained, core, and “We are partners in helping the agencies reach their goals. When an agency tells their ALV team about successes and program funding to the essential network of agencies challenges, it’s a chance to strengthen the organization with resources and support so they can keep moving you will find in this guide. Through the generosity forward and serving people in the best ways possible. It’s such a rewarding role − the agencies are doing incredible of Winnipeggers, these agencies remain open and work for people across Winnipeg, and I feel honoured to available to provide much-needed help to our friends, play a part in that.” Sandra Woloschuk families, co-workers, and even ourselves. Thank you. United Way Winnipeg Agency Liaison Volunteer Sandra Woloschuk (top) and Marion Cooper, at United Way Winnipeg for CMHA’s annual Mental Health Week The generosity of people like you ensures continual funding for a network of agencies that provides help to thousands of Winnipeggers year after year. This sustained, reliable funding ensures these essential services will remain for our families, friends, and co-workers and future generations. ON AVERAGE, SOMEONE IN WINNIPEG EVERY 90 “It is because of the generosity of Winnipeggers that we GETS HELP FROM A UNITED WAY are able to support so many individuals and families to SECONDS address their mental health needs and strengthen their WINNIPEG AGENCY. resilience. Now, more than ever, our community needs access to mental health education, counselling and support, especially our youth.” Marion Cooper Executive Director, Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba and Winnipeg All information accurate as of June 2019. INVESTING IN A BETTER WINNIPEG Community Investment Guide 2 3 A and enhance their social, emotional, physical, 616 Broadway 532 Ellice Avenue intellectual and spiritual lives, and promote Winnipeg, MB R3C 0W8 Winnipeg, MB R3B 1Z2 ABORIGINAL HEALTH & WELLNESS active participation in all aspects of community P 204-775-9856 F 204-784-2882 P 204-988-9200 F 204-988-9208 CENTRE OF WINNIPEG life. E [email protected] E [email protected] Provides contemporary and traditional health W artcityinc.com W winnipeg.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca and wellness resources to improve lives in 200-280 Smith Street the urban Indigenous community. Healing is Winnipeg, MB R3C 1K2 holistic, culture-based and for all Indigenous P 204-956-6440 F 204-946-5667 ARTHRITIS SOCIETY, PRAIRIE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF peoples. United Way Winnipeg supports E [email protected] DIVISION - MANITOBA/NUNAVUT WINNIPEG the Mino-Pimatiziiwin (Men’s Healthy Living) W aosupportservices.ca Provides education, programs, and support to Gives a safe, supportive place for children and Program which provides a range of services adults and children living with arthritis so they youth to participate in healthy activities, make for First Nations, Métis and Inuit men living in can self-manage living with the disease and its positive friendships, and learn respect for self ANDREWS STREET FAMILY CENTRE symptoms. and others. United Way Winnipeg supports Winnipeg. (ASFC) a range of services including leadership 214 & 215-181 Higgins Avenue Provides a place in the community where Suite 100A-1465 Buffalo Place development, education programs, recreation, Winnipeg, MB R3B 3G1 families work to meet their own needs. United Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L8 arts and crafts, and job training. P 204-925-3700 F 204-925-1206 Way Winnipeg provides core funding which P 204-942-4892 F 204-942-4894 E [email protected] supports the agency in offering a safe place E [email protected] Administrative Office W ahwc.ca for children and youth through Pritchard Place W arthritis.ca/mb 300-61 Juno Street Drop-in Centre, parenting support through their Winnipeg, MB R3A 1T1 Parents Helping Parents program, in addition AURORA FAMILY THERAPY CENTRE P 204-982-4940 F 204-982-4950 AFRICAN COMMUNITIES OF to providing outreach and practical support E [email protected] Provides counselling and therapy to families, MANITOBA INC. (ACOMI) to families and their children, and a Volunteer W bgcwinnipeg.ca couples and individuals to enhance personal, Provides a Youth Mentorship Program that Program for community residents to strengthen interpersonal, and spiritual well-being. Services works to strengthen – primarily, but not their work skills. Aberdeen Club exclusively – youth and families associated are open to everyone and are sensitive to 415 Stella Avenue with ACOMI, through identity building, 220 Andrews Street gender and culture. P 204-582-4403 social inclusion, and mentorship. ACOMI Winnipeg, MB R2W 4T1 5th floor–491 Portage Avenue uses a culturally focused service model; team P 204-589-1721 F 204-589-7354 Freight House Club Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E4 members and community elders provide a wide E [email protected] #4-200 Isabel Street P 204-786-9251 F 204-772-2547 range of educational, mentoring and cultural P 204-783-8640 E [email protected] activities. ART CITY W aurorafamilytherapy.com Gilbert Park Club - Community Housing Unit 101-421 Kennedy Street Offers free art programs for youth and adults Units 1 & 2–35 Gilbert Avenue in a safe setting in the West Broadway P 204-582-3609 Winnipeg, MB R3B 2N2 B P 204-221-6696 neighbourhood. Through instruction and Ryerson Club E [email protected] mentorship, art becomes a community-building BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF Richmond Kings Community Centre W acomi.ca tool. United Way Winnipeg supports a range of WINNIPEG services including drop-in art classes, a healthy 577 Dalhousie Drive Matches volunteers with youth in need of snack program, artist workshops, and annual P 204-269-1570 friends, support, and guidance. Volunteer A & O: SUPPORT SERVICES FOR events. Artists help youth and adults build “Bigs” help “Littles” gain confidence and Sister McNamara Club OLDER ADULTS their skills in pottery, painting, printmaking and self-esteem through life-changing relationships 460 Sargent Avenue Offers specialized programs and services that photography. are accessible to older Manitobans to support that inspire and empower children and youth to P 204-942-1919 reach their potential. Helping kids be all they can be Moving people from poverty to possibility Inspiring healthy people, strong communities C Capacity building INVESTING IN A BETTER WINNIPEG Community Investment Guide 4 5 Victor Mager Club solutions to local needs. United Way Winnipeg CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH topics such as violence, bullying and abuse 81 Beliveau Road provides funding for five program areas, ASSOCIATION, MANITOBA AND prevention; and injury prevention education P 204-255-0042 including the Manitoba page on CCEDNet’s WINNIPEG (CMHA) and awareness. website, the annual CD/CED Gathering, the Works to ensure people affected by mental Polson Club Strengthening Nonprofits Workshop Series, health illness and challenges have the same 1111 Portage Avenue 491 Munroe Avenue Enterprising Nonprofits and Spark. rights, choices and access to service as all Winnipeg, MB R3G 0S8 P 204-798-7039 people. Support is available for anyone P 204-982-7330 F 204-942-8367 Unit 202-765 Main Street experiencing problems with services they are E [email protected] Dalhousie Club Winnipeg, MB R2W 3N5 currently using or trying to access. CMHA W redcross.ca 262 Dalhousie Drive P 204-943-0547 also offers information and referrals, skills P 204-260-9845 E [email protected] development and public education. CENTRE RENAISSANCE CENTRE W ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/ René Deleurme Club Offers family and marriage counselling to 930 Portage Avenue 511 St. Anne’s Road individuals and couples in both French and Spark Winnipeg, MB R3G 0P8 P 204-256-3820 English. Workshops, support groups, and anger Connects volunteer professionals to a broad P 204-982-6100 F 204-982-6128 range of community economic development management classes are also available to teens St. James Club E [email protected] projects. Clients range from emerging and adults. 190 Ferry Road W winnipeg.cmha.ca community groups with good ideas, to well- P 204-914-6836 844 Autumnwood Drive established organizations. Spark matches clients Winnipeg, MB R2J 1C1 with providers and offers ongoing support CANADIAN MUSLIM WOMEN’S Norquay Club INSTITUTE (CMWI) P 204-256-6750 F 204-256-5504 132 Lusted Avenue during the technical assistance delivery. Provides programs and services that help E [email protected] P 204-944-1637 580 Main Street newcomer women participate and contribute W renaissancecentre.ca Carpathia Club Winnipeg, MB R3B 1C7 fully in the community. Services include 300 Carpathia Road P 204-837-7275 F 204-942 7785 community gatherings, job referral, English CNIB P 204-869-6895 E [email protected] conversation groups, Halal food pantry, Moms’ Community-based services that empower W sparkwpg.ca and Tots’ program, peer support group, home people who are blind or partially sighted to CSI (Community Schools Investigators) visits, sharing circle, exercise class and The live independently, to see beyond vision loss Enterprising Non-profits – Manitoba (ENP-MB) Summer Learning Enrichment Programs Cutting Edge sewing training program. and lead the lives they want. Whether that Provides a convening and coordinating function Offers summer learning opportunities for youth, means learning to cook again after a loss of within the social enterprise sector to support 201-61 Juno Street ages 6-12, living in low-income situations, in vision, going back to school, travelling with emerging and expanding revenue-generating Winnipeg, MB R3A 1T1 partnership with local schools, community confidence, or getting the emotional support initiatives that have a social mission.