Family & Community Services


Salvation Army
Winnipeg Harvest
Christmas LITE
Union Gospel Mission
Christmas Cheer Board of Greater Winnipeg
Christmas Cheer Boards in Rural Manitoba
The Foundation has traditionally helped those who are helping others at Christmas.


$9,000
$5,000
$4,000
$2,500
$10,000
$6,500

 
Blue Sky Opportunities, Altona

Salvation Army

Alpha House Project, Inc.

Alpha House Project, Inc.

Evergreen Basic Needs, Gimli

Evergreen Basic Needs, Gimli

Blue Sky Opportunities, Altona

Blue Sky Opportunities, Altona

L'Arche, Winnipeg

L’Arche, Winnipeg

North End Community Renewal Corporation, Winnipeg

North End Community Renewal Corporation, Winnipeg

Union Gospel Mission, Winnipeg

Union Gospel Mission, Winnipeg

Soup Bee

Soup Bee


Alpha House Project, Inc., Winnipeg
Nova House, Selkirk
Women’s Safe Haven and Resource Centre, Flin Flon
These emergency shelters for women have received grants for capital projects and the operation of emergency shelters.


$3,475
$10,000
$7,500

 

Canadian Amateur Boxing Association
Pan Am Place is being developed to help young men achieve fitness and attain personal goals in a residential setting.


$37,500

 

Community Life Church, Winnipeg
Interior renovations will help this building to take on more programs as a neighbourhood community centre.


$2,500

 

Durban Community Hall
Gretna Prairie Centre
The residents of these hamlets are improving their local halls, the centre of their social life.


$2,500
$5,000

 

Evergreen Basic Needs, Gimli
A learning centre is being established to help adults obtain their high school standing.


$5,000

 

Flin Flon/Creighton & Area SPCA
Parkland Humane Society, Dauphin
These communities are erecting new animal shelters.


$10,000
$10,000

 

Living Gospel Church, Winnipeg
Through a partnership with Manitoba Housing, Living Gospel is funding a Family Centre within a new submidized apartment complex in the inner city.


$10,000

 

Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters
An “In-House Counselling Manual” is being developed for use by MAWS members throughout the province.


$15,000

 

ACL – Swan River
Pine Creek Residence, Austin
Envision Community Living, Steinbach
Imagine Ability, Winnipeg
Blue Sky Opportunities, Altona
Southwest Community Options, Killarney
L’Arche, Winnipeg
Community Living Selkirk
These agencies help the developmentally disadvantaged among us. Grants were made for various capital purposes including cafes opened by L’Arche and Community Living Selkirk to create employment and training for its clients.


$6,300
$6,250
$15,000
$50,000
$15,000
$15,000
$30,000
$10,000

 

Normac Handi-Transit, MacGregor
The town of MacGregor and the surrounding municipality are introducing a handi-van service.


$10,000

 

North End Community Ministry, Winnipeg
The former Stella Mission in the North End is renovating its historic building as it starts its second century of service to the local community.


$40,000

 

Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape, Winnipeg
This agency helps poor women and their children acquire household goods, including furniture and appliances. An emergency operating grant was provided.


$20,000

 

St. Matthew’s Non-Profit Housing, Winnipeg
The historic St. Matthew’s Anglican church is being converted for use as affordable rental accommodation.


$20,000

 

Seed, Winnipeg
This grant, payable over 3 years, will help to fund SEED’s Money Management Training program.


$75,000

 

Union Gospel Mission, Winnipeg
The Mission is renovating a new facility for its programs directed at women.


$25,000

 

Villa Rosa, Winnipeg
REES, helps disabled people obtain employment. This grant provided bus tickets to help clients attend various functions.


$5,000

 

Village of Hartney
The Village is upgrading and improving its swimming pool.


$5,000

 

West Broadway Development Corporation, Winnipeg
A “Soup Bee” project helps young people to obtain a job and learn a skill.


$5,000

 

Winnipeg Harvest
A new computer system will help Harvest to manage its large body of volunteers.


$12,000

 

North End Community Renewal Corporation, Winnipeg
The NECRC is helping to renovate an old, brick warehouse which will house several partners who are committed to addressing the housing needs of low income people.


$75,000

 

The Winnipeg Foundation
“Community Roots” is a magazine devoted to Manitoba’s thriving community foundation movement. It is published by The Winnipeg Foundation.


$2,500

 

Swan Valley Inter-Agency, Swan River
This group of almost 50 agencies cooperates to bring services to the Swan Valley area. A part time coordinator has been hired.


$4,000

 

West Central Women’s Resource Centre, Winnipeg
Capital repairs have been undertaken on the Centre’s building.


$9,540

 

Prairie Rose School Division, Carman
A theatre in the Carman Collegiate is available, year round, for community use. It is being renovated.


$13,000

 

Jubilee Fund, Winnipeg
Jubilee promotes economic opportunity and offers loan guarantees for community economic development. Office furniture was acquired.


$2,000