Education

Pan Am Clinic Foundation, Winnipeg
A Medical Careers Exploration Program is directed at aboriginal students who would otherwise be unlikely to consider such options. This award helped with the costs of delivering the program.

$13,256

Boissevain & Morton Regional Library

Southwestern Manitoba Regional Library, Pierson
Libraries are places of education and recreation for all ages. The Boissevain library is building a new facility. The Pierson library has relocated and acquired new furniture with this grant.

$20,000

$7,500

Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development, Winnipeg
The Centre offers a variety of technical training to help aboriginal people obtain good jobs and enjoy their lives. A nutrition project was partly funded with this grant.

$10,000

Brandon University
Student teachers from the North are being equipped with IPads for use when they return to remote public schools where they will work.

$10,000

Bookmates, Winnipeg
A new project, “Growing and Learning Together”, will partner with inner-city agencies that serve at-risk young people and expectant parents who face multiple challenges.

$8,224

* Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The Sistema music training program is being delivered to King Edward Community School in the inner city. Music training has been shown to promote self-esteem and lead to higher education outcomes.

$15,000