Organisations near Springstein MB (75 Result(s))

Welcome to L'Avenir Cooperative L'Avenir Cooperative is a Winnipeg-based organization that provides the supports which enable people labelled with intellectual and/or physical disabilities to live with dignity, fulfillment, and security in their communities.

Events CCDSThe Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) has a mandate dedicated to research, education, and information dissemination on disability issues.CCDS is guided by the philosophies of independent living and community living. The philosophy emphasizes human rights, self-determination, interdependence, equality, a cross-disability focus, and full and valued participation of all citizens in the community. While CCDS is a university affiliated centre we are also committed to fostering a spirit of collaboration among the disability community, government and academia.Follow the links below to learn more CCDS.

A Word About LanguagePeople First is an organization that was formed because some of the people in our communities felt that they were not considered as people first. They felt that they were talked about, talked to, thought about, and treated according to the disabilities that others labelled them with.The founders of People First did not think this was fair. Over the years people have been called mentally handicapped, developmentally disabled, cognitively challenged, intellectually disabled, and many other labels.In order to avoid hurting peoples' feelings and to avoid using labels when we talk about the many different members of People First, we will use the term people who have been labelled.

Meet FrankieIt wasn't uncommon for 5 year old Frankie Rumore to have an ear infection. He'd had them before, so when the usual symptoms presented themselves in June of 2013, his parents Nadia and Joe took him to the pediatrician and expected a speedy recovery. However, as the days passed with a continued fever, lethargy and headaches, it became clear that...

To provide a full range of quality employment services to persons who benefit from training and follow-up supports.A History of SuccessPremier Personnel opened its doors in 1983 as the first entirely community based supported employment agency in Winnipeg. Since then we have helped hundreds of clients find meaningful employment. We are proud of our accomplishments and are thankful for the many great relationships we have developed with employers throughout Winnipeg. We are a non profit agency and our funding is provided by the government of Manitoba which recognizes the importance and value of our program. Because of this we can offer our services without charge to both clients and employers.Premier Personnel has successfully placed clients in a variety of industries and employment settings.Including: