Our PurposeTo provide a safe place for kids, ages 5-12, where they can build positive relationships with caring adults.To provide safe temporary shelter for adults in transition.To help people become contributing members of their communityTo give opportunity to build self-esteem by respecting and developing gifts and abilities, by building on peoplés strengths.To promote a healthy community in which people gain a sense of pride and dignity.To empower people living in this area so they can take control of their own destiny.To provide the healing message of the gospel of Jesus Christ to bring hope to people that are hurting. Mission StatementBuild frienships in a fun and healthy community with an opportunity to discover a God who loves, forgives, and invites us to join His family.Core Value StatementWe value God's redemptive plan to provide new life in the present and the future for all His childrenWe value the Bible. It is from the Bible, God's Word, that we discover God's amazing love, mercy, and grace for all people.
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:
Play nine or 18 holes on some of Winnipeg's exclusive courses.Sept. 3 & 25Tune in every week to hear some BOLD talk.Saturdays at noon on 680Get in early on season seats.Includes 10 luncheons
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.