Strengthening Families Through Engagement and CollaborationMCFCS is committed to empowering families and the community to share the responsibility for protecting our children and youth. We are committed to ensuring that all children and youth receive safe and nurturing care that will enhance their development and well-being.We believe that children are best served within their own family and that parents strive to provide the best possible care to their children. All families have inner strengths and resiliency. We recognize that life circumstances and challenges can impact on family functioning and interfere with parents' abilities to meet the needs of their children in the way they hoped. It is at these times that the MCFCS Agency and the community must get involved to support families.MCFCS recognizes that being involved with child and family services is stressful and for many families involuntary. We have worked hard to modify our approach and how families experience our agency, so that despite the involuntary nature of our services, families feel respected, empowered and supported.Be a foster paren
The CommitmentANCR works within a jointly coordinated child and family services system with four distinct mandates (First Nations North, First Nations South, Métis and non-Aboriginal); that is community based; and reflects and incorporates the cultures of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal peoples.Our Commitment to Children and FamiliesFamilies have responsibility in society to ensure the well-being of their children.Each family is unique and has the right to services:That respect their individual needs, their cultural and linguistic heritage.That fosters their participation in decisions, their independence and sustainability.Any intervention in the affairs of a family should:Ensure that the children in the family are safe.Be as non-intrusive as possible.Ensure that no child is at risk because of gaps between programs and services of agencies.Be preventative, supportive, consistent and respectful.Support children to stay with their own family systems whenever possible.Ensuring the safety, security and well-being of children and their best interests are fundamental responsibilities of society
Sunshine HouseKali Shiva AIDS Services has been working with people living with HIV/AIDS in Winnipeg since 1987. Sunshine House began operations in 1999 after broad consultation between affected communities, and national and local agencies active in the poly drug using community .A core of roughly 50 'regular' clients has emerged from the programs in place over the history of Kali Shiva at Sunshine House. This core of individuals is distinguished from the 4000/year 'occasional' users of service by their long-term participation in programs and use of practical services offered. The core of individuals has consistently followed us through two re-locations, including to our permanent facility at 646 Logan Avenue.Sunshine House has successfully engaged the most marginalized individuals in the Winnipeg poly drug using community by being a place where everyone is welcome, without judgement. A 'Harm Reduction' approach to our work has built a strong connection with people who often reject community services.
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1Hope Winnipeg represents a group of not-for-profit organizations working together towards a brighter future by connecting with, supporting and empowering the most disenfranchised people in our city.Our five outreach ministries (West Broadway, St. Matthew's-Maryland, Oak Table, North End Stella and Rainbow Ministry) serve those living with addictions, those without a place to call home, or those shunned by others based on race, income and sexual orientation. The need for their presence continues to grow, especially in these times of economic stress.