Pursuant to an agreement (the ?Subsidiary Agreement?) entered into on April 1, 1983 between Canad,a Manitoba and Awasis Agency of Northern Manitob,a the Agency was mandated the legal responsibility to provide child and family services to treaty and non-treaty members residing on 25 First Nations, however, with the decentralization of the Awasis Agency, the Agency provides child and family services to 12 First Nations communities.In 2000, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Province of Manitoba and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. The signing of the MOU meant that the Awasis Agency could expand its authority and provide services to off reserve members. These services commenced in 2005.
Founded in 1973 as a crisis line for pregnant women, Pregnancy and Family Support Services Inc. (Formerly known as Pregnancy Distress Service) is committed to offering immediate and long term, quality support, advocacy, and counselling to women, men, and families seeking help.
Lighthouse Mission is primarily a soup and sandwich kitchen, serving the immediate needs of Winnipeg's less fortunate. As a registered Canadian charity and Christian humanitarian agency, we partner with organizations, churches, businesses and individuals to provide emergency relief in the form of food, clothing, prayer, spiritual guidance, and friendship to the homeless, and otherwise less fortunate, inner-city community of Winnipeg, in such a manner that conveys the value of those in need.Lighthouse Mission is unique in that, everyone is welcomed through our doors. Whether or not our friends are high, drunk or have previously been violent with us, they are welcome at Lighthouse and to our services. We believe God's heart is most reflected in our unmeasured forgiveness, love and grace toward the broken, hurting, and desperate people who come to us for help.
As the Christian continues in his quest for God he finds he still has a nature inside that is contrary to personal holiness and a consistent walk with the Lord. Jesus has made provision to cleanse the sin nature we are born with. He does that by a second
EPIC TO HOST CAFE FUNDRAISEREpic Opportunities will host its annual Café Fundraiser event on Thurs., Nov. 6 at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg. The event is one of the primary fundraisers of Epic Opportunities with a goal of raising money for accessible housing for individuals with intellectual...read moreSTARTING A CONVERSATIONWhen members of the Epic Opportunities recruitment team got together earlier this year to discuss ways of better engaging members of the public at the various career fairs they attend they came up with an idea that fit to a T. Actually, it fit like a T-shirt. ...read moreEPIC CONSULTANT IS ON THE JOBKellie Thai's job could be likened to that of a tour guide. An Employment Consultant with Epic Opportunities' Career Exploration Service, she too takes people on all kinds of exciting journeys filled with both challenges and rewards. While you aren't likely...read morePROVINCE TO BOOST WAGESThe Manitoba government recently announced plans to enhance wages for support workers at agencies which provide residential services to adults with intellectual disabilities
Welcome to Knowles Centre. We are a non-profit treatment centre for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties.Knowles Centre began as an orphanage for boys in 1907. Today, Knowles Centre provides group care treatment, day treatment, sexual abuse treatment, treatment foster care, and independent living programs to both boys and girls and their families from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
Thank you for visiting our site, but we're even better in person. Please join us Sundays for great fellowship, teaching and meeting with God. There is no dress code, so come with what you feel comfortable, and expect to be accepted ''just as you are'', with love.Our Sundays are special Come and discover your faithWelcome