In the 1960s, children with special needs in Northern Ontario had nowhere to go once they reached school age. There were very few support groups for these families. In 1963, an association in the Kirkland Lake area was founded and word spread to families in the Espanola area, encouraging them to begin working together for their own children. These families, with nothing more in common than the love and compassion for their special children, were driven by the possibility that there was more to offer their loved ones.
Activities Welcome to Manitoulin IslandHello, Aanii, Bonjour! Welcome to beautiful Manitoulin Island – Mnidoo Mnising in the Anishnaabeg language – the Heart and Spirit of the Great Lakes of Canada!Manitoulin Island is unique in many ways – it is the world's largest sweet water or freshwater Island. It has more than a hundred inland lakes between its shores, and many of those lakes have Islands on them! There are more than two dozen small settlements, first nations and towns spread out across more than 160 kilometers of boreal forest, lakes, rivers, shorelines, escarpments, meadows and alvars.
Manitoulin Family Resources (MFR) is a multi-service non-profit organization serving women, children, and families of Manitoulin Island, Espanola, and the North Shore region.Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of individuals and families by prov