Provides culturally relevant prevention and support programs and services for Aboriginal families. With United Way's support, Ma Mawi provides youth programming and creates opportunities for community members to train, volunteer and develop leadership skills. A partner in the Winnipeg AssetBuilders Partnership, Ma Mawi also offers money management training and matched savings programs that help individuals and families in low-income situations build their assets for long-term stability and financial independence.

Community Sites:

318 Anderson Ave.
Phone: (204) 925-0349

443 Spence Ave.
Phone: (204) 925-0348

Isobel's Place (formerly Adolescent Parent Residential Learning Centre)
Phone: (204) 925-0320

Circle of Care Short Term Residential Care
Pone: (204) 925-4472

Honouring the Spirit of Our Little Sisters - Safe House for Adolescent Females
Phone: (204) 925-1778

Win Gardner Place
363 McGregor St.
Phone: (204) 925-0340

Windy Hill Training and Learning Centre
Hillside Beach, MB
Phoe: (204) 925-0379

Young Warriors Lodge
Phone: (204) 925-0333

Wi Che Win Program
Phone: (204) 940-4259

Housing Plus Program
Phone: (204) 582-7371

Supports growth and healing for children, youth and families through safe and caring relationships. United Way supports the Youth Resource Centre shelter, which gives youth a safe place to stay for up to three nights, and offers counselling and referral services. As well, United Way supports the Positive Alternatives for Youth mentorship training project, which trains volunteer youth to help complete community projects. A partner in the Winnipeg AssetBuilders Partnership, MYS also offers money management training and matched savings programs that help individuals and families in low-income situations build their assets for long-term stability and financial independence.

Provides people who are homeless and living with poverty, addiction, mental or physical illness with emergency shelter and short-term transitional housing. United Way supports MSP’s transitional support services team, which helps individuals make choices that lead to healthier lives.

Second Location
2nd Floor, 661 Main Street

Promotes human rights and civil freedoms by means of public education, law reviews and community outreach. MARL creates fact sheets and research for government and the public, provides advice to individuals, and offers free workshops for schools.

Provides services to welcome, educate and help refugee newcomers successfully transition to their new home in Winnipeg. United Way supports volunteer programs that help newcomers learn more about Winnipeg while practicing English, and access vital resources including regularly scheduled clinics with services provided by medical students.

Supports schools in their efforts to help high school students do better academically. United Way supports giving students a voice in their own learning, and helping them identify the issues that matter most to them, along with solutions that take their schools, families and communities into account.

Offers a range of safe, organized recreational activities for youth aged nine to 16 during the critical hours when they are not in school: evenings, in-service days, and school holidays. MYAC’s goal is to help kids do better socially and academically. MYAC also provides young people with job and volunteer placements and works to build a strong connection between youth and their community.

Supports individual ability, stronger families and a safer community through programming aimed at youth and adults within a diverse family housing complex in St. Vital. The Centre’s resources include a clothing depot, lending library, as well as computer, fax, photocopier and telephone access. Adult programs include a tenant council, community kitchen and workshops. The Marlene Street Kids Program offers a homework club, cooking group, teen group, arts and crafts and computer camps.

Provides therapy and educational services to youth and their families. Programs include 24-hour managed care, an onsite school and crisis stabilization unit. United Way supports the Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, which provides therapy and support to youth and non-offending family members.

Provides hot, nutritious meals to people who are unable to prepare their own, enabling them to remain independent in their own homes.

Provides training for individuals, families, neighbours and workplaces interested in learning new ways of resolving conflict. A victim/offender mediation program is also available for adult and youth offenders.

Provides community health services aimed at building safer, stronger inner city neighbourhoods. With support from United Way, Mount Carmel offers a dental program for people in low-income situations as well as community outreach and early childhood/parenting resources.

Provides support services and programs to persons affected by MS. These include information and referral, education, peer and caregiver support, and advocacy services. The MS Society also offers adapted yoga and massage programs, and operates a lending library for members.