Search Organizations (English): Manitoba, Manitoba
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- Sexuality Education Resource Centre (Winnipeg)
- http://www.serc.mb.ca
Formerly Planned Parenthood Manitoba, SERC acts as advocate, educator and facilitator on issues related to sexuality and
reproductive health. Works closely with advisory committees from numerous communities on community and professional
education programs.
Facts of Life Program services:
- “Ask a Question” by confidential email and receive a response within two working days at thefactsoflife@serc.mb.ca
- Web site for community, parents, youth, and service providers at www.serc.mb.ca
- “The Sex Files” radio show Thursdays’ at 9:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 FM
- The Sexuality Education Network list serve for service providers:
join the list serve by sending your contact information to: sexualityeducationnetwork@serc.mb.ca (See Details)
- Portage Correctional Institute
- Immigrant Women's Association of Manitoba
IWAM helps immigrant women and their families settle and integrate into the Canadian society. IWAM has established counselling services, English as Second Language training, and provided advocacy and research as well as a variety of different programs and projects.Addresses the concerns of immigrant women and their families. Offers advocacy, referral and public education and information.
- Native Women's Transition Centre
- http://www.nativewomens.mb.ca/
- Provides temporary residence for Aboriginal women and their children, as well as support groups for skills development for independent living, counselling, child care services and women's sharing circles. Also operates Memengwaa Place, which offers second-stage, independent living for Aboriginal women and children suffering from the long-term effects of abuse. (See Details)
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
- www.cpsm.mb.ca
- Licenses Manitoba physicians; monitors standards of medical practice; investigates complaints against physicians; and provides advice on ethical, legal, and quality-of-care matters. Website includes a directory of physicians in Manitoba. (See Details)
- Manitoba AIDS Cooperative
- Forms a network of community-based organizations that work to ensure the design, development, and implementation of appropriate HIV/AIDS programs, services and policies for people living in Manitoba.
- Centre Youville
- http://www.youville.ca/
Provides a nurse managed, community-based accessible health resource for the communities of St. Vital and St. Boniface. Provides a place where individuals and families can work on their health concerns with health professionals or with other people who have had similar experiences. Offers the following programs and services: Ask a nurse, Children and youth, Community building, Diabetes education resource, Healthy lifestyles for adults, Emotional/spiritual/mental health, Nutrition, Parenting resources, Prenatal services, Public health nurses, and Seniors. (See Details)
- Manitoba Health
- http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/index.html
Develops, administers, and provides public and mental health services for Manitobans. Works to improve and promote the health status of Manitobans and to reduce inequalities in health status. Website includes the Manitoba Drug Formulary and information on provincial health insurance and Pharmacare. Nouvelles, informations sur les programmes et services, dont les services de sages-femmes, feuillets de renseignements, etc.
(See Details)- Manitoba Farm & Rural Stress Line
- http://www.ruralstress.ca/
Provides confidential support, counselling, and information to farm and rural families. Web site offers tips on how to manage stress, as well as links to other related sites.
(See Details)- Mother of Red Nations Women's Council of Manitoba
- http://morn.cimnet.ca/
- Works to promote, protect and support the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well being of all Aboriginal women and children in Manitoba; and to provide voice, representation and advocacy for Aboriginal women through spiritual, cultural, social, economic, political, educational, and recreational development. Provides advocacy and support for Aboriginal women. Administers a skills development training and employment fund for urban Aboriginal women. Creates and promotes community training and learning initiatives to empower and build individual and community capacity. Connects Aboriginal women with culturally relevant healing, training and professional development initiatives. Organizes workshops and conferences on a wide range of issues impacting Aboriginal women in Manitoba. (See Details)
