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Corrections issues decades in the making

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

“We have public health issues that we are now looking at, so I think we’re working with an eye to make sure everybody who is in, is in to protect the public,” the prosecutor said. “If they are supposed to … Continue reading →

Community Support – Do you want to help or do you need help?

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
  • Kids Crisis Text Line – Need help now? Text CONNECT to 686868. Check out the link to volunteer as a crisis responder if you are interested and able. Volunteers are needed currently.
  • Join the Social Distance Pow Wow Facebook group to connect with Indigenous Peoples online for community support and to share ideas for navigating this shut-down period.
  • Help Next Door MB: If you are a volunteer ready to provide your support or someone who needs a helping hand through these difficult times, this platform can connect you.
  • CareMongering Facebook group: If you need someone to help you or you want to help someone in your community, please check out this group.
  • Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood residents: The staff at Charleswood 55+ Centre is available via phone (204-897-5263) from 10 am to 2pm, Mon – Fri,  to help seniors who are unable to leave their home and need essentials including food or medication

Broken Promise Stolen Futures: Child and Family Poverty in Manitoba, Campaign 2000

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Campaign 2000 is a national coalition that monitors progress and setbacks to end child and family poverty in Canada. It was initially formed to hold the federal government to its 1989 unanimous motion in the House of Commons to end child poverty by the year 2000.

This report is focused on the situation in Manitoba. Even with the federal Canada Child Benefit and using both the federal and provincial governments’ preferred and more forgiving poverty measure, the Market Basket Measure, Manitoba ranked 4th in both overall and child poverty in 2016. However in 2018, there was an increase of 7% in overall poverty and 19% increase in child poverty. The report demonstrates that at this rate it will take 697.5 years to end child poverty in Manitoba.

Read the full report here.

Manitoba Child and Family Poverty Report 2020Download

Media Release: Manitoba Child Poverty Report 2020

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8th, 2020 Campaign 2000 is a national coalition that monitors progress and setbacks to end child and family poverty in Canada. It was initially formed to hold the federal government to its 1989 unanimous motion in … Continue reading →

COVID-19: Applying for EI

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

The following documents may be helpful for yourself, your staff and/or your clients. The Applying For EI document is provided in English and French, and the Contact Information sheet is a bilingual document. On the sheet, there is information for … Continue reading →

City Budget 2020-2024: Fours Years of Cuts to Community

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

COVID-19 CRISIS HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR PROVINCIAL INVESTMENTS TO END POVERTY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION: BUDGET 2020 RESPONSE Make Poverty History Manitoba (MPHM) Please click here for our full final budget submission to the Executive Policy Committee (EPC) on the 18th and Council on the … Continue reading →

Winnipeg Needs More for Four More Years

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

(Updated budget presentation to EPC in light of COVID-19, an update on Winnipeg: More than pipes, parks and pavement) I am here to disagree that this budget has balanced essentials and shared the pain of long overdue and needed austerity. … Continue reading →

Winnipeg: More than parks, pipes and pavement

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Let’s be clear, on the city budget, we do have options. The belief that there really are none, that the proposed budget has balanced essentials and shared the pain of long overdue and needed austerity is false. There is also much … Continue reading →

Budgets are Coming – Get Involved!

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Hi there! Budgets are coming! Want to get involved? Check out this calendar for all things budget! A lot has certainly been happening and there will be more to come. It would seem that the sale of Portage Place is all … Continue reading →

Fostering Safe Spaces for Dialogue and Relationship-building Between Newcomers and Indigenous Peoples

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

This report was authored by Aliraza Alidina, Darrien Morton & Jenna Wirch and officially released on January 15th, 2020. It discusses wise practices for the relationship-building process between Newcomers and Indigenous Peoples, as well as recommendations for the development of an orientation toolkit for newcomers. This report is accessible under limited copyright protection. As long as this report is accurately and completely credited and not used for commercial motives, you may download, distribute, photocopy, cite or excerpt this document. See English and French versions below :

Fostering-Safe-Spaces-for-Dialogue-and-Relationship-building-between-Newcomers-and-Indigenous-Peoples-Report-English-Web-ViewDownload
Mettre-en-place-des-espaces-sûrs-et-favorables-au-dialogue-et-à-l’établissement-de-relations-entre-les-nouveaux-arrivants-et-la-population-autochtone-FrancaisDownload