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Programming in French for Dealing With Chronic Illness
Submitted on September 8th 2011Get Better Together! is a free six-week French-language program to help people with a chronic illness take control of their health and:
- Manage pain;
- Deal with fatigue and frustration;
- Increase their energy level;
- Use their medications more effectively;
- Eat well to live well;
- Start an exercise program;
- Set and meet their goals;
- Talk to their health care professional;
- Solve problems and make better choices.
Meetings will take place:
Tuesdays from September 20th to October 25th, 2011
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Place Des Meurons
located at 400, rue Des Meurons in Saint-Boniface
For more information or to register, view the attached poster or contact the Centre de santé Saint-Boniface at 204-953-2253.
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Focus Group: The Health and Social Services Needs of Franco-Manitobans related to Developmental Disabilities
Submitted on August 23rd 2011St.Amant, a non-profit resource for Manitobans with developmental disabilities or Autism, has hired an independent research company to conduct a study of the unmet needs related to developmental disabilities services in French in Manitoba.
St.Amant is seeking French speakers who access health and social services related to developmental disabilities in Manitoba to participate in a focus group. The focus group will take place on September 1st, 2011, at 6 p.m. in downtown Winnipeg and is expected to last between 60 and 90 minutes. You may participate in person (refreshments will be made available) or by phone and a $50 incentive will be given to all participants.
Your participation will be extremely valuable in helping us to gain insight to better meet the needs of the francophone community in Manitoba. Your participation is voluntary and your responses will be kept confidential.
If you have any questions regarding this study or to register to participate in the focus group, please contact:
André Poudrier
Phone: 1-866-422-8468
Email:
OR
Aboubacar Condé
Phone: 204-256-4301 x2474
Email:
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Call for Proposals: Enabling Accessibility Fund - Small Project Component
Submitted on August 5th 2011On July 22, 2011, the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, launched the Enabling Accessibility Fund 2011 call for proposals for small projects. The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) supports community-based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their communities.
The Small Project Component of the Enabling Accessibility Fund provides grants of up to $50,000 per project to improve the built environment through renovation, construction and retrofitting of buildings, through modification of vehicles for community use and through the provision of accessible information and communication technologies. All projects funded through this component must create or enhance accessibility for people with disabilities within Canada.
The call will remain open until September 23, 2011. For more information or to submit a proposal, click here or contact:
Fonds pour l’accessibilité
Bureau de la condition des personnes handicapées
105, rue Hôtel de Ville
Édifice Bell, 1er étage
Gatineau (Québec) K1A 0J9
Phone: 1-866-268-2502
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New Tax Credit To Support Job Growth for Manitobans Facing Employment Barriers
Submitted on May 24th 2011The new Neighbourhoods Alive! Tax Credit (NATC) will encourage Manitoba corporations to support community groups with charitable status to establish new revenue-generating enterprises, Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk and Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today at the future site of the L’Arche Café, a new enterprise that will employ people with developmental disabilities.
“The Neighbourhoods Alive! Tax Credit is an innovative tool that promotes co-operation between community groups and corporations to create jobs for those who face employment barriers,” said Wowchuk. “This new tax credit will help community organizations advance their charitable mandates and generate new revenues at the same time.”
The 30 per cent NATC was introduced in Budget 2011. It provides a credit to Manitoba corporations that make a minimum $50,000 donation to an organization with charitable status for the purpose of starting a new revenue-generating enterprise or social enterprise that hires people facing barriers to employment. When the 30 per cent NATC is combined with existing treatment of charitable donations by corporations, the total tax savings in 2012 for donating corporations will be 57 per cent of their contribution.
“More and more, non-profits are using social enterprises to provide opportunities for individuals to learn and develop new skills while participating in our communities,” said Irvin-Ross. “There are many barriers to employment in traditional working environments that can be overcome with creativity and care. When people are able to work, the individual and community benefits are almost immeasurable. It’s innovation like this that really strengthens our communities.”
“The new Neighbourhoods Alive! Tax Credit will be a valuable tool for us when raising funds for our new enterprise,” said Jim Lapp, community leader with L’Arche Winnipeg, a non-profit group dedicated to the creation and growth of homes, programs and support networks for people with developmental disabilities. “We are looking forward to approaching corporate donors with this tax credit and creating new partnership opportunities.”
A recent external evaluation recommended that Neighbourhoods Alive! take additional steps to support the development of the local economy and reduce unemployment. The NATC provides an additional tool for neighbourhood renewal corporations and other charitable organizations to help address these issues, the ministers said.
“Many non-profits like L’Arche are taking an entrepreneurial approach to making a difference in their communities. This new tax credit is aimed at promoting that approach. It is part of the government’s strong record of providing steady and responsible tax relief for Manitobans, and promoting innovation to support job growth in Manitoba,” said Wowchuk.
More information on the Neighbourhoods Alive! Tax Credit is available at: www.gov.mb.ca/finance/ccredits.html#alive.