Parent Child Coalitions

Bringing communities together for Manitoba's families

What is a Parent Child Coalition

Rural Regions

Winnipeg Community Areas

Cultural Parent-Child Coalitions and Contacts

Membership

Priorities

What is a Parent Child Coalition?

“A diverse group of individuals and organizations who work together to reach a common goal.”

A Parent Child Coaltion brings together community strengths and resources within a geographic boundary through partnerships or coalitions of groups from different sectors. This approach promotes and supports community-based programs and activities for children and families. The parent child coalitions support existing activities and initiate new activities that reflect each community’s diversity and unique needs

There are 26 Parent Child Coalitions province-wide: 23 regional coalitions (11 regions outside Winnipeg and 12 community areas within Winnipeg) and 3 cultural organizations. Additionally, a number of family resource centres across the province receive parent-child funding under this initiative. Parent Child Coalitions include community-based initiatives offering programs that provide support and education to families with young children.

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RURAL

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Manitoba Regions

BRANDON	Marie Wotton Brandon Early Years Team Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre 255 - 9th Street Brandon, MB R7A 6X1 Phone: 726-6280 FaX: 726-6775 E-Mail: Marie.Wotton@gov.mb.ca
BURNTWOOD	Iris Murray Burntwood Parent-Child Centred Coalition 160 Deerwood Drive Thompson MB R8N 1E1 Phone: 204.778.8420 Fax: 204.778.5920 Email: irmurry@mts.net
CENTRAL	Tracy Bamford Healthy Child Coalition - Central Region Box 87 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 Phone: 204.242-2021 Fax: 204.242.2021 Email: hcc-cr@mts.net WEB: Healthy Child Coalition - Central Region
CHURCHILL	Echo Finlay Churchill Parent-Child Centred Coalition Families 'R Us Centre Box 28 59 James Street Churchill MB R0B 0E0 Phone: 204.675.2273 Email: cpcccare@mts.net WEB: Churchill Parent Child Coalition
INTERLAKE	Terry Connon Interlake Early Childhood Development Committee Interlake Regional Health Authority 589-3rd Avenue South Stonewall MB R0C 2Z0 Phone: 204.467.4768 Fax: 204.467.4750 Email: TConnon@irha.mb.ca WEB: Interlake Early Childhood Development Committee
NOR-MAN	Deb Quickfall Nor-Man Regional Parent Child Coalition 102-143 Main Street Flin Flon MB R8A 1K2 Phone: 204.687.1748 Fax: 204.687.1708 Email: debquick@mts.net
NORTH ASSINIBOINE	Karen Flintoft Assiniboine North Parent Child Coalition Box 1240 485 Hospital Street Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Phone: 476-7842 Fax: 476-3552 E-Mail: kflintoft@arha.ca
NORTH EASTMAN	Wendy Cooper Bright Beginnings - North Eastman Parent-Child Centred Coalition Box 176 Anola MB R0E 0A0 Phone: 204.866.3258 Fax: 204.866.3541 Email: bbcoordinator@mts.net WEB: North Eastman Parent Child Centred Coalition
PARKLAND SOUTH	David Bosiak Parkland Healthy Child Coalition c/o Department of Culture, Heritage, and Tourism Recreation and Regional Services 27 - 2nd Avenue SW Dauphin, MB R7N 3E5 Phone: (204) 622-2079 E-mail : David.Bosiak@gov.mb.ca
PARKLAND NORTH	Sharon Glasscock Better Beginnings Box 995 Swan River MB R0C 1Z0 Phone: 204.734.4531 Fax: 204.734.2273 Email: sglasscock@mail.svsd35.mb.ca WEB: North Parkland Better Beginnings
SOUTH ASSINIBOINE	Vicki Neufeld PROMISE Years Parent Child Program Box 940 Killarney MB R0K 1G0 Phone: 204.523.3227 Fax: 204.523.8948 Email: vneufeld@arha.ca WEB: PROMISE Years Parent Chid Program Assiniboine (South) Region
SOUTH EASTMAN	Trish Braun South Eastman Early Years Regional Team 365 Reimer Avenue Box 2560 Steinbach MB R5G 1P1 Phone: 204.346.7019 Fax: 204.346.1046 Email: tbraun@sehealth.mb.ca

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Winnipeg

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Winnipeg Regions

ASSINIBOINE SOUTH	Sharon Barker Assiniboine Early Years Team Pembina Trails School Division 450 Laxdal Road Winnipeg MB R3R 0W4 Phone: 204.885.0738 Fax: 204.889.6665 Email: sbarker@pembinatrails.ca
DOWNTOWN	Genny Funk-Unrau / Ingrid Peters Derry Communities 4 Families - Downtown Parent-Child Coalition 870 Portage Ave Winnipeg MB R3G 0P1 Phone: 204.475.5755 Fax: 204.772.7998 Email: dpccoalition@shaw.ca WEB: Downtown Parent-Child Coalition
FORT GARRY / ST. NORBERT	Robyn Chase Fort Garry/St. Norbert Healthy-Child Coalition South Winnipeg Family Information Centre Lower Level, 800 Point Road Winnipeg, MB R3T 3L8 Phone: 204.299.1600 Fax: 204.284-9315 E-Mail: coalition@swfic.org WEB: Fort Garry/St. Norbert Healthy Child Coalition
INKSTER	Lisa Janke Inkster Parent-Child Coalition Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre 103-61 Tyndall Avenue Winnipeg MB R2X 2T4 Phone: 204.940.2106 Fax: 204.632.4666 Email: lisa_janke@yahoo.ca WEB: Inkster Parent Child Coalition
POINT DOUGLAS	FACT Ralph Brown Community Centre 460 Andrews Street Winnipeg MB R2W 4Y1 Phone: 204.582.1518 E-mail: fact@mts.net WEB: Point Douglas Parent Child Coalition
RIVER EAST	Trish Ward River East Parent Child Centre Coalition River East Transcona School Division c/o Educational Resource Centre (ERC) 95 Bournais Drive Winnipeg, MB R2C 3Z2 Phone: 669-9412 ext. 2243 Fax: 669-9428 E-Mail: tward@retsd.mb.ca
ELMWOOD	Marilyn Bird TIE (Together in Elmwood) Parent Child Coalition 200 Levis Street Winnipeg MB R2L 2C2 Phone: 982-1720 Fax: 982-1723 Email: together-in-elmwood@live.ca
RIVER HEIGHTS	Sandy Allen Families Forward: Fort Rouge/ River Heights Parent Child Coalition 925 Jessie Avenue Winnipeg MB R3M 0Z9 Phone: 791-0956 Fax: 452-6201 E-Mail: s_allen@mts.net
SEVEN OAKS	Anna Mangano Seven Oaks Early Years Coalition 385 Cork Ave Winnipeg MB R2V 0N3 Phone: 204.338.9384 Email: anna.mangano@7oaks.org
ST. BONIFACE	Elaine Solinski St. Boniface Coalition c/o Louis Riel School Division 900 St. Mary’s Road Winnipeg, MB R2M 3R3 Phone: 253-7944 ext 284 Fax: 257-4805 E-Mail: elaine.solinski@lrsd.net
ST. JAMES ASSINIBOIA	Sandra Doell St. James-Assiniboia Parent Child Coalition Phone: 998.8400 Email: familyresource@sjsd.net
ST. VITAL	Amy Miller St. Vital Parent-Child Centre Coalition c/o Youville Centre Unit 6 – 845 Dakota Street Winnipeg, MB R2M 5M3 Phone: 612.6884 Fax: 255.4903 E-Mail: stvitalpcc@maccpf.ca
TRANSCONA	Trish Ward Transcona Parent-Child Coalition c/o Educational Resource Centre (ERC) 95 Bournais Drive Winnipeg MB R2C 3Z2 Phone: 669.9412 ext. 2243 Fax: 669.9428 Email: tward@retsd.mb.ca

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Cultural Parent-Child Centred Coalitions and Contacts

COALITION FRANCOPHONE DE LA PETITE ENFANCE	Joanne Colliou Coalition francophone de la petite enfance 217A-209, rue Kenny Winnipeg MB R2H 2E5 Phone: 791-3286 Fax: 233-6899 E-Mail: jcolliou@atrium.ca WEB: Coalition francophone de la petite enfance du Manitoba
INDIAN & MÉTIS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE OF WINNIPEG	Shirley Cyr Indian & Métis Friendship Centre of Winnipeg 45 Robinson Street Winnipeg MB R2W 5H5 Phone: 204.586.8441 Fax: 204.582.8261 Email: shirley.cyr@imfc.net
MAC PARENT CHILD CENTRE PROJECTS	Rebecca Cook Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres 200- 388 Donald Street Winnipeg MB R3B 2J4 Phone: 204.942.6299 Fax: 204.942.6308 Email: Rebecca@mac.mb.ca WEB: Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres

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Membership

Healthy Child Manitoba supports the development of cross-sectoral partnerships and regional coalitions within a geographic boundary. Coalitions are encouraged to engage a variety of community partners:

Parents and community members;
School Divisions, Regional Health Authorities, Child Care Community;
HCM Partner Departments, Friendship Centres, Child and Family Services, Aboriginal people and organizations, police services, advocates for children with disabilities;
Business or civic leaders, cultural organizations, faith organizations;
Local political leaders and others in policy making positions

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Priorities

Parent Child Coalitions support programs and services for families with young children with an emphasis on activities that involve both parents and children. A variety of child-centred and/or parent-oriented activities are encouraged. Parent Child Centred activities build healthy child development through the core activities of:

Positive Parenting: Activities to support and enhance parents’ ability to nurture the healthy development of their young children.
Nutrition and Physical Health: Activities to promote healthy lifestyles through education and community supports
Learning and Literacy: Activities to support the learning success of children through opportunities to improve family literacy and participate in quality early childhood experiences.
Community Capacity-Building: Activities to build community capacity through leadership opportunities, volunteering and community service.

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For more information about Parent-Child Coalitions contact:

Healthy Child Manitoba Office
Phone: (204) 945-2266
Toll Free: 1-888-848-0140
Email: healthychild@gov.mb.ca