New Directions – For Children, Youth, Adults & Families

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We stand in solidarity with our relatives and Indigenous Families across Turtle Island, on the discovery of the mass grave of 215 children. Show your support by signing the petition “We Demand Ground Penetrating Radar at all Historic Indian Residential Schools".

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We provide individuals experiencing marginalization with meaningful employment, hands on training, and enhanced employability.

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Our Services

Adult Home & Support Services

A range of services that provide housing support to adults living with an intellectual disability or mental health issues.

Child Home & Support Services

A range of services that provide housing support to children living with an intellectual disability or mental health issues.

Culture & Education Services

Services dedicated to provide counselling, training, and education to marginalized youth.

Therapy & Clinical Services

A collection of therapy and clinical services for individuals, groups, parents and more.

Social Enterprise

Our Social Enterprise businesses provide marginalized individuals with meaningful employment, hands on training, and enhanced employability.

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2021

United Way’s Walk this Way Event

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September ’21 News

2021, News, UpdateSeptember 2, 2021

Trainings & Workshops – Sept. 2021

2021, Training OpportunityAugust 24, 2021

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New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults & Families provides services that foster growth, hope, and independence for people of all ages and needs.

Congratulations to “Herd of Turtles” for winni

Congratulations to “Herd of Turtles” for winning the first ever New Directions: Amazing Race challenge in support of @unitedwaywpg Walk This Way event.

Teams raced all over the neighbourhood chasing clues and solving riddles to get their steps in and help The United Way reach their goals!

Congratulations Herd of Turtles!!!

#unitedway #walkthisway #steps #amazingrace #amazingracenewdirections #support #team #herdofturtles #newdirections #newdirectionsmb

We’ll take over your lawn-care needs. Get your

We’ll take over your lawn-care needs.

Get your final cuts of the summer season in now with ND Property Services.

Book your lawn-care maintenance today at:
204-786-7052

For a full list of services, visit: www.newdirections.mb.ca/nd-property-services/

ND Property Services is a social enterprise lawn-care and property maintenance business that hires individuals experiencing barriers to employment.

#winnipeg #socialenterprise #lawn #lawncare #grasscutting #manitoba #ndpropertyservices #newdirectionsmb #springcleanup #socialservices #ndps #newdirectionsmb #springiscoming #booknow #freeestimate #cutgrass

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Join the United Way in their Walk this Way event to help raise $100,000 for their communities.

On Friday, September 17, let’s step up and step out with a free virtual walk around Winnipeg—apart, together. Uniting for the community we love. By channelling this energy and working together, we can build a better community for everyone who lives here.

Invite your friends, family, neighbours, and co-workers and feel the power of uniting towards a single goal, on a single day, with Winnipeggers from all across the city.

For more information and to sign up for the Walk this Way event, visit: https://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/walk-this-way/

“Every Child Matters” Orange t-shirts on sale

“Every Child Matters” Orange t-shirts on sale for $20. Order yours now before September 30th.

$3 from every purchase goes towards the building of the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada.

To order yours, contact: 204-786-7051

These shirts were made by students in our Opikihiwawin and Training Opportunities for Youth programs.

For more t-shirts and other artwork for salve, visit: https://newdirections.mb.ca/opikihiwawin/

Join the United Way in their Walk this Way event t

Join the United Way in their Walk this Way event to help raise $100,000 for their communities.

On Friday, September 17, let’s step up and step out with a free virtual walk around Winnipeg—apart, together. Uniting for the community we love. By channelling this energy and working together, we can build a better community for everyone who lives here.

Invite your friends, family, neighbours, and co-workers and feel the power of uniting towards a single goal, on a single day, with Winnipeggers from all across the city.

For more information and to sign up for the Walk this Way event, visit: https://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/walk-this-way/

What is a Home Share Provider? A Home Share Provi

What is a Home Share Provider?

A Home Share Provider is many things. They are a guide, a support network, a friend, a home.

A Home Share Provider has many responsibilities, some of which are:

-Acting as an advisor and coach to the person, ensuring people understand everything that may affect their life and supports;
-Identifying recreational/social/volunteer opportunities based on individual goals;
-Facilitating and supports customs, celebrations and traditions of the person;

You can become a Home Share Provider today.

For more information visit: https://newdirections.mb.ca/becoming-a-home-share-provider/

#homeshare #homesharewinnipeg #newdirectionsmb #socialservices #winnipeg #manitoba

“Every Child Matters” Orange t-shirts and v-ne

“Every Child Matters” Orange t-shirts and v-necks on sale for $20. Order yours now before September 30th.

$8 from every purchase goes towards the building of the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada.

To order yours, contact: 204-786-7051 or contact the Opikihiwawin Program at: https://www.facebook.com/opik836

These shirts were made by students in our Opikihiwawin and Training Opportunities for Youth programs.

For more t-shirts and other artwork for sale, visit: https://newdirections.mb.ca/opikihiwawin/

We’ve been busy lately, making sure to provide i

We’ve been busy lately, making sure to provide individuals in our programs with the best services we can offer.

Click here to see what we have been up to:
https://newdirections.mb.ca/september-21-news/

Your Will Can Do More. Leaving a small portion of

Your Will Can Do More. Leaving a small portion of your estate to charity could result in a bigger contribution than you ever thought possible, while still supporting those you love.

Visit: https://www.willpower.ca/charities/new-direction-for-children-youth-adults-and-families/ to see how your donation can impact the lives of individuals supported by New Directions.

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Upcoming Trainings & Workshops

Understanding & Working with Children and Youth Who Have Been Sexually Exploited

September 23 & 24, 2021

Using Attachment as a Lens for Child Welfare Practice

Sept. 30, 2021: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.