Wiggle, Giggle & Munch at Wolseley Family Place

Wiggle, Giggle & Munch at Wellington School

Find out about Neah Kee Papa

Neah Kee Papa means "I am your Father".  It is a parenting enhancement program designed to support the well being of children and to encouarge and promote the parenting role of fathers.  

Web-based information: Encyclopedia on Early Child Development

Information sheets for parents and service providers

Ideas for parents: Invest in Kids

Parenting... it's both a joy and a challenge.  With information, activities, ideas and recommendations we will help you become the parent you want to be in your child's critical first five years.

Our New Study: Family Challenges in Downtown Winnipeg

Over the last year, Communities 4 Families (Downtown Parent-Child Coalition) has been talking to parents and service providers in the downtown about challenges families face and the potential solutions that exist. Group consultations were held at parent organizations around the downtown to ask parents about the challenges they experience and their ideas for solving them.  Service providers and academics were consulted, along with recent literature, looking for the best and most recent ideas that address the parents’ concerns.

Common themes coming out of those consultations, along with the recommendations from the reports and service providers, have been compiled into a report which you will find attached to this letter.  A bibliography with all of the studies used in this report is provided.  The reports are all local, and most were published within the last two or three years.

Not only does this report present a snap shot of the current challenges downtown parents are facing, but it also brings together some of the most recent ideas for solving them. We hope this report will be a tool for governments and community organizations in their efforts to improve the lives of downtown parents and families.