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Nov
14
Mon
Tapping into Resiliency through Storytelling @ Zoom
Nov 14 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 6-hour workshop

  • exploring ways of building on resiliency skills through the lens of oral stories we share
  • Empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills through storytelling

Register here

Nov
16
Wed
Tapping into Resiliency through Storytelling @ Zoom
Nov 16 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 6-hour workshop

  • exploring ways of building on resiliency skills through the lens of oral stories we share
  • Empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills through storytelling

Register here

C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Nov 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Dec
5
Mon
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers @ Zoom
Dec 5 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers – 6-hour workshop

  • This workshop shares the value of storytelling, models different methods, and develops prompts to help male caregivers create their own stories for their children.
  • Participants will cultivate expertise in storytelling to connect their experiences with gentle heroes to foster empathy and gentleness in the new generation. This enhances the well-being of children in their care and passes on knowledge, culture, language, enhance attachment through the fun and engaging elements of storytelling.

http://communities4families.ca/?page_id=3120&preview=true

Dec
7
Wed
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers @ Zoom
Dec 7 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers – 6-hour workshop

  • This workshop shares the value of storytelling, models different methods, and develops prompts to help male caregivers create their own stories for their children.
  • Participants will cultivate expertise in storytelling to connect their experiences with gentle heroes to foster empathy and gentleness in the new generation. This enhances the well-being of children in their care and passes on knowledge, culture, language, enhance attachment through the fun and engaging elements of storytelling.

http://communities4families.ca/?page_id=3120&preview=true

Dec
14
Wed
Communities 4 Families planning meeting @ Zoom
Dec 14 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us for a focused discussion about Downtown families and how best to serve them.

Jan
18
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Jan 18 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Jan
23
Mon
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here

Jan
24
Tue
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 24 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here

Jan
25
Wed
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here

Jan
26
Thu
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here

Feb
9
Thu
Bookmates’ Reading With Love:  supporting healthy brain development with early literacy and learning activities @ Zoom
Feb 9 @ 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
This workshop focuses on providing early literacy resources, tools and strategies that support healthy child development.  Content is geared to those working with children from birth-five years of age and includes:
  •        Exploring what neuroscience says about early childhood brain development and resiliency
  •        Gathering strategies designed to enhance healthy brain development with early literacy activities
  •        Sharing resources such as children’s book lists, hands-on activities, and other ideas that can be integrated into programming to support healthy brain development

Register here

Feb
13
Mon
Tapping into Resiliency @ Zoom
Feb 13 @ 9:15 am – 11:30 am

Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 4-hour workshop

  • exploring ways of building resiliency skills through the lens of the oral stories we share
  • empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills

Register here

Feb
15
Wed
Tapping into Resiliency @ Zoom
Feb 15 @ 9:15 am – 11:30 am

Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling (TRTS) – 4-hour workshop

  • exploring ways of building resiliency skills through the lens of the oral stories we share
  • empowers service providers working with children and parents with transferrable resiliency skills

Register here

Lunch & Learn @ Zoom
Feb 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join us for our first 2023 Lunch & Learn

Find out more about the supports in our community for families with special needs with presentations by:

 

C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Feb 15 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Mar
15
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Mar 15 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Apr
5
Wed
Wiggling & Giggling with Stories
Apr 5 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Wiggling & Giggling with Stories – 1-hour refresher

  • Learn to use active storytelling in your programs

Register here

Apr
19
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Apr 19 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

May
18
Thu
Lunch & Learn @ Zoom
May 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Please contact us for the Zoom link

Jun
7
Wed
Communities 4 Families AGM @ WestEnd Commons
Jun 7 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us in person for our Annual General Meeting.  We’ll be celebrating the work we’ve accomplished in 2022-23 and learning more about our exciting new Raising the Village project.

Celebratory refreshments and activities will be included!

Jun
21
Wed
Taking your Program Outdoors @ zoom
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Taking your Program Outdoors @ zoom | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada

With summer here, outdoor play beckons.  How can you take your indoor family programming outdoors?  Cheri and Chris will help you discover how!

This workshop is great for any parent-child programs, but especially helpful if you run a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program.

Register

Aug
11
Fri
Closing Date: Part time job posting
Aug 11 @ 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Part Time Contract Opportunity Job Posting

Start Date: Monday, September 25,2023
Salary: $20 per hour
Benefits:  Laptop/headset provided, personal and professional development opportunities, access to a Health and Wellbeing Account
Time Requirement: 20 hours per week, semi-flexible, work from home/in person/online

Because C4F is passionate about supporting communities, service providers, and families to raise happy, healthy children, the person we are looking for will be able to work independently, is highly motivated, and has an engaging personality.

Sep
20
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Sep 20 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Sep
25
Mon
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training @ Zoom
Sep 25 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • This 5 1/2 – hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Day 1 includes teachings that are deliver virtually
  • Day 2 includes in-person learning and demonstrations
  • Both days are required to complete the training

Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families.

Register here

Sep
27
Wed
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training – day 2 @ John M King School family room
Sep 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
  • This 5 1/2 – hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Day 1 includes teachings that are deliver virtually
  • Day 2 includes in-person learning and demonstrations
  • Both days are required to complete the training

Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families.

Oct
18
Wed
Lunch & Learn with Cheri @ Zoom
Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Discover the benefits of outdoor play as we enter a new season!

Contact us for zoom link for this event.

C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Oct 18 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Nov
15
Wed
C4F Monthly Meeting @ contact us for details
Nov 15 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Please join us for our monthly meeting!

Dec
13
Wed
C4F Planning meeting @ WestEnd Commons
Dec 13 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Annual planning meetingWednesday, December 13 (noon to 3:00 pm starting with lunch in the Drop-In area) at WestEnd Commons, 365 McGee St.   Plan to join us – in person!  (Parking restrictions have been lifted on McGee between Ellice and Portage)