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Jun
17
Wed
Communities 4 Families Annual General Meeting @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jun 17 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Jun
30
Tue
Webquest deadline @ C4F office
Jun 30 @ 4:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Webquest – find answers to this Webquest on our site.  Send your answers to our email or office address, and be entered into a draw for some nice Communities 4 Families prizes.  Deadline:  June 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Jul
15
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Jul 15 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Aug
19
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Aug 19 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Sep
16
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Sep 16 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Oct
9
Fri
WGM Facilitator Training @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Oct 9 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

WGM Poster&Reg Form October 2015

Communities 4 Families is pleased to sponsor an upcoming training opportunity for those hoping to learn to facilitate Wiggle, Giggle & Munch programs.

Please see the attached flyer for more details and registration form.   Note:  the deadline for registrations is October 2.

Please share this message with others who might be interested in this training opportunity

Oct
21
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Oct 21 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Nov
18
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Nov 18 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Dec
2
Wed
C4F Meeting @ TBD
Dec 2 @ 11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Annual planning meeting

Dec
3
Thu
Bookmates’ Play to Learn, Learn to Play workshop @ Bookmates
Dec 3 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Play to Learn, Learn to Play is a parent child program which focuses on the power of play, exploring the importance of play through group discussion, bookmaking, songs and games.

Cost: Training is generously supported by Healthy Child Manitoba.  A $10 fee is charged to help cover the cost of lunch.

This is a training workshop for adults only. Unfortunately, childcare is not provided. The deadline for registration is March 19. Priority will be given to those living and working in the downtown.

Play to Learn – poster and registration

Dec
16
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Dec 16 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jan
20
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Jan 20 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jan
22
Fri
Book Bags workshop @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Jan 22 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Learn the importance of family literacy and how to make a Book Bag for your family or organization.

Jan
27
Wed
Family Literacy Day @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jan 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Our annual family event for parents with pre-school children.  Join us for free books, games, food, and fun!

Feb
5
Fri
Basic Tools for Facilitating Family Programs Training @ TBD
Feb 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

You will learn:

  • how to create a positive learning environment
  • how to lead a group discussion
  • icebreakers and energizers
  • songs and rhymes
  • about Communities 4 Families programs – Wiggle, Giggle & Munch, Uzazi Pamoja, Book Bags, and Three Stars and a Wish
Feb
17
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Feb 17 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Mar
4
Fri
WGM Facilitator Training @ Robert A Steen Community Centre
Mar 4 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Wiggle, Giggle & Munch is a program that offers a time for parents and their 1 – 4 year old children to have fun together with active play and a healthy snack.

You will receive the Wiggle, Giggle & Munch handbook and learn:

  • how to lead a Wiggle, Giggle & Munch program
  • why it is important for toddlers and preschoolers to be active
  • how to encourage parents to play with their toddlers and preschoolers
  • creative healthy snack ideas

WGM PosterReg Form March 2016

Mar
16
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Mar 16 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Mar
18
Fri
Deadline – Mentor/Trainer job posting @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Mar 18 all-day

Communities 4 Families invites applications for the position of Mentor/Trainer.  Please see posting for details and forward to those who might be interested. The deadline for applications is March 18.

Mentor Trainer job posting 2016

Apr
20
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Apr 20 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

May
18
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
May 18 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jun
9
Thu
WGM Program Leader Training @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthew’s Community Association
Jun 9 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Wiggle, Giggle & Munch is a program that offers a time for parents and their 1 – 4 year old children to have fun together with active play and a healthy snack.
  • You are invited to come and learn how to lead this exciting parent/child program.

WGM PosterReg Form June 2016

Jun
15
Wed
Communities 4 Families Annual General Meeting @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jun 15 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Learn more about welcoming newcomer families into your programs
  • Erika Frey and Molly Dunbar, Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement Workers in West Central/ Downtown area, will be sharing their experience
  • Join us for coffee and refreshments

Poster

Sep
21
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Sep 21 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Oct
19
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Oct 19 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Dec
8
Thu
Bookmates Positive Pathways workshop @ Bookmates
Dec 8 @ 9:30 pm – 9:45 pm

In this 1 day training, we will address some of the emotional health and well-being challenges when working with the 0-6 age group in a family literacy setting. It is designed for family literacy practitioners, early years staff in childcare centres and schools, and others working to support families with young children in the development of learning skills.

poster-and-registration

Dec
14
Wed
Annual Strategic Planning Meeting @ TBD
Dec 14 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Our annual planning meeting is a full day event to consider our direction for the future.  Please join us for planning and lunch.

Jan
18
Wed
C4F Meeting @ Communities 4 Families
Jan 18 @ 1:30 pm

Please join us for our regular monthly meeting!

Jan
19
Thu
Book Bags Workshop @ Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Community Association
Jan 19 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Come and learn how to make Book Bags for your family or community group

You will learn:

  • About the importance of Family literacy
  • How to make a Book Bag

You will take home a Book Bag and make an additional one for our Family Literacy celebrations.

The Book Bags workshop is $10 for those who live in or serve members of the downtown area.  For participants outside the downtown area there will be a fee of $60.

book-bags-2017

Jan
26
Thu
Family Literacy Day @ Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex
Jan 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Our annual family event for parents with pre-school children.  Join us for free books, games, food, and fun!

Poster