Winnipeg Free Press
Stephanie Hunter and her aunt, Nancy Gabriel, try on tuques at 1JustCity Saturday afternoon. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)
1JUSTCITY’S washrooms and dining room for hot lunches will not just be open on weekdays this winter for the city’s homeless to use.
1JUSTCITY’S washrooms and dining room for hot lunches will not just be open on weekdays this winter for the city’s homeless to use.
Josh Ward, 1JustCity’s community facilitator, said Saturday its West End site in the St. Matthews-Maryland Community Ministry, at 365 McGee St., will now be open on Saturday and Sunday through the winter until May.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Aaron Epp
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Al Bennaroch, Executive Director at the Jewish Child and Family Services is ever grateful for United Way’s continuous funding and support.
In a written message to Jewish Child and Family Service stakeholders earlier this year, Al Benarroch, the agency’s executive director, opened with, “All of Israel are responsible for one another.”
In a written message to Jewish Child and Family Service stakeholders earlier this year, Al Benarroch, the agency’s executive director, opened with, All of Israel are responsible for one another.
Taken from the Talmud, those words express the responsibility Jewish Child and Family Service staff feel to care for the community.
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Nina Condo, executive director of the Elmwood Community Resource Centre and a community garden it operates.The centre provides programs and resources for residents of Elmwood, East Kildonan and Transcona.
Elmwood Community Resource Centre has had to be nimble and adjust its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elmwood Community Resource Centre has had to be nimble and adjust its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been constant change, says executive director Nina Condo. I’ve been very fortunate to have an amazing team of colleagues who are willing to go with the change and create even more innovative ways to respond.