Andrews Street Family
Centre (ASFC) is located in the William Whyte
neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s north end. ASFC is
an incorporated organization and serves as its own CAPC funding sponsor.
ASFC serves families, children and youth in the William Whyte
neighbourhood. Its CAPC programs focus on
families in the neighbourhood with children age
0-6. It is an integrated family and neighbourhood
support centre that provides a wide range of services and resources under a
community ownership framework. ASFC was developed through an intensive
consultation process in 1994 involving neighbourhood
residents. The process identified unmet needs, resources and strengths in
the community. ASFC was developed based on the consultations, and opened
its doors in May 1995.
ASFC provides a safe, welcoming environment for people in the community to
socialize and informally share experiences, information and resources.
Activities at ASFC are guided by principles of empowerment, sustainability
and social action. ASFC serves as a resource in the community for building
individual and community capacity. Local residents work with ASFC to
develop and implement local solutions to address family and neighbourhood issues. ASFC can provide assistance to
people in times of crisis, but its focus is developmental and preventive;
alternatives and a supportive environment are provided to help community
members generate solutions, as opposed to only helping them learn how to
live with their current situation.
ASFC uses a
holistic approach to serving children age 0-6 in its community. ASFC
operates based on the principles that children are reliant on parents, that
all parents require support at one time or another, and that a family-centred approach based on mutual trust can provide this
support within a neighbourhood.
"My child is
already counting and saying her ABC and singing songs at a young age. My
other grandchildren were prepared for going to regular school"
"I got to know myself better and I am able to do stressful things
calmly"
Contact:
Dilly
Knol : Executive Director
220 Andrews Street
Winnipeg, MB
R2W 4T1
Phone: 204-589-1721
Fax: 204-589-7354
Email: asfc@manitobacapc.org
