Strong Families : Healthy Children
The Manitoba Community
Action Program for Children (CAPC) Coalition is a partnership of Manitoba
projects receiving CAPC funding from
Health Canada: Population &
Public Health Branch. CAPC provides
long term funding to community organizations to deliver programs that
enhance the well-being of children (0-6 years) living in conditions of
risk. CAPC recognizes that communities have the ability to identify and
respond to the needs of children and places a strong emphasis on
partnerships and community capacity building.
CAPC projects in Manitoba
have been established as individual responses to community needs, and
address the needs of children and families living in conditions of
risk. Five projects are organized
within a family resource centre model.
The other projects are more specialized in nature, addressing issues
such as: fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD), family violence, teenage pregnancy prevention and
Aboriginal health. Seven of the 14
CAPC projects are located within the city of Winnipeg, with the remaining
seven throughout the province.
Program activities seek to
enhance:
▪ parent life skills; ▪ parenting skills;
▪ access to services and resources; ▪ child development;
▪ youth development; ▪ Aboriginal culture;
▪ community development; and ▪ knowledge of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Our Shared Commitments:
All CAPC projects share a commitment to our Guiding
Principles and Key Values. These
principles and values guide all of our programming.
Guiding Principles: Key
Values:
tChildren
First tSupportive Environments
tEquity & Accessibility tParticipation/Involvement
tCommunity
Based tCapacity Building
tStrengthening
& Supporting Families tSocial Action
tFlexibility
tPartnerships
Contact CAPC:
Heather Block : Project Coordinator
C/O Andrews Street Centre
220 Andrews Street
Winnipeg, MB
R2W
4T1
PH: 589-1721
FAX: 589-7354
coalition@manitobacapc.org
