Working Together
Health, Wellness & Recreation
Building bright futures, one bite at a time
Every weekend, Debbie Lendhart Mair goes grocery shopping — but not only for her family.
Lendhart Mair is Principal of Sister
MacNamara Elementary School. She arrives at school every Monday morning with
enough fruit to last a week in every classro...
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Statement and response to COVID-19 (As of April 3, 2020)
Visit our COVID-19 page for: List of response grants COVID-19 related resources How you can help The Winnipeg Foundation wants to assure the charitabl...
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Community
BeCause & Effect #36: Rick Frost
Rick Frost became CEO of The Winnipeg Foundation back in 1997. Now, 23 years later, he is leading the organization into its monumental 100th year.
Children, Youth & Families
BeCause & Effect #35: Christy Dzikowicz
Christy Dzikowicz, Executive Director of Snowflake Place, talks about her experience at Fast Pitch, her incredible career helping children in their bi...
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Community
Celebrating those who leave legacies through The Foundation
2019 Legacy Circle event honours women’s role in philanthropy Women shape the fabric of our community. While women’s roles in society have changed...
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
Winnipeg Impact Maker: International Indigenous Hip-Hop Awards Show
Our most recent Winnipeg Impact Maker, the International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show, is organizing a basketball tournament to benefit organizatio...
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Literacy, Education & Employment
Lawyers for Literacy shares with kids the joy of reading
Over the past decade, the Lawyers for Literacy Read-A-Thon, a collaboration between West Broadway Youth Outreach and the Law Society of Manitoba, has ...
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
Growing community
Photo: Rainbow Community Garden participants at the University of Manitoba site, including Raymond Ngarboui (bottom row, left hand side). Rainbow Comm...
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Children, Youth & Families
BeCause & Effect #34: Kristy McFee
Kristy McFee gave up her life as a real estate agent, and completely shifted her focus to helping Children, Youth, and Families, through the Manitoba ...
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Health, Wellness & Recreation
Helping people with addictions through every stage of recovery
Earlier this year, The Winnipeg Foundation announced more than $5 million in grants support for organizations to provide mental health, addictions and...
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Children, Youth & Families
Investing in healthy food for children and youth
The Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba supports school nutrition programs that facilitate access to healthy food and promote food literacy. BeCause R...
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