Manitoba Resources

WINNIPEG

Here is a list of resources for homeless people in the Winnipeg area. Inside, you will find links to food, shelter, and other information. Please suggest a link.

Shelters

• Main Street Project, Inc.
  provides crisis, shelter, transitional housing, Detox, and detention area for intoxicated persons.
  Contact: (204) 982-8260
  http://www.mainstreetproject.ca
• Ndinawe
  provides emergency shelter and counseling services for runaway youth.
  Contact: (204) 586-2588
  http://www.mycommunityinformation.com

Women's Shelters

• Native Women's Transition Centre
  is a community-based, 21 bed facility providing support and services to Aboriginal women and children. Program and service philosophy is to strengthen and support Native women who have experienced victimization to become self-sufficient.
  Contact: (204) 989-8251
• Ikwe-Widdjiitiwin is a crisis shelter that provides safe accommodation, supportive counselling and advocacy to abused Aboriginal women and their children. Other services include a non-residential program and 24 hour provincial crisis line counselling.
  Contact: (204) 987-2780

Food

• Agape Table Inc. serves the needs of the hungry in the inner city of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  Contact: 204-786-2370
  www.agapetable.ca
• Powerhouse Winnipeg is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency and support services to street involved youth aged 16-29. We operate a drop-in center where we offer peer support, referrals, advocacy, a free store (clothing, blankets, shoes etc), outreach, Internet, laundry facilities, food, an on site Public Health Nurse (one afternoon a week), and telephone access for job and housing searches.
  Contact: 204-953-1310
• Siloam Mission is a faith-based agency that serves 300-400 poor and homeless at no cost or preconditions through its: meal program, food bank, clothing bank, counselling, agency referrals, chiropractic treatments, literacy classes, income tax preparations, optional spiritual services etc.
  Contact: 204-956-4344
  www.siloammission.com