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• distributes free, clean winter outerwear to children and families
• accepts donations of new or gently used coats, hats, mitts, scarves, boots at various locations throughout Winnipeg. Visit website for details.
  

• provides winter gear, household items to newcomers
• has access to computers with internet and printer
• helps with job search and resume
• provides support to youth at risk
• offers language translation (English, French, Swahili, Luganda)

• Snacks, drinking water, hot chocolate
• Socks, cold weather gear
• Safer sex and safer drug use supplies
• Menstrual products
• Basic hygiene supplies - shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc. only available on Fridays

• accepts donations of extra canned goods and money from church members to supplement what Harvest Manitoba provides
• offers knitted items, (hats, mitts, scarves, slippers) to families who come to the food bank, plus to Agape Table, Trinity Food Pantry, the Lutheran Urban Ministry.

• is a community drop in centre
• offers opportunities to practice English conversation
• offers winter clothing and essential toiletries for anyone in need
• has community meals once a month
• free light lunches (Thu) and breakfast (Mon) once a week
• offers Toonie Tuesday, a community gardening/food recovery project. Gathers, cleans and packages excess produce from local gardens and resells to local individuals in need for affordable fee. Available in Summer months only
• has commercial community kitchen
• offers food rescue initiative in partnership with local vendors to supply local school breakfast / lunch programs before excess food goes to waste.
  

• coordinates annual Koats for Kids winter clothing donation program
• collects gently used winter clothing for children
• distributes clothing to area families in need, including winter gear for adults
• sets up distribution days in both Winkler and Morden

offers programs and services that may include the following

• referral program
• partners for careers program
• fully equipped gym and weight room
• parent child program
• hot lunch program Tue and Thu
• Indigenous language initiative
• Triple P Parenting
• summer day camp program
• special events
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library
• Lighthouse Drop In
• food bank
• christmas hamper program
• music program
• fine options program
• Tools For School
• Koats for Kids
• children's events team
• annual senior's christmas dinner
• annual children's christmas party
• Operation Red Nose
• cultural crafts and dance
• Aboriginal Veterans Day Nov 8
• annual Northern Volleyball tournament

• coordinates Brandon's Coats for Kids program - providing children and youth with winter coats, toques, mittens
• accepts winter coat donations throughout the year at the United Way office, or Brandon Cleaners
• distributes coats in the fall to schools and youth serving organizations