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Show Your Heart Radiothon 2025

Show Your Heart Radiothon 2025

January 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Show Your Heart Radiothon 2025

    Click here to donate! Thank you! You are making a difference in the lives of children and youth, ages 6 to 24, who drop in to Rossbrook House for programs, meals, safe rides home, and a safe place to belong, play, learn and become…   On Friday, February 14 Show Your Heart during the Rossbrook House radiothon. Learn more about Rossbrook House and the work being done 365 days each year (since 1976) for children and youth. Listen to 680 CJOB from 9am to 5pm, with live hits on Country99 and Power97. You’ll hear from past participants about how
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NCA Dinner 2025

NCA Dinner 2025

January 6, 2025 | Comments Off on NCA Dinner 2025

  Please plan to join us on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at the RBC Convention Centre (York Ballroom) for the No Child Alone Dinner. There are individual ticket options plus corporate tables as well as sponsorship opportunities. Your donation, sponsorship or ticket purchase will go towards programs and activities for children and youth who drop in to Rossbrook House. ‘No child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be.’  Sister Geraldine MacNamara   Tickets: $175 each. Patron Tickets: $300 each. (Includes name in event program) Corporate Tables: $3,500. (Seats 10) Click here to purchase tickets or
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Foundation is hiring

Foundation is hiring

January 6, 2025 | Comments Off on Foundation is hiring

  Donor Relations Officer Are you looking to grow your fundraising career to the next level and make a difference for Rossbrook House Inc.? Founded in 1976 Sister Geraldine MacNamara and a group of inner-city young people created Rossbrook House, a neighbourhood drop-in centre with a simple mission: “No child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be.” In the decades since, it has become a safe place for children and youth to belong, play, learn and become… Located at the corner of Ross Avenue and Sherbrook Street in the Centennial area of Winnipeg MB, it
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Winter Break 2024

Winter Break 2024

December 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Winter Break 2024

Open 24 Hours All Winter Break! Rossbrook House keeps its doors open 24 hours from December 20, 2024 until January 4, 2025.   Children and youth, ages 6 to 24, can drop in for activities, games, crafts, daily meals and safe rides home. Participants will have a safe and warm place to be over the holidays.   Let’s all have a safe holiday season!
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December 24

December 24

December 2, 2024 | Comments Off on December 24

    Hello and thank you for being a Rossbrook House supporter. My history with Rossbrook House began long before I was born. My grandma, Vera Missyabit, was instrumental in building the early Rossbrook House community. Her home was a second Rossbrook House to many of the early participants. There was always something good to eat, and lessons to learn about generosity and caring for the community.  She was a beloved source of strength. I consider myself very lucky to have had her as a role model, showing me that we can all make a difference with some kindness. I
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Open House 2024

Open House 2024

October 10, 2024 | Comments Off on Open House 2024

We’d love to see you at the Rossbrook House Open House, Thursday, November 7 at 11am. Everyone is welcome! You’re Invited! Rossbrook House Open House, Thursday, November 7 beginning at 11am. Students from the three off-campus schools will be showcasing their school programs. We will also be celebrating students in the Rossbrook House community during the Scholarship Celebration that begins at 1pm. Rossbrook House, 658 Ross Avenue.
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Rossbrook House Orange T-Shirt

Rossbrook House Orange T-Shirt

September 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Rossbrook House Orange T-Shirt

Purchase your own Rossbrook House Orange T-Shirt Today. The 2024 Rossbrook House orange shirt has a unique design that includes the colours of the four directions and is designed by Rossbrook House participant Breanna. Click here to order today! Shirts are available online for $25 (plus tax) with a portion of each sale supporting Rossbrook House programs and operations. Shirts can be shipped anywhere in Canada (for a fee) or picked up at Rossbrook House in Winnipeg for free.   Rossbrook House Foundation is proud to offer orange shirts for sale in support of Rossbrook House! “We know most people
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ACM 2024 recap

ACM 2024 recap

July 3, 2024 | Comments Off on ACM 2024 recap

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Community Meeting June 27, 2024. The Foundation and Rossbrook House boards shared their reports with the community.   Read the annual report. Click here. Read the Foundation’s community report. Click here. We heard from Executive Director, Patty Mainville and Rossbrook House board president, Karen Cook, Foundation Chair, Larry McIntosh, plus Gil Grenier shared financial information from 2023/24. Melissa Dvorak thanked retiring board members and Leslie Galloway presented the volunteer award. We also celebrated board members, staff, volunteers, and participants.   Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg received the Leslie Galloway Volunteer Award for many
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Mosaic Tile Project Revealed

Mosaic Tile Project Revealed

May 3, 2024 | Comments Off on Mosaic Tile Project Revealed

After 48 years, the exterior of Rossbrook House has a new look! On May 2, 2024, a crowd gathered (in the rain) to witness the unveiling of an exciting project that had been happening at Rossbrook House for several months. Drop-in participants and the students from Eagles’ Circle worked with artist Ursula Neufeld, learning how to create using mosaic tiles. They discovered the history of mosaics and what tools are needed to create the colourful tiles. “I really felt like I was part of the Rossbrook House Community.  The kids greeted me with such enthusiasm. Their imaginations and creativity came through their
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No Child Alone Dinner 2024 Thank You

No Child Alone Dinner 2024 Thank You

April 26, 2024 | Comments Off on No Child Alone Dinner 2024 Thank You

Celebrating the words that Sister MacNamara spoke many years ago, ‘No child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be’… at a fundraising dinner. The No Child Alone Dinner was created to celebrate the first 40 years of Rossbrook House in 2016. Since then, the Foundation has held a few more dinners, with the latest happening just last week.   Autumn kept the evening on track as the emcee. Both she and Asher shared their inspiring experiences with Rossbrook House. “Being a part of something like Rossbrook House gives me a purpose in life to continue
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