Archives for children and youth

Creating Leaders

Creating Leaders

December 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Creating Leaders

Creating Leaders at Rossbrook House   When Rossbrook House Foundation brings Rossbrook House to the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg next spring, the fundraising gala will be emceed by two people who know the drop-in centre very well. Colleen Simard and Dale Turcotte have inspiring stories to share at the No Child Alone Dinner, on April 27, 2023. Colleen is a volunteer Rossbrook House Board Director who hung out at the drop-in centre when she was just fifteen. “I’d come from up North and I was so happy to find a place where I could have a safe place to
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Stuff the Bus

Stuff the Bus

December 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Stuff the Bus

  Thank you Winnipeg Paramedics & friends!   Winnipeg Paramedics put out a call to stuff the bus and pack an ambulance full of toys and warm clothing for Rossbrook House children and youth! The response was overwhelming.   Two filled ambulances arrived at Rossbrook House with dozens of volunteers and Santa! Participants received gifts, and a hot meal.     A line of volunteer students as well as the children of Rossbrook House, helped to carry in the DOZENS of boxes and bags that included gifts for the participants, plus other donations of socks, warm outerwear, craft supplies, beading
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Thank you Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg

Thank you Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg

December 5, 2022 | Comments Off on Thank you Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg

50 excited shoppers took a trip to Toys R Us with $50 each to spend! Children and youth from Rossbrook House were accompanied by youth from Vincent Massey Collegiate Key Club on a shopping trip December 3, 2022, thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg. Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg generously arranged for 50 children and youth to go on a shopping trip- for themselves- to Toys R Us. Youth from the Key Club, who regularly fundraise for community groups in Winnipeg, eagerly assisted the young shoppers with their purchases.   The Rossbrook House participants bought toys, games, and whatever their
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Home Away From Home

Home Away From Home

December 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Home Away From Home

Message from Executive Director Patty Mainville: Rossbrook House Foundation is so appreciative of your continued love and generosity in making a difference for the children and youth who drop in to Rossbrook House. I’m reaching out to ask you to continue your commitment to Rossbrook House by making a gift today. Donating is easy to do, click here.     Rossbrook House supporters share a deep-rooted belief in the goodness of the place that many young people in the Rossbrook House community call a home away from home. It is a place where you have invested to make a difference
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No Child Alone Dinner 2023

No Child Alone Dinner 2023

October 26, 2022 | Comments Off on No Child Alone Dinner 2023

Rossbrook House Foundation is hosting the No Child Alone Dinner, Thursday, April 27, 2023 This fundraising dinner is in support of Rossbrook House programs and activities. Doors Open 5:30pm | Program Starts 6:30pm Business Formal Attire Ticket sales have closed. Click here to make a donation to this event!   Or contact Stephanie at slambert@rossbrookhouse.ca or 204.949.4092 Ticket & table purchases include a partial tax receipt following CRA regulations. Everyone in attendance will be entered into a draw for a one-night staycation at a luxury Airbnb donated by Roam Rentals. Join us as we bring Rossbrook House to the RBC
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Looking Forward

Looking Forward

April 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Looking Forward

Have you ever asked yourself …. How can I continue to make a difference once I’m gone? …. How can I ensure my values continue being valued?   Making a Planned Gift can answer both of these questions.   Planned gifts are major gifts made in collaboration with a donor’s financial and/or estate planning. These can include, but are not limited to, bequests and naming the charity of your choice as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Some individuals who arrange for a planned gift choose to keep it to themselves while others choose to inform the charity they’ve
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Pow Wow Returns!

Pow Wow Returns!

April 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Pow Wow Returns!

Thank you to all who came out to dance and celebrate with Rossbrook House children and youth, including community leaders, drum groups, and community dancers. It was a wonderful event, thanks to you.   The Rossbrook House Pow Wow is back! After taking a two-year break (due to the COVID-19 Pandemic), Rossbrook House is once again hosting the community Pow Wow on May 19. We look forward to welcoming community dancers and drum groups, along with community leaders and dancers from our participants and school programs. History The Rossbrook House Pow Wow has a long history… In the early 1980’s
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Learn more about Rossbrook House Foundation

Learn more about Rossbrook House Foundation

February 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Learn more about Rossbrook House Foundation

  “The smiles say it all. It’s been a pleasure meeting the families at Rossbrook. We all have a story to tell and lessons to learn,” says Jane Quinton, Rossbrook House Foundation Chair.   Rossbrook House Foundation was created in 2006 to financially support Rossbrook House, an inner-city drop-in centre for children and youth. The Foundation is made up of volunteer board, and committee, members who believe in the mission and vision of Rossbrook House.   Tom Dooley was involved in helping to set up the Foundation in 2005 to raise funds and help provide sustainable funding to support the programs
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Cold City Warm Hearts

Cold City Warm Hearts

February 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Cold City Warm Hearts

It all began in 2017.   For four years in a row, the children of Rossbrook House and IRCOM gathered for one evening of classic winter fun at FortWhyte Alive! It was a winter party we called “Cold City, Warm Hearts”. The intention was to show our neighbours at IRCOM that winter can be fun.     In 2017, Rossbrook House Executive Director, Phil Chiappetta said: “In previous years, we’ve invited our friends at IRCOM, otherwise known as the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba, to across cultures events, sharing traditional foods, music and dance together. That’s always been
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