Member Highlights: Eastman Immigrant Services.
Southeast Manitoba has a long history of migrants moving to the area. When immigration in large numbers started again in the late 1990’s, Eastman Immigrant Services (EIS) was established in an effort to assist newcomers and community with the settlement and integration process. EIS’s office is located in Steinbach, but our services expand from Pine…
Member Highlights: Neepawa and Area Immigrant Settlement Services.
MANSO is introducing a new segment in our news and e-news to feature our member organizations’ current events and program updates. As an organization with over 60 members, MANSO wants to be intentional about increasing awareness of one another’s programs and services. Neepawa and Area Immigrant Settlement Services (NAISS) has been in existence since 2008. …
Joint umbrella release – One year on: newcomer serving and private sponsorship organizations thank Canadians for welcoming Syrians
For release Monday 5 December 2016 One year after Syrians began to arrive in Canada as part of a major resettlement movement, newcomer-serving and private sponsorship organizations take the opportunity to salute and thank the countless Canadians who individually and collectively contributed to sponsoring and welcoming refugees. Canada’s warm response to refugees depends on everyone…
MANSO Submission to Provincial Housing Consultations
The Manitoba Government is currently undertaking consultations on housing using a variety of methods. Access to stable and affordable housing has many far-reaching benefits connected to community, economic and social development. It includes collaboration between government, communities, non-profit organizations and the private sector. Input about your housing needs and the housing needs in your community…
Presentation to Provincial Pre-Budget Consultation
On October 17th, MANSO was one of a number of organizations (from a variety of sectors) invited to give a brief oral presentation at a pre-budget consultation for the Province of Manitoba. We focused on support for services for clients who are not eligible for federally funded settlement services, which has consistently been an urgent…
2015-16 Annual Report
We are pleased to share our 2015-16 Annual Report, which documents highlights of the final year of programming for both MIRSSA and MEALO, the two umbrella organizations that joined to form MANSO. Thank you to all of our member organizations, partners, funders and other community members for your support. We look forward to presenting our…
MANSO presents Lessons Learned and Settlement & Integration Consultation Report (2016)
On June 29th and June 30th, 2016, key stakeholders and the wider settlement community came together to discuss lessons learned, best practices and challenges faced during the Syrian refugee resettlement initiative and how these findings can be used to ensure successful integration outcomes for all refugees and immigrants who settle in Manitoba. This event was…
MANSO Brief on Violence against Young Women and Girls in Canada
Several of MANSO’s members with specific expertise on women’s experiences of violence developed a brief in response to the invitation to inform the Housing of Commons Standing Committee on Status of Women’s study on “Violence Against Young Women and Girls.” The Committee was concerned by the shortage of statistics and information on violence faced by…
The Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) Call for Volunteers in Winnipeg
The Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) is a national, non-profit charity that helps accelerate new citizens’ integration into Canadian life through original programs, collaborations and unique volunteer opportunities. ICC is seeking to rebuild its volunteer committee in Winnipeg. ICC is currently looking for volunteers to be part of the ‘building citizenship program’ that welcomes and…
A message from MANSO’s new Executive Director
2016 has been a challenging, exciting and very busy year for both Settlement and Language Service providers and I can think of no better time to join Bequie and Teresa, Seid, Michelle and Immaculate here at MANSO, our amalgamated umbrella organization. Their experience, expertise and commitment to ensuring newcomers to Manitoba are welcomed and engaged is…
