Summer of 2011, a generous supporter of Network 4 Change has donated a property with 3 buildings to the organization. The now owner of this property, Network 4 Change, needs to renovate the main building to become the new NETWORK 4 CHANGE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.
The costs of the renovations are estimated at $170,000.00 of which they already have $60,000.00 pledged by a longtime supporter and donor of Network 4 Change. This leaves the $110,000.00 they are hoping to WIN through the Aviva Community Fund with the help of your VOTES.
The plan is to begin the renovations this winter with the hope to be moved into the new facility by September 1, 2011.
This is a very reasonable timeline given we have already finalized the paperwork and are the legal owners of the property needing to be renovated. They have also been in contact with local contractors to provide them with the projected floor plan (in kind work) and estimates for the proposed renovations.
Moving into the new facility will immediately reduce the financial resources they currently allocate to the organizations overhead costs by the amount of their yearly leasing costs ($22,800.00), money which can then be reallocated directly to increasing community services and supports. Not only will the new facility reduce their overhead budget, but it will also generate much needed revenue when they are able to lease space out to other like-minded community service providers for a very fair cost which will help them as well. The generated revenue will be tagged to support the Network 4 Change H.O.P.E. Project (Helping out Parents Early) which is everything that they do “Early Years”.
We thank the Aviva Community Fund for the opportunity to enter our outstanding organization into such an innovative contest as well as all the supporters who VOTE for our idea. Here’s hoping we are turning the key to the door of their new facility next September
First Round Voting October 3-October 21, 2011
http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf11360
Job Summary
Outreach Workers provide services to people to help them improve their quality of life in a variety of settings. The Alternative Learning Program Outreach Worker would work with students of Edward Schreyer School who have choosen to continue their education in an off campus classroom within the Network 4 Change community resource center to overcome barriers and provide services within a holistic model to support the student in achieving success.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Individual Student Service Delivery
- Instruction and Workshop Facilitation
- Documentation
Qualifications
- Grade 12 completion
- Post secondary education or equivalent experience in working with youth in a social service field will be deemed an asset
- Ability to work flex time as required (days, evenings, weekends, split shifts)
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable personal vehicle
POSTING CLOSE DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4p.m.
*Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstra
*For more information detailed job descriptions are available. Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information.
Job Summary
Case managers are essential to making sure that recipients of extended services receive the best possible options. They also make sure that the provisions of said services meet policy requirements and standards.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Participant Case Coordination
- Instruction/Workshop Facilitation
- Documentation
- Staff Supervision
Qualification
- Grade 12 completion
- Post secondary education or equivalent experience in the social service field will be deemed an asset
- Ability to work flex time as required
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable personal vehicle
POSTING CLOSE DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4 p.m.
*Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstra
*For more information detailed job descriptions are available. Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information.
Job Summary
Outreach Workers provide services to people to help them improve their quality of life in a variety of settings. Road 2 Success Outreach Workers assist community youth ages 16-29 who are initially unemployed and not attending school to overcome barriers and either gain and maintain employment or return to school/training.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Individual Participant Service Delivery
- Instruction/Workshop Facilitation
- Documentation
Qualifications
- Grade 12 completion
- Post secondary education or equivalent experience in the social service field would be deemed an asset
- Ability to work flex time as required
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable personal vehicle
POSTING CLOSE DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4p.m.
*Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstr
*For more information detailed job descriptions are available. Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information
Job Summary
Outreach Workers provide service to community members to help them improve their quality of life in a variety of settings. Family Outreach Workers provide this service to families with children under the age of 12 with a strong focus on facilitating time between parents and children with other community families for positive engaging interaction that promotes healthy child development and strong family relationships.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Individual Family Service Delivery
- Instruction/Workshop Facilitation
- Elementary School(s) Liaison
- Documentation
Qualifications
- Grade 12 completion
- Post secondary education or equivalent experience in the social service field/early childhood development will be deemed an asset
- Familiarity with PC computer applications
- Ability to work flex time as required
- The ability to work with families and multiple service providing systems/organizations
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable personal vehicle
POSTING CLOSE DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4p.m.
*Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstra
*For more information detailed job descriptions are available
Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information
Job Summary
Case managers are essential to making sure that recipients of extended services receive the best possible options. They also make sure that the provisions of said services meet policy requirements and standards.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Participant Case Coordination
- Instruction/Workshop Facilitation
- Documentation
- Staff Supervision
Qualifications
- Grade 12 completion
- Related Post Secondary degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent experience will be deemed an asset
- Ability to work flex time as required
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable personal vehicle
POSTING CLOSING DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4p.m.
*Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstra
*For more information detailed job description are available. Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information.
Job Summary
The program coordinator is responsible for the overall operation of the program including development and delivery of program components and services, supervision of program staff, volunteer management and fund development.
Working Relationships
- SCI Administration and Student Support Team
- Sunrise School Division Administration
- Alternative Learning Program Teacher
- AAEC Administration and staff
- Network 4 ChangeBoard and Staff
- Community Associations/Organizations/Stakeholders/Service Providers
Prime Functions
- Program Research
- Program Development/Implementation/Evaluation
- Personel
- Budgetary Responsibilities
- Community Networking
- Marketing
- Customer/Participant Service
Qualifications
- Grade 12 completion
- Related Bachelors Degree or Post Secondary Education is seen as an asset
- Strong interpersonal, relationship building and conflict resolution skills
- Creative problem solving skills
- Ability to determine priorities, be self-directed and work with minimal supervision
- Strong budgetary skills and some accounting experience/knowledge
- Strong leadership and team-oriented skills
- Experience in staff management
- Excellent oral, written, analytical and technical skills
- Familiarity with PC computer applications
- Experience in initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating programs and services
- Ability to flex time/schedule as required
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable vehicle
POSTING CLOSING DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4p.m.
*Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstra
*For more information detailed job descriptions are available
Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information
Job Summary Ensure the day-to-day operation of the office, and support the work of the Board of Directors, management and other staff. Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Reception
- Office Administration
- Promotions and Public Relations (in the absence of a Community Engagement Worker)
- Event Planning and Support (in the absence of a Community Engagement Worker)
- Provide Board Support
Qualifications
- Grade 12 completion
- Post Secondary education or equivalent experience in business, computers, office management will be considered an asset
- Familiarity with PC computer applications
- Ability to work flex time as required
- Clear criminal record check and child abuse registry check
- Daily access to a reliable vehicle
POSTING CLOSE DATE: July 31, 2010 at 4p.m. *Please forward resumes via fax or email to Network 4 Change Executive Director Cheryl Wong-Boonstra *For more information detailed job descriptions are available Contact Network 4 Change Executive Director for more information
Time 2 Play is a group for families with children of exceptional needs. Parents and caregivers with their children come together to have a day of fun together.
Join us for a trip to the movies on May 23, 2010. We will be meeting at BEYS for 11:00a.m. having lunch at McDonalds Play Place by St.Vital and then heading over to the Silver City Theatre to watch SHREK 4D. We will post the exact show time that we are planning to attend as soon as it comes available
Parents and caregivers are responsible for admission, lunch and snacks for their own families
We would truly value your input
in discussing how our community can better serve the needs of our exceptional needs citizens.
We want this to be useful, to truly help the lives of our exceptional needs families be the best they can be.
Please join us
for our next meeting:
Wednesday, May 26th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Network 4 Change Community Resource Centre
17-31 First Street South (Hew Building)
Beausejour
We are planning a fun day of swimming at the Steinbach Aquatic Center for June 6, 2010.
Public swim is from 1p-3p and cost of admission is approximately $7.00/person
We will meet at BEYS at 11a.m. and drive to Steinbach where we plan to have lunch and then go to the aquatic center.
Please call Cheryl to let us know if you will be joining us and need a ride so that we know to expect you and wait to give you a ride.
Date: Saturday June 12, 2010
Time: 10:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Location: SunGro Center
Have Wheels? … Wear A Helmet is the Safe Kids Theme this year.
Join us for a bike parade, don’t forget to decorate your bike and a bike rodeo.
There will be BMX and Skateboarding demonstrations to watch
There will be a BBQ to grab a snack and of course lots of prizes and giveaways.
See you there
Join Us Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Beausejour Early Years School for a Farewell to School Wrap up Party from 1p.m.-3p.m.
We will have a bounceroo, fun activities, snacks and cake for the kids to enjoy.
The day is FREE and all families with children of special needs are invited. Don’t forget that the kids can bring a friend and siblings are always welcome.
JUNE 22, 2010 from 10:00-1:00 at the SunGro Center
Come and watch the car seat safety presentations and book you inspection appointment to have your personal seat in your vehicle inspected for correct installation.
There will be an activity room set up for parents and children while you are waiting for your appointment time with snacks and refreshments provided.
Someone in your family has exceptional needs - either cognitive, physical, developmental and/or social-emotional challenges. Whether they are an adult or child, funded or not, you have concerns to deal with and input to offer. We would like to hear yours.
Together we can:
- Discover how our community can better support our excpetional needs citizens
- Find solutions to common concerns: finding respite workers, alternative schooling, community programs, etc.
- Form a support net of parents/caregivers where we can share our experiences, support and advice.
For more information, or to let us know you’re coming,
Please contact Cheryl or Deb (both mothers of children with exceptional needs) @ 268-2506.
Why “Stone Soup”?
There is a very old story of two monks who arrive at a village during a time of great famine. They have been traveling for days and are very hungry. They knock on the doors of the village houses but all the villagers say they don’t have anything to give - that they barely have enough food for themselves.
The young monk sits near the village well and tells the older monk that he thinks they and everyone else in the village will soon starve to death. The older, wise monk begins to build a fire. He asks the younger monk to find some nice round stones and to place them in the pot. Once the stones are found, he puts them in the pot and stirs and fusses over the pot.
The villagers become curious about what the monks are doing. When one bold child finally asks, the old monk says they are cooking “stone soup”, the best, most wonderful soup there is. The villagers want to know how to make soup from nothing so they begin to ask more questions. The old monk mentions that certain ingredients make stone soup taste better - potatoes, carrots, etc. Gradually the villagers begin to offer what they have to add to the soup - a few potatoes from one, some cabbage from another. They find a larger pot, and all the villagers, one by one, add what they have, until finally there is enough for everyone.
All had something to offer and all were able to benefit from it. That was the magic of stone soup.
Thank you to all of those who came out and joined in the fun festivities of the 2st Annual Network 4 Change Family Fun Day.
All proceeds from the Carnival Games and Concession Stand are going towards the Breakfast for Learning Program at Beausejour Early Years School. See the rest of the great pictures from that event in our 2nd Annual Family Fun Day Gallery.
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS …
YOUR GENEROSITY MADE THIS DAY ALL IT COULD BE!
