Appendix I - Other Employment Programs

Day Services

This section provides a brief description of other employment-focused programs and services included in the Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPD).

Family Services and Consumer Affairs offers Day Services in addition to the range of services funded and/or co-ordinated by the provincial marketAbilities Program. Funding is provided to not-for-profit incorporated organizations that provide a range of Day Services for persons with a mental disability, including supported employment and follow-up services, services with a vocational focus, and personal development services. These services are designed to support the participant in the acquisition of new skills, maintenance of existing skills and enhancement of opportunities for vocational and community participation including, but not restricted to, self-care, work, social and leisure skills.

Day Services are not part of the marketAbilities Program in terms of funding, although some aspects may be eligible for cost sharing under the LMAPD, such as those services that provide school-to-work transition and supported employment.

A Day Services program participant may be referred to the marketAbilities Program for vocational training, education or employment.

For information on services can be obtained from most Family Services and Consumer Affairs office locations:

In Winnipeg: http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/locations/winnipeg.html#do

In Rural and Northern Areas: http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/locations/ruralnorthern.html

 

Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth

Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth offers an employment placement program called Career Options for Students with Disabilities, which provides funding to post-secondary and high school students with disabilities to obtain career-related jobs within provincial government departments. This program will assist students to make the transition from school to work while providing career exploration opportunities.

For information on services available through Education, Citizenship and Youth, inquiries may be directed to:

Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
310-800 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0N4
Telephone: 945-3755

 

Manitoba Health

Manitoba Health supports a wide range of employment-focused services to assist adults experiencing mental illness in preparing for, attaining and retaining employment. Services funded directly through Manitoba Health include: Selkirk Mental Health Centre, Eden Mental Health Centre and Community Mental Health programs delivered by the Regional Health Authorities (Proctor Program, Program for Assertive Community Treatment, Ventures and Selkirk & Interlake Mental Health Support Centre). Two external programs that provide employability services are delivered by Employment Dimensions and Self Starting Creative Opportunities for People In Employment. In addition, Manitoba Health supports two external addictions agencies that provide employment focused rehabilitation services to individuals with addictions (Addictions Foundation of Manitoba and The Behavioural Health Foundation),

For information on services available through Mental Health, inquiries may be directed to:

Manitoba Health
Mental Health Programs
300 Carlton Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 3M9
Telephone: 786-7101

For information on services available through Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, inquiries may be directed to:

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
1031 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0R8
Telephone: 944-6200

For information on services available through Behavioural Health Foundation inquiries may be directed to:

Behavioural Health Foundation
35 De La Digue Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3V 1M7
Telephone: 269-3430

 

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