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Chair Fitness

  Drop-in for a free exercise class on working your core with flexibility, strength, and balance. This is for all mobilities and ages, focused on chair-based exercise. Time: Mondays and Fridays, 10:45 – 11:30 Location: Community Food Centre, 103, 61 Tyndall Avenue

Monthly Garden Workshop

  Discover where your food comes from and connect with community through the basics of sustainable agriculture and backyard gardening. Learn simple tips for growing healthy plants, caring for your soil, and much more. The hands-on workshops offer practical experience and are ideal for adults 18 and up. Time: Once a month, September through June. […]

Garden Club

  Explore the garden, grow your skills, and fun with people who love getting their hands in the dirt! All ages and experience levels welcome. Time: Fridays, 10:00 AM – July through August 2026. Location: Community Food Centre, 103, 61 Tyndall Avenue Drop ins welcome, for more info email Alexa (asawatzky10@norwestcoop.ca)

FoodFit

  FoodFit is a 12-week program designed to help adults, particularly those living on low incomes, make simple, sustainable changes to improve their health and well-being. Participants come together in a supportive, welcoming space to exercise, learn about food, nutrition, and healthy habits, and cook a meal together using fresh ingredients – skills and knowledge […]

Mind Your Food

  Join this 12-week hands-on learning program to explore where food comes from and how it connects to the earth and our well-being. Guided by a professional chef,   participants will learn to prepare healthy meals and snacks while gaining a deeper understanding of the links between food, mental and physical health, and sustainability. Using […]

Sharing Circles with Elder Martha & Krista

  Sharing circle promotes emotional wellness, reconciliation and creates meaningful relationships. Join our sharing circle where participants are free to share personal experiences, reflections, feeling or to simply listen. Open to all, drop ins welcome. Time: Wednesdays, 2:30 – 3:30 Location: Community Food Centre, 103, 61 Tyndall Avenue

Kids in the Kitchen

  Join this 8-week hands-on program to build your connection to food and learn essential cooking skills from a professional chef. Discover how to prepare healthy foods while gaining confidence in kitchen and food safety. After cooking, enjoy your delicious creations with friends! Location: Community Food Centre, 103 – 61 Tyndall Avenue Registration required through […]

GP WrapAround

The High Fidelity WrapAround process developed by Wrap Canada will be used to support families to effectively attend to self-identified needs within a strengths-based model. This program is a team-based, participant-led program. Participants are paired with a WrapAround Facilitator and WrapAround Clinician from our team, who can offer support on system navigation and counselling services. […]

Huddle NorWest

Our New Location is at 945 Notre Dame Avenue What is the Huddle Norwest Youth Hub? It is an integrated service centre for youth aged 12-29 years of age* which offers services in the areas of mental health, primary care, addictions, employment and recreational activities. NorWest Co-op is pleased to partner with the Addictions Foundation […]

Youth Employment Supports for Success – YESS Program

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Youth Employment Supports for Success: YESS A 9-week paid program giving youth aged 16-29 the opportunity to gain the skills and experience to thrive in today’s workforce. We teach employability and life skills, followed by a job placement, setting participants up for future success.   Training 4 weeks are spent at NorWest on Notre Dame […]

Sexually Transmitted Infection Services

  Are you sexually active or have you ever been? Norwest is a safe and non-judgmental environment to talk about STBBIs (Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections). We provide free, confidential testing and treatment for STBBIs. STBBIs include Syphilis, HIV, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Herpes. Who can Come? Anyone over […]

Teen Clinic

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  Norwest is a teen friendly clinic, and teens can speak with nurses anytime! Sisler students and Youth Hub teens needing teen clinic/primary care services, can still access the nurses via telephone at any time! Our other teen clinics are still open regular hours, using virtual care as much as possible: Access Norwest teen clinic, […]

Fruit & Veggie Market

DETAILS: Affordable fresh fruit and veggies for sale. Eligibility: Open to all – Simply Drop-in! Time and Location: Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30 at Community Food Centre (103-61 Tyndall Avenue) Find Out More: 204-615-3117

Community Meals

Community Lunch

DETAILS: Drop-in to enjoy a free, nutritious meal. Eligibility: Community Members Time: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm & Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Find Out More: Contact the Community Food Centre (CFC) at 204.615.3117 Locations Community Food Centre 103-61 Tyndall Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2X 2T4 Hours: Mon-Fri: 9-5 Phone: 204-615-3117

Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Mindfulness (CBTm)

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is recommended as first-line treatment for most mental health conditions. However, many people do not have access to CBT due to long waiting lists. There are an increasing number of self-help CBT resources available (books, websites, online interactive programs). Many of these resources are good and easily accessible. People are more […]

Drop-In Counselling

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve had to modify the usual Drop-In format. Please see the Community Calendar or social media sites for schedule changes. Drop in will be open at periodic times throughout the week. Please check our social media for details. Unfortunately space will only allow two people in the centre at a […]

Money Management Training

Learn about everything from banking, loans, credit and savings plus a whole lot more. If you complete the ten workshops you may be eligible to for the Saving Circle.

Adult Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

DBT is an evidence-based treatment program for individuals struggling with self-harm and/or thoughts of suicide. Adults age 18 and up commit to meeting with a therapist one time per week and attend a weekly skills training group (Thursdays 1:00pm-3:00pm at Access NorWest, 785 Keewatin St.) for a minimum of 6 months to one year. Participants […]

Adolescent Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

DBT is an evidence-based treatment program for individuals struggling with self-harm and thoughts of suicide. Adolescents ages 13-18 years commit to meeting with a therapist one time per week and attend a weekly skills training group with their parent/caregiver (Wednesdays 4:30pm-6pm at Access NorWest, 785 Keewatin St.) for a minimum of 6 months. The Adolescent […]

Project CHOICES

We offer information and tailored feedback to help women make informed decisions about alcohol use, sex and contraception. DETAILS: How does Project CHOICES work? Women are offered four individual sessions with a counsellor to talk about their drinking behaviours and use of contraception. Counsellors help women set goals specific to their needs and provide information […]

My Health Team

         

Naloxone Kits

Many street drugs can contain Fentanyl without you knowing it.  Naloxone can save your life. DETAILS: You can get a free Naloxone kit at Access NorWest. Call us for a confidential, stigma-free appointment. Eligibility: Available to everyone Time and Location: Access NorWest, 785 Keewatin Avenue Find Out More: Contact Access NorWest at 204.938.5900

Commit to Quit

A free six-week group program that is led by trained facilitators who will help you learn how to lead a smoke-free life. DETAILS: Join us to learn: Reasons to quit smoking The importance of making a plan to quit A variety of tools available to you, including coping skills and stop smoking aids How to […]

Safeteen

NorWest Co-op offers the Safeteen program for both girls and boys ages 12 and up. Workshops focus on violence prevention and building assertiveness skills. Typically these workshops are done in a school setting but can be run in community groups or even one-on-one in special circumstances. NorWest has one certified female and one certified male […]

Bright Start

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General Program Information Bright Start in Inkster is supported by Manitoba Child and Youth Services, within the Department of Families, to plan and implement an early years strategy for Inkster. We provide free caregiver/child centered activities and resources for families with children 0-6 years old that focus on: Nutrition Physical Health Literacy and Learning Positive […]

Dietitians

Healthy Eating

NorWest has Registered Dietitians available to help you with healthy food choices. Details: Dietitians are able to help with: Meal planning Picky eating Managing health conditions (some examples include diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol) Digestive problems (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crohn’s/Colitis, Diverticulitis, Celiac Disease) Gout Prenatal nutrition Infant feeding Eligibility: If you live in the […]

Intervention and Outreach Team (IOT)

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The Intervention and Outreach Team (IOT) is a community-based team providing High Fidelity Wraparound (HFW), clinical interventions such as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and 24/7 community supports for Winnipeg’s most vulnerable children and youth. Funded by Manitoba’s Child and Youth Mental Health Strategy and located at NorWest Co-op Access Centre as well as throughout the […]

Hans Kai

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HANS KAI is a community-led health program developed and delivered through NorWest Co-op Community Health and is available across Canada. It teaches groups about factors that influence their health such as diet, physical activity, social support and physical health and gives them the tools and knowledge to monitor these indicators. Where did Hans Kai come […]

Gilbert Park Going Places (GPGP)

Due to COVID-19 pandemic many programs have been changed to accommodate social distancing and quarantine laws. Please check the Community Calendar for scheduled events. Gilbert Park Going Places (GPGP) is the place for youth to be! DETAILS: All programs are free and we offer a snack at each visit. See a detailed list of programs […]

Child Care

Child Care

NorWest’s Early Learning Childcare Centre has been in operation for more than 40 years – let your little one join in the fun! DETAILS: Our team of certified Early Childhood Educators and assistants deliver age-appropriate activities aimed at enhancing children’s social, emotional and physical development. We also work at helping your child build strong cognitive, […]