About Us

Who We Are

A collaborative, nonprofit organization, the CMCCF is governed by a Board of Directors working closely with a few permanent staff members. The organization also welcomes many volunteers who fulfill various roles, working towards a shared vision to promote the well-being of Manitoba’s cultural communities.

Board of Directors

A dedicated group of community leaders who govern the organization, ensuring we remain committed to our vision of enhancing the well-being and vitality of Manitoba’s diverse cultural communities.The board that governs the organization working towards a vision of well-being of Manitoba’s cultural communities.

Leadership Team

Our diverse team of staff and leaders across the organization who drive our daily operations, programs, and community initiatives with passion and expertise.Leaders and staff members across the organization that 

Consultants

Specialized experts and community advisors who provide strategic guidance, ensuring our projects are culturally sensitive, impactful, and aligned with the evolving needs of the families we serve.

Past Board Members

A tribute to the dedicated individuals who have previously served on our board. We honor their leadership, guidance, and the lasting impact they have made on the growth and success of our organization.

History and Origins

About the Coalition

The Coalition of Manitoba Cultural Communities for Families formed in 2017, building on seven years of advocacy work as the General and Child and Family Services Authority Reference Group.

Our roots trace back to 2010, when cultural community leaders came together through the Canadian General Authority’s New Canadian Awareness and Education Initiative. The goal was straightforward: give cultural communities a real voice in child welfare strategy and planning.

What started as advocacy within the child welfare system evolved into something bigger. We recognized that families need support across multiple systems and agencies, not just child welfare. So we expanded our scope.

Today, we organize events that build community capacity and help families navigate complex government systems and policies. We focus on mutual learning between communities and service providers, ensuring that cultural perspectives inform policy development.

The Coalition maintains an open, flexible structure. Membership and roles adapt as community needs change, keeping us responsive and community-driven.

Our Mission

Creating better support systems for all community families and their children through advocacy, education, and transparent dialogue between cultural communities and service providers.

The Coalition maintains an open, flexible structure. Membership and roles adapt as community needs change, keeping us responsive and community-driven.

Governance

Read or download our annual reports below. 

2020 CMCCF Annual Report

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2021 CMCCF Annual Report

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2022 CMCCF Annual Report

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2023 CMCCF Annual Report

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2024/2025 CMCCF Annual Report

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A Message to Our Community

After years of dedicated leadership, our Director Martin will be stepping down as CMCCF enters an exciting new chapter. We are deeply grateful for everything he has brought to the Coalition of Manitoba Cultural Communities for Families, and we look forward to what lies ahead together.

As we navigate this transition, we welcome your questions, thoughts, and support. For any inquiries, please reach out to Florence at floxy166@yahoo.ca — she will be happy to hear from you.

Thank you for being part of our community.

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Purpose

The Purpose of These Peace-First: CollaborationNet Pages These pages exist to share what we have learned. Over the past year, Peace-First: CollaborationNet has operated as a time-limited demonstration initiative, which is a space to test ideas, host conversations, and discover what might grow when peace is placed at the center. Conversations took root in informal Peace-First Hubs across Winnipeg, Thompson, Brandon, and Portage la Prairie, with related gatherings in Vancouver and Toronto. Toronto now helps convene national roundtable conversations, linking local dialogue with a broader Canadian exchange. What began as small, local discussions has become more connected — not through expansion or centralization, but through coherence. Across regions, shared themes, tensions, and hopes are emerging. This webpage documents that journey. It gathers reflections, materials, and learning from Hub conversations so others can understand what has been explored and carry it forward. From the beginning, Peace-First was designed as a seed-planting initiative, formally concluding March 31, 2026. Its focus has been to explore how individuals and cultural communities understand inner peace, collective vision, community cohesion, and cultural dignity and visibility. The Hubs are volunteer-led spaces where community connectors and members gather to listen, reflect, and imagine what a peaceful geographic and cultural community might look like in practice. Along the way, we developed background papers, reflection documents, and practical toolkits shaped by lived experience in Manitoba and beyond. This page now serves as a living repository within the Peace-First Library, offering capacity-building tools, framing papers, hub guidance, and shared learning that communities can adapt to their own realities. The purpose is not to centralize authority, but to make learning accessible. Peace-First Hubs are community-led and partner-supported — grounded in relationship, not hierarchy. Supported by ACOMI, ECCM, Palaver Hut, MIA, cultural community members across the country, and allies such as MANSO, Mediation Services, CanU Canada, and PCHS, this work moves through partnership rather than control. This initiative has been made possible through the principal financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, with a supportive role played by The Winnipeg Foundation. Their investment has allowed these conversations, materials, and connections to take shape. These materials are not instructions to replicate. They are tools to adapt. This page is more than documentation. It is an invitation. Peace-First is not about imposing a uniform model. It is about strengthening conditions for dialogue, cohesion, and shared responsibility before a crisis. If this resonates, we invite you to explore further, join a national roundtable call, or consider what it would mean to host or support a conversation in your own community. Join a national roundtable call. Complete the survey. The seeds have been planted. What grows next depends on all of us.

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