BeCause Radio

Together with Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, Elmwood Community Resource Centre is hosting a series of online anti-racism training sessions to help participants become better allies in the fight against racism. The next session takes place June 25, 2020 at 5 p.m.

BeCause Radio spoke with Nina Condo, Executive Director of Elmwood Community Resource Centre, to learn more about the topics covered in the sessions:

Chinemerem Chigbo founded The Heads-up Guys Club at Miles Macdonell Collegiate to promote positive mental health and help male youth feel safe without the need to live up to societal views on what a man should be.

Earlier this week, Red River College's Rising Hope baking program held its graduation for its inaugural class. Rising Hope breaks down barriers for students on a journey of recovery, providing skills and training in a supportive environment, leading to a Professional Baking and Patisserie Certificate through Red River College.

BeCause Radio spoke with Angela Chotka, Rising Hope Program Manager, to learn more about the program and its collaboration with Main Street Project.

High school graduation is an important milestone for many young people, signifying the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter. While traditional graduation ceremonies have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a nationwide committee of students are ensuring that graduates across Canada are still able to celebrate virtually, with the added benefit of raising funds in support of Kids Help Phone.

In this week's Winnipeg Impact Maker segment, we spoke with Praise Oluwafemi, a Grade 12 student at Churchill High School, Winnipeg Foundation Youth in Philanthropy participant, and member of the Student Life Network National Prom Committee, to learn more about the Prom Is On virtual prom taking place May 22:

Our most recent Winnipeg Impact Maker, the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg, has provided extra support for local charities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our most recent Winnipeg Impact Maker, the International Indigenous Hip Hop Awards Show, is organizing a basketball tournament to benefit organizations working to improve mental health.

This Saturday, March 14, kids will be reading as much as they can as part of the Lawyers for Literacy Read-A-Thon.

Over the past decade, the collaboration between West Broadway Youth Outreach and the Law Society of Manitoba has raised more than $100,000 for WBYO, with more than 500 lawyers taking part and volunteering their time. 

BeCause Radio spoke with Ken Opaleke, Executive Director of West Broadway Youth Outreach, as well as Kris Dangerfield, CEO of the Law Society of Manitoba, to learn more about Lawyers for Literacy, and how it promotes literacy skills and supports West Broadway Youth Outreach's programming.

Earlier this year, The Winnipeg Foundation announced more than $5 million in grants support for organizations to provide mental health, addictions and community safety programming.

One of the organizations to receive a grant was St. Raphael Wellness Centre, which will go toward post-treatment programming support.

BeCause Radio spoke with SRWC’s Executive Director, Colleen Allen, to learn more about how SRWC is working to help people with addictions throughout their recovery.

The Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba supports school nutrition programs that facilitate access to healthy food and promote food literacy. BeCause Radio recently spoke with Janelle Wotton, Program Dietitian at the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba, to learn more about the importance of ensuring kids have healthy food to start their school days, and to learn about the Council's Stone Soup fundraiser taking place on Wednesday, March 11.

This week's Winnipeg Impact Maker, Hunter and Gunn barber shop, cuts for charity.