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End Homelessness Winnipeg initiated the first Gizhe Waa Ti-Sii-Win Service Delivery Expo in partnership with the Manitoba Financial Empowerment Network and agencies in the homelessness service sector in 2018. The event name, Gizhe Waa Ti-Sii-Win, aptly means “working with love, kindness and generosity for others” in the Ojibwe language. The first Service Delivery Expo took place at the Neeginan Centre on May 26, 2018. More than 500 guests attended, with help from more than 100 volunteers. Services included:
• Dental Care
• Hair Cuts
• Foot Care
• Chiropractic Care
• Massage
• Birth Control
• Indigenous Services
• Clothing
• Pre-natal Support
• Tax Preparation
• Housing Information
• Employment & Training Services
• Mental Health Assessments

End Homelessness Winnipeg partnered with Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness to bring the national CAEH conference to Winnipeg. The Fifth Annual National Conference on Ending Homelessness took place at the Convention Centre from October 25 to 27, 2017.

The conference had a special focus on Indigenous homelessness, Truth & Reconciliation, and Social Justice, with dedicated sessions, featured content throughout the program, some terrific keynote speakers as well as art, cultural, and Ceremonial opportunities. End Homelessness Winnipeg hosted a pre-conference summit on October 24, 2017 to engage participants in a facilitated and interactive process that involved keynote speakers, panel presentations, and roundtable group work focused on:

1. Defining Indigenous homelessness

2. Linking Indigenous homelessness to the work of The Truth and Reconciliation Report

3. Aligning homelessness work at the federal, provincial, and local levels

This work contributed to the development of the Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada.

You can learn more about the 2017 conference and watch keynote presentation on the CAEH conference website. Click on the image below to view the conference program.

End Homelessness Winnipeg is thankful for the generosity of community sponsors that supported the Fifth Annual National Conference on Ending Homelessness: Assiniboine Credit Union, APTN, Manitoba Building Trades, Qualico, Catherine Donnelly Foundation, City of Winnipeg, Manitoba Hydro, Credit Union Central of Manitoba, and Downtown Winnipeg Biz.