Since 2019, End Homelessness Winnipeg serves as Community Entity for Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy, administering federal homelessness funding locally. The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is responsible for setting direction for addressing homelessness in Winnipeg through Reaching Home. The CAB’s membership brings together a broad and inclusive group of people, with in-depth knowledge of key sectors and systems affecting local homelessness priorities. The Government of Canada outlines the CAB’s responsibilities as follows:
- Approving community plans and community homelessness reports for Reaching Home
- Assessing and recommending projects for Reaching Home funding
- Being representative of the community
- Supporting planning and implementation of a Coordinated Access system
- Developing terms of reference for the CAB and other CAB-related policies and procedure
CAB Membership, February 2022
- Mark Fleming, Chair
- Al Wiebe, Vice-Chair
- Tammy Wolfe, Vice-Chair
- Christina Maes Nino, Member (Alumni)
- Brian Campbell, Member
- Dana Riccio Arabe, Member
- Paula Thomas, Member
- Selena Kern, Member
- Shana Menkis, Member
- Pat Olafson, Member
- Karen Martin, Member
- Phil Fafard, Government of Canada ex-officio
- Dinah Collins, Government of Canada ex-officio
- Carly Duboff, Manitoba Housing ex-officio
- Shannon Watson, WRHA ex-officio
- Noah Yauk, City of Winnipeg ex-officio
- Janet Clark, End Homelessness Winnipeg ex-officio
- Jason Whitford, End Homelessness Winnipeg ex-officio
Download a list of CAB members with additional information on their representative sectors here.
For more information on Reaching Home in Winnipeg, click here.