SERC Annual Report 2016 - Sexuality Education Resource Centre

2015/2016
Annual Report
Sexual
Health
Through Education
SERC is a community-based, non-profit, pro-choice organization.
OUR MISSION: PROMOTING SEXUAL HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION.
OUR VISION: A DIVERSE SOCIETY THAT CELEBRATES SEXUALITY
THROUGHOUT LIFE.
Contents
Message from Chair of the Board..........................................................................................................3
Message from Executive Director..........................................................................................................3
Service Delivery by the Numbers...........................................................................................................4
Who We Are...........................................................................................................................................5
What We Do...........................................................................................................................................6
Brandon Programming...........................................................................................................................6
Community Education & Outreach.........................................................................................................8
Training & Consultation for Service Providers........................................................................................8
Facts of Life Program.............................................................................................................................9
Research & Evaluation...........................................................................................................................9
Projects................................................................................................................................................10
Partnerships & Affiliations.....................................................................................................................13
Financial Report...................................................................................................................................14
MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO MAKE OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES POSSIBLE!
OUR DONORS:
Manitoba Public Insurance employees
Knox United Church
Brandon Pride Committee
AAA Alarms
OUR FUNDERS:
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
United Way of Winnipeg
United Way of Brandon & District
Government of Canada
Province of Manitoba
Canadian Women’s Foundation
We are grateful for your support!
Donate online at www.serc.mb.ca.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 2
MESSAGE FROM KAREN DANA, CHAIR OF THE BOARD
I am pleased to share my third annual report update as Chair of the SERC board. I continue to be heartened and duly
impressed by the tremendous impact that the staff and this organization have on our community in the area of sexual
health and education, and I am grateful to be a part of this important work. In this report you will be able to learn more
about the core programs and special projects SERC is undertaking to make a difference in our communities. This work
continues to be broad in delivery and reach as we work to meet our broad mandate. I would like to extend my sincere
thanks to the staff of SERC whose commitment and dedication is obvious in the work that they do.
This year our Board of Directors and staff were able to engage in strategic planning with the assistance of outside
facilitator, Rhonda Lorch. Over several sessions with board and staff and building
off of the work and consultations completed in our previous strategic plan, we have
created a new multi year plan that I am confident will serve us well moving forward.
I would like to thank the staff, board, and Rhonda for helping us make this process
successful and I am excited to see where our new plan takes us.
Our new strategic outcomes:
1. SERC is visible, recognizable and accessible across Manitoba.
2. SERC’s mandate and position on sexuality related issues are broadly understood.
3. SERC programs and resources are well-defined and congruent with its core
mandate.
Finally, on behalf of SERC, I would like to thank our funders, starting with our core funders; the Winnipeg Regional Health
Authority, United Way Winnipeg, United Way of Brandon & District, the Province of Manitoba, and the Government of
Canada. A significant amount of work undertaken by SERC continues to occur through project based funding through
many financial supporters and private donors; your financial support allows SERC to provide additional supports to our
programming and allows SERC to explore new and unique initiatives and we thank you.
MESSAGE FROM NICOLE CHAMMARTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I am pleased to present my second report as Executive Director of SERC. This annual report will provide you with
information on our constantly expanding program areas and projects, as well as the important core work SERC provides
throughout Manitoba. Key areas of focus for the board and staff over the last year have been continuing to develop a
more robust provincial presence; implementation of our communications strategy, and redevelopment and modernization
of resources, both print and electronic. The work that SERC does in our community continues to flourish and I am proud
to be a part of such a diverse and committed organization. I would in particular like to thank our staff, who are key to
implementing our vision in communities across Manitoba every day- you are what makes this work happen! I would also
like to offer a special thank you to our program volunteers who have provided numerous
hours of support to our programs and services.
With our focus this year on communication we have been able to greatly expand our
reach through development of our presence on social media networks such as Twitter and
Facebook. I have also personally enjoyed my day in the life experiences shadowing our
staff on their activities and further learning about our work, which I write about in a weekly
blog that is accessible through the SERC website and our social media links. This year
I also had the unique opportunity to participate in the Winnipeg Foundation Fast Pitch
program, where I was able to learn, and engage in, talking about SERC to new audiences.
As SERC engaged in a new strategic planning process over 2015-2016 we had several
opportunities to come together as a board and staff and talk about what our values are
and how do we deliver our broad mandate most effectively in Manitoba. These important
conversations have translated into a grounded and informed strategic plan that I look
forward to working with the SERC team to operationalize over the upcoming year.
Finally, on behalf of SERC, I would also like to thank our funders, your support is critical to our ability to continue doing
this important work every day.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 3
SERVICE BY THE NUMBERS
Education & Outreach Services Delivered
Community Workshops/Presentations
Community Consultations/Outreach
Service Provider Workshops/Presentations
Service Provider Consultations/Outreach
Conference Presentations
Focus Groups
Displays
Articles Pubslished
Radio Shows
Website Visits
Sessions
417
712
99
447
6
16
56
9
29
246,818*
Client Contacts
8,890
7,922
2,237
2,428
250
99
7,900
*up by 60,742 from last year!
Resources Distributed
Pamphlets
Posters
Cards
Information Packages
Number of Resource Orders
Books Borrowed (Winnipeg & Brandon)
20,400
211
3,290
115
135
14
Total: 24,165!
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 4
WHO WE ARE: STAFF LIST
Vycki Atallah, Facts of Life Program
Holly Banner, Director of Finance & Human Resources
Rune Breckon, Brandon LGBT* Facilitator
Nicole Chammartin, Executive Director
Martha Chicas, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Simret Daniel, KIA Program Coordinator/OSOD Sexuality Facilitator
Cathy Denby, Coordinator, Aboriginal Community Initiatives
Laverne Gervais, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Izzy Goluch, Communications Coordinator
Amanda Hamm, Brandon Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Kerri Judd, Coordinator, SERC Brandon
Coral Maloney, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator **
Gina McKay, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Molly Michalkow, Facts of Life Program
Paula Migliardi, Program Evaluation & Research Coordinator
Blandine Ngo Tona, Program Coordinator, Winnipeg
Melanie Oliviero, Program Evaluation & Research Coordinator
Roselle Paulsen, Director of Programs
Linda Plenert, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Erika Reis, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Melanie Saindon, Accountant
Anne Singbeil, Administrative Coordinator*
Tanya Smith, Winnipeg Administrative Assistant
Jesse Snyder, Brandon Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Carola Vergara, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Kaitlyn White, Brandon Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator & Administrative Assistant
Bre Woligroski, Winnipeg Sexuality & Reproductive Health Facilitator
*Retired **Resigned
BOARD LIST
Karen Dana, Chair
Nori Korsunsky, Vice Chair
Kristen Willis, Treasurer
Devan Towers, Honourary Counsel
Moloud Alijani
Janna Barkman
Bob Chrismas
Kevin Freedman
Nathan Nickel
Susan Riley
Tania Wiebe
Libby Yager
Nicole Chammartin- Ex-officio
Linda Plenert- Staff representative
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 5
WHAT WE DO
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES: WHITE WOLF SPEAKING
White Wolf Speaking (WWS) partners with stakeholders within our
Indigenous community and foster new and ongoing relationships with
our non-Indigenous neighbors as well.
WWS facilitates ongoing workshops providing support and education,
most of which are located in the north end of Winnipeg. Collaborations
and planning are in progress with northern communities as we consult
and plan for education related to sexual and reproductive health.
Youth and Adult focus groups are in the process of informing the WWS
work plan for 2017.
WWS continues to work on delivering trauma informed approaches to
the education we deliver.
WWS will continue to provide resources and support to the REACHING
IN at Headingly Women’s Correctional Facilities, along with other
resource fairs within the community.
WWS participates in the Sexually Exploited Youth coalition and
collaborates with stakeholders who work closely with at risk individuals,
as well as those who are still interwoven in the sex trade. WWS
continues to partner and work with the Ndinawe Child and Youth Care
Certificate program participants and alumni as they have deep ties and
connection to the youth who are at risk of sexual exploitation.
We continue to work with the Klinic Dreamcatchers group on Sex after
the Sex Trade issues.
BRANDON PROGRAMMING
Community Education
SERC Brandon has continued to provide educational training and workshops for schools and organizations across
Brandon and the Westman area. Some of the many organizations that have received educational services include
Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre, Prairie Mountain Health, City of Brandon Youth Centre, Westman Immigrant
Services, Brandon Correctional Centre, Brandon School Division, Brandon University, and many other organizations
across rural Manitoba.
Networking
SERC Brandon partners with a variety of organizations and committees, including Westman Team Against Sexual
Exploitation, Youth Wellness Day, Westaway Bay, Brandon University Positive Space Campaign, Brandon Trans Day of
Remembrance, Trans Health Clinic, and Brandon School Division Healthy Schools.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 6
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, Two Spirit, Queer, Questioning, and
Asexual (LGBTTQ*) Program
Between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016, the SERC Brandon LGBT* Program provided 138 LGBTTQ* workshops,
presentations, and consultations, and participated in 275 meetings, outreach and display opportunities, reaching 10,143
contacts. In addition to providing these learning opportunities, the LGBT* Program Facilitator continued to maintain,
support, and participate in local opportunities that affirm and validate LGBTTQ* individuals, groups, committees, and
programming in Brandon and Western Manitoba.
Accomplishment Highlights include:
• Collaborating with a local general practitioner, Prairie Mountain Health sexual health nurses, and Trans Health Klinic to
create and maintain Brandon’s Trans Health Clinic, ensuring safe and affirming access for trans patients.
• Consulting with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning, and Brandon
University regarding the affirmation, inclusion, and support of trans, gender non-conforming, and two spirit individuals,
families, and communities through policy development and inclusive washrooms.
• Facilitating monthly social and peer support groups for members of the Western Manitoba LGBTTQ* communities,
including a trans support group and the BTOWNQ (both which are widely attended).
• Founding and organizing the first Brandon Pride Rally and March, thus making history in the Westman area for taking
local pride to the streets and helping to create a culture of safe visibility for the LGBTTQ* community.
• Attending a Two Spirit Gathering in Batoche, Saskatchewan to learn about two spirit identities, experiences, and histories
and maintaining a connection with the Two Spirit People of Manitoba (including having a member speak at Brandon’s
Trans Day of Remembrance).
• Facilitating a Gender Identity and Expression workshop at Camp Aurora and connecting with youth on issues important
to their lives and experiences.
United Way: Let’s Talk. Education with Youth and Parents
With the support of the United Way of Brandon & District, SERC has continued to provide youth workshops on sexuality
and reproductive health, as well as parenting workshops on parent-child communication about sexuality. In efforts to
promote our organization, website and social media platforms, sunglasses, chewing gum, golf ball holders, candy bags,
credit card phone holders, and water bottles were developed and distributed to youth and other community members.
Brandon Advisory Committee
The Brandon Advisory Committee continues to meet quarterly to support the work of SERC Brandon. We would like
to thank: Nancy McPherson, Jane Skinner, Laura Crookshanks, Veronica Adams and Charlene Bjornsson for their
commitment to the committee.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 7
COMMUNITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH
SERC continues to provide education sessions on a range of topics such as sexuality, sexual relationships and decisionmaking, consent, sexual and reproductive health, birth control, sexually transmitted infections, child and adolescent
sexuality and family communication about sexuality.
The following are a few of the organizations and programs with whom we worked this past year: Entry Program,
Wayfinders, IRCOM, Healthy Baby, Alpha House, L’Entre Temps, Klinic Teen Clinic, Salvation Army, Inkster Child
Coalition, SAFRIG (Stonewall Parents’ Group) Sara Riel and Taking Charge.
We also participated in a variety of community expos and displays including Gendafest, and healthy aging expos
sponsored by various Seniors Resource Councils in the city.
The popular sexual health column “Ask Ate Anna” continues to run monthly in the Pilipino Express.
TRAINING & CONSULTATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
2015 marked a very productive year for service provider training at SERC. Our program developed and expanded the
provincial reach of the program by educating in almost all health regions in the province.
Provincial Service Provider Training: a SERC initiated, developed, and collaboratively implemented provincial service
provider facilitation training with CATIE and the 595 North Prevention Team. The 3 day Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Infection (STBBI) Facilitation certificate training engaged over 65 front line service providers from over 50 First
Nation communities in Manitoba.
Divisional Teacher Training: six, two-day multi-divisional teacher trainings were offered in Winnipeg, training over 130
front line classroom teachers, resource teachers, and division consultants.
Service Provider Workshops & Staff Capacity Building Training: numerous module trainings for staff and front line
pre-service and service providers were offered, including subjects on: understanding sexuality, adolescent development,
creating safer spaces, integrating sexuality education into curriculum, and staff capacity building initiatives. A total of
712 hours were spent in consultation with over 7,922 contacts - community members, programs, and service provider
initiatives.
Conference Workshops & Plenary Presentations: requests and collaboration were a highlight of our last year’s work
in the provincial and national community. Conference workshops and plenary presentations were presented in Manitoba,
Alberta and Ontario. A special initiative with the Canadian Women’s Foundation to work with a national grantee fund was
initiated and developed in 2015, resulting in the development of guidelines, structure, and language to create a framework
for program inclusivity for gender diversity, at a national level.
Lunch & Learn Presentations: topics for our Lunch & Learn presentations for service providers were created from
prominent emerging themes in the work, as well as from participant feedback to our Education Team at SERC. As a new
initiative of the program, monthly Lunch & Learn sessions were developed and offered on the following topics: Making
safer sex education more accessible, a sexuality education teacher’s series, sexuality & spirituality, creating safer spaces
for LGBTTQ patients and clients, female genital cutting (FGC), and understanding sexuality.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 8
Awareness Events, Partnerships, and Collaboration: our program is an active member of the Sexual Health
Educator’s Network (SHEN) and participated actively in Pride Winnipeg, reproductive health awareness events, AIDS
Walk for Life Winnipeg, World AIDS Day, Pink Shirt day(s), Special Area Groups of Educators (SAGE), Manitoba Physical
Education Teacher’s Association (MPETA), Community Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Four Arrows Regional Health
Authority, West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Services, the Canadian Women’s Foundation, International Women’s Day,
Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Awareness week, and National day for the Elimination of Gender Based Violence, to
name a few.
FACTS OF LIFE PROGRAM
The Facts of Life On-line: our website continues to provide information and referral on topics related to sexual and
reproductive health. The “Ask a Question” confidential e-mail message service answers an average of 12 questions per
week. Users submit their questions to [email protected] or click on the link on the website and a reply is sent
within two working days.
The Facts of Life Live: airing on Thursday evenings at 9:00 p.m., the “Sex Files” radio show continued another year
of programming on CKUW 95.9 FM. Our hosts produced 44 live shows this year. Themes included 16 Days of Activism
for Violence Prevention Month, World Breastfeeding Week, Endometriosis Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness
Month, National Condom Week, World AIDS Day, and Sexual Health Awareness Week. Other shows included a look
at How to talk to your Kids about Healthy Sexuality as a part of Family Literacy Week, “Weedless Wednesday”: How
Marijuana and Tobacco impact Sexuality, HPV Vaccination Update, and 40 Places to Learn about Sex Ed. The Sex Files
began to utilize social media, namely Twitter, in order to promote their show using the #sexfiles and tagging @SERC_MB
as well as @CKUW.
Resources: sexual health is a dynamic topic, and our knowledge and understanding of sexuality is constantly changing.
We are in the midst of a multi-office research project to ensure that our shelves are filled with the most updated and
engaging sexual health material available. Facilitators from both the Brandon and Winnipeg offices work collaboratively
towards this goal. In addition, we have spent careful time updating and evaluating our website as well as some of our key
resources: the SERC Fact Sheets and our Sex & Prevention brochures. Our lending library is also being re-catalogued
and re-developed, to ensure that we have the most cutting-edge resources available to Manitoba.
Social media: both our Facebook and Twitter have shown significant growth in the past year. We have more than doubled
our Facebook following, currently up to 1,456. Last year we had 180 followers on Twitter, now we are up to more than 400!
Stay connected by following us on twitter @serc_mb and facebook.com/sercmb.
SERC E-News: SERC has been distributing a monthly e-newsletter to 204 service providers and individuals across the
province. Information reflects SERC programming, activities, and servies along with relevant sexual and reproductive
health information, dates, and events listings. The monthly e-news has proven to be very successful at engaging folks in
our activities, receiving much positive feedback. Sign up for our E-News at www.serc.mb.ca!
RESEARCH & EVALUATION
Much of our evaluation activity is reflected in the accompanying project reports. The additional research we undertook this
year included a graduate student researching SERC’s “institutional memory” with support from the Margaret Laurence
Endowment Fund, University of Manitoba which has helped us in shaping our current strategic directions.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded the dissemination of our community-based research on care
and support among African immigrant women living with HIV in Winnipeg. We presented our findings to service providers
in the settlement and social care services sector as well as at the national 2016 Canadian HIV Association Research
Conference (CAHR).
We continue to support research on notions of “risk” among African newcomer youth assisting the training of peer
researchers in a project led by S. Frohlick from the University of British Colombia.
We also track and review research undertaken by peers to stay current in the field and continuously improve our
programming.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 9
PROJECTS
AFRO-FRANCOPHONE COMMUNITIES EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROJECT:
In our third year, and in collaboration with Healthy Sexuality and Harm Reduction (WRHA funding and participation)
the Afro-Franco project focused on education with youth at Université de St-Boniface, younger youth, and women, in
collaboration with Acceuil Francophone, and mature students attending Louis Riel College, EAL.
With support from the Université’s Students Association, a six-session series raised many sexual and reproductive
health topics, which were well received, with students believing that the messages should also reach the larger student
population. They suggested a youth-led project to make this happen.
This year we consulted with teen youth who told us they had many sexuality related questions they wanted to have
answered -- questions about figuring out what sexuality means in Canada, including dress codes and body language.
They appreciated school-based education, but found it difficult to ask questions amongst their classmates. They
suggested coming together in a safe place would be helpful to learning about sexuality.
As part of an event organized by Acceuil Francophone, the youth were drawn to discussing gender roles, identity, and
sexual identity and orientation.
Louis Riel College provided a great opportunity to engage many adult newcomers on topics such as HIV prevention,
contraception and sexual pleasure.
KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION: TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH FOR AFRICAN NEWCOMERS
(KIA):
Knowledge into Action: Towards Better Health for African Newcomers (KiA) is building the capacity of community leaders
to address vulnerability to HIV transmission in their communities. This year has demonstrated that this health vulnerability
is indivisible from others related to tenuous employment, unstable housing, systemic discrimination, and fear of stigma
and legal repercussions. Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) this year we worked with 387 leaders
primarily from North and South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa,
Rwanda and Burundi.
With one active group of peers, we researched how HIV stigma impedes access to formal and informal care and support.
We strategized on ways to destigmatize in local communities, and with service providers too. A Canadian Institute of
Health Research (CIHR) grant allows us to disseminate our research with different audiences.
We have learned that by including HIV within a discussion about STIs in our 59 community sessions, we challenge the
stigma associated with testing and treatment in general. For service providers, understanding the stigma associated with
disclosure and its collateral social and economic consequences improves their interactions with newcomers and their
interventions to improve health outcomes.
The imperative is clear. As one community member notes: “HIV is not going to kill me; but stigma will.”
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 10
“OUR FAMILIES CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING” (OFTA) PROJECT:
Many people are familiar with our intergenerational project “Our Families Can Talk About Anything!” (OFTA), focusing
on communication in relation to sexuality matters within the immigration context. In partnership with several different
settlement agencies, we support the successful integration of newcomer families in Winnipeg by engaging them in a
process of dialogue and education on culture, adaptation, intergenerational communication, and sexuality. This year
we facilitated (in French, English, or with interpretation) seven groups of parents, two youth workshops (age 13+ and
16+), three gender-based groups with women and men on sexual and reproductive health, two gender-based groups
with women and men on relationships, and 12 health and sexuality presentations as part of orientation for newcomers
to Manitoba. More than 200 people participated in our workshop series and, based on needs, some also received
individualized consultation and referrals.
We continually measure and evaluate how participants experience OFTA programs in order to improve our effectiveness
and maintain our responsiveness to the communities we serve. Parents this year report that the most important thing they
learned is how to communicate with their children; especially how important it is to be truthful. They like the technique
of sharing how parents and children are growing together in two cultures. From the youth’s perspective, communication
and consent figure prominently in their understanding of healthy relationships. OFTA was funded by Citizenship and
Immigration Canada.
OUR SELVES, OUR DAUGHTERS PROJECT: COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION &
ENGAGEMENT ADDRESSING FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING (FGC):
The Our Daughters project continues to draw great interest from community members of three FGC-affected communities.
With the support from two Community Facilitators, we continue to engage with numerous women from these communities.
For the second year, we conducted workshops with youth in gender segregated sessions. Youth perspectives,
experiences, and openness to discuss issues that are important to them, allow for rich learning. In sharing the information
with peers in their communities, youth have been able to address many issues of interest to others. Both adult women and
youth have greatly advocated for expanding this work in their communities.
Keeping our “whole community” model in mind, we conducted one session with young men. With support from a young
man, we were able to reach out and attract a large and diverse group. This group was very comfortable addressing FGC
and sexuality. However, they found a need to continue the dialogue. As with the young women, these young men desired
to add sessions that included both genders.
Training for service providers continues to be another pillar of the project. We facilitated a session with CancerCare
Manitoba, and a more intensive online session sponsored by the Alberta Society for the Promotion of Sexual Health. In
support of our work with service providers, we revamped a document entitled, Working with Women and Girls who have
experienced Female Genital Cutting (FGC): A Culturally Sensitive Approach. This document, along with other project
reports, is available at serc.mb.ca/projects/female-genital-cutting.
Much of our learnings were also shared at the Strangers in a New Homeland conference (Social Work, University of
Manitoba), at the International Conference on Women’s Education for Sustainable Development, and the National
Metropolis Conference. This project continues to draw the attention of academics, program planners, and policymakers.
Our Selves, Our Daughters was funded by Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 11
TEEN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP PROJECT:
SERC continues to partner with Peaceful Village working with newcomer teens on healthy relationships and violence
prevention. This Canadian Women’s Foundation-funded program is in its third of a four-year grant. One of a portfolio of
afterschool activities offered by Peaceful Village, SERC conducted two 12-session sexuality education workshops with
39 newcomer youth between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age in two Winnipeg schools. This past year we worked with
Hugh John Macdonald Middle School and Fort Richmond Collegiate, including a youth mentor who accompanies each
group.
These teen are transitioning not only from childhood to adulthood. They are navigating that passage simultaneously to
transitioning from their home countries to life in
Canada. SERC’s proven approach to engaging
teens provides a safe space to discuss issues of
sexuality, self-esteem and body image, gender and
diversity. Through presentations, discussion and
peer leadership projects, these youth are able to
ask questions many feel they cannot ask at home.
And ask questions, they do!
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•
What exactly is virginity; and why are the
references, like ‘pop the cherry’, mostly to
women?
Why do people think sex is fun?
Why do people want to be gay or lesbian?
They tell our evaluators that they have learned
they have the ability to make decisions about their
bodies, and are more prepared to handle societal
expectations and challenges.
THE 595 PREVENTION TEAM:
SERC supports The 595 Prevention Team by
providing financial administration and participating on the 595’s Coordinating Committee. The 595 is a network of over 100
member organizations interested in addressing the determinants of health and preventing the transmission of sexually
transmitted infections and blood borne infections (STBBIs), primarily HIV and HCV, in Manitoba. The mandate of The 595
is to work with peers, network members, policy makers, academics, and community leaders to make recommendations
regarding the development, implementation and evaluation of STBBI initiatives based on harm reduction. The Play It
Safer Network (PISN) and the Safer Choices Northern Network (SNCC) work in collaboration with The 595 supporting
a provincial mandate to address STBBIs. The PISN and SCNN have over 30 members each including partnerships from
a number of communities located within northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. You can visit The 595’s website for more
information, the595.ca.
SAFER SEX SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION PROJECT:
This project works to support harm reduction and health promotion across Manitoba. Almost 125,000 safer sex items
-- oral dams, external condoms (lubed, unlubed, flavoured), internal condoms, and lubricant -- were distributed at special
events such as concerts, health fairs, and themed bar outreach where safer sex supplies wouldn’t usually be available.
Our broadest reach occurs in February during Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week. In addition, small
non-profit organizations that cannot support a budget line for these supplies are able to access them for their clients
throughout the year. Visit our online resource at www.serc.mb.ca and look under For Service Providers on the main
page to learn more. This project was funded by Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors.
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 12
PARTNERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program (City of Brandon and the Brandon Urban Aboriginal People’s Council)
Accueil Francophone
Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights (formerly CFSH)
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
Alberta Society for the Promotion of
Sexual Health
Alpha House
Aquarius Bath House
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
Assiniboine Community College
Assiniboine Community College - Parkland and Victoria Avenue East Campuses
Aurora Family Therapy Centre
B & L Resources for Children, Youth and Families
Beautiful Plains School Division
Brandon & District United Way
Brandon and Westman GSAs
Brandon and Westman Parents of Trans Folks Social and Peer Support Group
Brandon and Westman PFLAG
Brandon and Westman Trans* Health
Clinic
Brandon and Westman Trans* Support Group
Brandon Correctional Centre
Brandon Folk Festival
Brandon Pride Planning Committee
Brandon School Division
Brandon Sexual Health Committee
Brandon Suicide Prevention Implementation Network
Brandon University
Brandon University’s Gender and Women’s Studies Alliance
LGBTTQ* Collective
Positive Space Campaign
Yes Means Yes Campaign
Calvary Temple
Camp Aurora
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Canadian AIDS Society
Canadian Evaluation Society
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian Women’s Foundation
Cancer Care Manitoba
CATIE
Centre d’Apprentissage Franco-Manitobain
Child & Family Services
Child and Youth Care Worker’s Association of Manitoba
Children and Youth Opportunities
MB4Youth
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Cree Nation Tribal Council
Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate
Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre
Entry Program
First Nations & Inuit Health Branch
Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre
Fort La Bosse School Division
Four Arrows Regional Health Authority
Frontier School Division
Good Seed Church
Gordon Bell High School
Grant Park High School
Gray Academy
Gwen Sector Creative Living Centre
Headingley Women’s Correctional Facility
Health in Common
Healthy Child Manitoba
HIV and Aging Coalition
Hugh John McDonald School
Indigenous Family Centre
Interlake Reserves Tribal Council
IRCOM
Ka Ni Kanichihk
Klinic Community Health
Knox United Church
Knox United Church (Brandon)
L’Entre Temps
LGBT* Book Club
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Louis Riel School Division
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata
Manitoba Association for Community Health
Manitoba Association of Parent Councils
Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning
Manitoba First Nations AIDS Working Group
Manitoba Health Trans Coalition
Manitoba Health, Healthy Living, and Seniors
MFL Occupational Health Centre
MIRSSA
Mood Disorders of Manitoba’s LGBTTQ* Support Meetings
Mosaic Family Resource Network
Mount Carmel Clinic
Mountain View School Division
Ndinawe
NEEDS
Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement Workers
Nine Circles Community Health Centre
NOWAN-MB
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
OUTShine 2015 Conference,
OUTshine National Planning Committee
Peaceful Village
Peguis First Nation
Peguis-Al Care Treatment Centre,
Pembina Trails School Division
PFLAG
Play It Safer Network
Prairie Mountain Health
Prairie Mountain Health Harm Reduction Conference
Prairie Spirit School Division
Pregnancy & Family Resource Centre
Public Health Agency of Canada
Rainbow Resource Centre
Red River College
Red River Exhibition
Resource Assistance for Youth
River East School Division
Safer Choices Northern Network
Salvation Army LEEP
Sara Riel
Seven Oaks Hospital
Seven Oaks School Division
Sexual and Reproductive Health Advisory Committee (Brandon)
Sexual Exploitation Regional Team
Sexual Health Educators Network (Winnipeg)
Sexually Exploited Youth Coalition
Sister MacNamara School
Sister’s In Spirit
Smitten Adult Boutique
Specialized Foster Care.
St. James-Assiniboia School Division
Summer Institute in Program Evaluation
Taking Charge
The 595 Prevention Team
Trans Health Network (Brandon)
Turtle River School Division
Two-Spirited People of Manitoba
United Way of Winnipeg
Université de St-Boniface
University of Manitoba - numerous faculties
West Central Women’s Resource Centre
Westman Immigrant Services
Westman LGBT Community Facebook Group
Westman Team Against Sexual Exploitation
Winnipeg Foundation
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Winnipeg School Division
Winnipeg Interdisciplinary Student-Run Health Clinic
YMCA Brandon
THANK YOU TO THOSE
WE HAD THE PLEASURE
OF WORKING WITH IN
2015/16!
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 13
FINANCIAL REPORT
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 14
SERC Annual Report 2015/16 pg 15
Sexuality Education Resource Centre MB (SERC)
provides inclusive, non-judgemental education and
resources about sexuality throughout Manitoba and can be
accessed for support at anytime.
SERC WINNIPEG
200-226 OSBORNE ST. NORTH
WINNIPEG MANITOBA
R3C 1V4 CANADA
PHONE: (204) 982-7800
FAX: (204) 982-7819
SERC BRANDON
UNIT C, 1700 PACIFIC AVENUE
BRANDON, MANITOBA
R7A 7L9 CANADA
PHONE: (204) 727-0417
FAX: (204) 729-8364
Twitter: @serc_mb
Facebook.com/sercmb
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