Welcome Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre A registered charity connecting, supporting and informing military families
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Welcome
Halifax & Region
Military Family Resource Centre
A registered charity
connecting, supporting and informing military families
Mission:
To promote health and social well-being of individuals, families and communities who share the unique experience of military life.
Programs and Services:
• Welcome and Community Orientation
• Volunteer Services
• Employment & Education
• Prevention, Support & Intervention
Programs and Services:
• Deployment Services
• Emergency Childcare
• Second Language Services
• Adult, Family Child & Youth Programs
We believe that military
families are strong,
independent and resilient
1,898 program sessions
heldfor 14,584 participants
Programs help families integrate, develop personal skills and get connected!
MFRC and CF partnership ensures families are connected, supported and informed.
Taking Care of CF Children
2 daycares Shearwater &
Halifax
240 spaces
Francophone Program Participants
Increased by 500%
Families play a significant, positive role in the morale and welfare
of deployed members.
Military Families cope with the unique challenges of military life.
19 Families accessed 255 hours of Emergency Child care
473 deployment packages were sent to
CF members
71 activities held for deployed
families1842 participants
14,461 Deployment contacts were made
4,642 Youth participated in 1,922 programs
Family Information Referral Services
Team (FIRST) assisted over 10,000
people in 2011.
Have a question? Call us FIRST!
Over 5,000 children attended children’s programs
Where Do our Fundraising Dollars go?
• Emergency Shelter• Emergency Services• Spousal Employment• Child Care Support• Volunteer Program• Youth Program• Second Language Training
116 families accessed
2770 hours of respite child care
MFRC weekly e-Newsletter sent to over 4500
CF subscribers
Employment Services supported
643 clients
Over 20,000 individuals participated in joint MFRC/PSP events
67 families / 167 children
were assisted at Christmasthrough
Op Dasher
Over 140 unit visits,
briefing and community special events
203 volunteers donated over 5000 hours
180 families stayed 803 nights in MFRC
emergency apartments
The MFRC is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for
CF members and their families…
Three locations: Halifax, Shearwater, Sydney
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