John Howard Society of Manitoba

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John Howard Society of Manitoba We work with individuals (ages 18+) in conflict with the law - before, during, and after incarceration.

Community Outreach 🔹July 8, 2026We are looking for community partners interested in hosting our men's Healing & Harm Red...
07/08/2026

Community Outreach 🔹July 8, 2026

We are looking for community partners interested in hosting our men's Healing & Harm Reduction program.

Our Healing & Harm Reduction program runs 14 weeks with two hour weekly sessions starting in September.

Our Healing & Harm Reduction program is offered to men with experience in the justice system, however, we are open to offering this program to women as well.

If you are interested in providing space & helping us expand our programming to serve the Winnipeg community, contact us by Aug 1!

Healing & Harm Reduction Program Coodinators

🔹Deb: [email protected]

🔹Rob: [email protected]

Record Suspension Information Session🔹Thursday, July 9, 2026🔹Drop In 11 AM - 2 PM 🔹Millennium Library🔹251 Donald Street🔹...
06/30/2026

Record Suspension Information Session

🔹Thursday, July 9, 2026
🔹Drop In 11 AM - 2 PM
🔹Millennium Library
🔹251 Donald Street
🔹2nd Floor, Room 1

If your dated criminal record is preventing you from...

🔹Getting the job you want
🔹Enjoying your quality of life
🔹Feeling pride and self-esteem

You have options.

For more information, contact our
Record Suspension Support Caseworker
Michael Mahon at 204-775-1514 ext. 109.

We attended the Mediation Services AGM this week and appreciated hearing expertise from restorative justice practitioner...
06/26/2026

We attended the Mediation Services AGM this week and appreciated hearing expertise from restorative justice practitioners.

Mediation Services' Restorative Justice Diversion is an alternative to the court process and a place to address the impact of crime and conflict.

The John Howard Society and Mediation Services are both members of the Restorative Justice Association of Manitoba.

Notes from the AGM:

“Conflict escalates when I stop treating my experience as an experience and start treating it as reality itself.”

"Curiosity is the most important ingredient for conflict resolution."

Good News!🔹You helped us raise $5,550.00 at McNally Robinson for our Get the Story Out program! 🔹In June, our community ...
06/23/2026

Good News!🔹You helped us raise $5,550.00 at McNally Robinson for our Get the Story Out program! 🔹In June, our community purchased 222 $25 Father's Day cards at McNally Robinson to help incarcerated parents connect with their kids. 🔹In just 3 weeks, you helped us more than double our fundraising goal of $2,000! 🔹 Now, we will continue to expand the Get the Story Out program in Brandon, Headingley, Remand, Milner Ridge & Stony Mountain. 🔹Many thanks to for their longstanding support & partnership with the John Howard Society of Manitoba. 🔹

For National Indigenous Peoples Day, we're sharing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action #35 which c...
06/21/2026

For National Indigenous Peoples Day, we're sharing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action #35 which calls on the federal government to invest in more healing lodges as alternatives to prison.

Given the federal government's recent passage of Bill C-14 which will only continue cycles of colonial violence and attempted budget cuts to prison library staff positions (a decision reversed thanks to advocacy efforts across the country), we unfortunately do not see the federal government taking the TRC seriously in their actions.

Throughout the summer, we will share opportunities for the Winnipeg community to support the Four Roads Healing Lodge, which is a halfway house and alternative to prison.

The Four Roads Healing Lodge provides opportunities for individuals in conflict with the law to stabilize and connect with community and cultural resources.

If you would like to support the Four Roads Healing Lodge today you can visit:

https://johnhoward.mb.ca/donate/

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🌿 The Four Sacred Medicines 🌿 Excerpt from First Nations Teachings & Practices published by the Manitoba First Nations E...
06/19/2026

🌿 The Four Sacred Medicines 🌿 Excerpt from First Nations Teachings & Practices published by the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc.

This book as well as cultural programs are available to residents of the Four Roads Healing Lodge, which is a halfway house and alternative to prison operated by the John Howard Society of Manitoba.

This week, healing lodge residents and community members participated in a pipe ceremony and practiced traditional drumming songs in our culture room.

Reconnecting with Indigenous cultural practices is a key part of helping individuals heal from intergenerational trauma and rebuild healthy lives after incarceration.

Offering cultural programming is one way the John Howard Society works toward fulfilling the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.

Over the summer, we will share more stories from the healing lodge and discuss the importance of healing lodges as alternatives to prison.

Healing lodges are especially relevant given the federal government's passage of Bill C-14 which will only continue cycles of colonial violence that keep prisons overcrowded and will certainly not create opportunities for truth, reconciliation, and healing.

We appreciate the support of the greater community in our work to enhance Indigenous cultural programming available to healing lodge residents throughout the year.

🌿 Seeking mino-pimatisiwin 🌿 Excerpt from Realizing a Good Life: Men's Pathways out of Drugs and Crime by Elizabeth Coma...
06/17/2026

🌿 Seeking mino-pimatisiwin 🌿 Excerpt from Realizing a Good Life: Men's Pathways out of Drugs and Crime by Elizabeth Comack, published by Fernwood Press

📚 Good News! Our Get The Story Out program is now available through the John Howard Society of Brandon 📚 📖 The Get The S...
06/12/2026

📚 Good News! Our Get The Story Out program is now available through the John Howard Society of Brandon 📚

📖 The Get The Story Out program allows dads in prison to connect with their kids by reading them a story. We provide children's books while volunteers or staff record the father reading and then transfer the recording to a CD. The storybook and CD are then sent to the child by mail.

📚 The Get The Story Out program is now available in Brandon, in addition to Headingley, Remand, Milner Ridge, and Stony Mountain.

📖 If you or someone you know would like to participate, contact institution staff or JHS Manitoba & JHS Brandon.

📚 Help us Get The Story Out! Purchase a $25 Father's Day card at McNally Robinson in person or online! (link in bio)

📚 Excerpts from The Fiscal Benefits of Adult Basic Education in Manitoba, by Jim Silver, October 2025, published by the ...
06/10/2026

📚 Excerpts from The Fiscal Benefits of Adult Basic Education in Manitoba, by Jim Silver, October 2025, published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Manitoba Research Alliance

📚 Our Get the Story Out campaign continues!📖 Help us raise $2,000 for the program by June 21 so incarcerated dads can co...
06/05/2026

📚 Our Get the Story Out campaign continues!

📖 Help us raise $2,000 for the program by June 21 so incarcerated dads can connect with their kids by reading them a story.

📚 Click the link in our bio to purchase a $25 Father's Day card from McNally Robinson to share the gift of story with an incarcerated parent.

📖 We greatly appreciate your support!

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Treaty 1/583 Ellice Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R3B1Z7

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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