HAAM supports a charitable cause or group at each of our monthly meetings. Usually this involves collecting donations of money or needed goods, but occasionally it may consist of, or include, volunteer work.
We select a variety of organizations in order to support different needs, including food, housing/shelter, animal welfare, children’s programs, social/peer support, and environmental concerns.
Criteria for inclusion:
Preference is given to charities active in our local community, i.e. Manitoba. However, occasionally we broaden our scope to include a national or international cause.
Preference is given to grassroots organizations, run by small groups or individuals, that don’t have big advertising budgets.
We try to promote fledgling or struggling groups that may not be widely known to the public.
The charity or service must be secular; if it is associated with a religious or faith-based organization, its services must be provided without proselytization of clients.
The activities of the charity must be evidence-based, with no inclusion of pseudo-science.
The “Charity of the Month” is always featured in our current newsletter and on our Home page. Donations can be made to HAAM and will be forwarded to the charity. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more. Contact us for further information or if you have questions.
Below is a list of organizations that HAAM has assisted in the past. If you are looking for a worthy charity to support either financially or through volunteering, perhaps this list will provide some ideas.
An inclusive after-school program of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra that uses the power of music to dramatically change the trajectory of children’s lives.
As a branch of Mount Carmel Clinic, Sage House provides health, outreach, and resource centre services to street-involved women, including transgender women.
Formerly Osborne House, this is a short term emergency shelter for women and their children who have been involved in a physically, mentally, or emotionally abusive relationship.
A grassroots cause to feed the hungry, the homeless, the less fortunate on the cold streets of Winnipeg.
Lunches With Love
Supports Winnipeg’s homeless shelters by providing nutritious paper bag lunches for those in need. (Unfortunately this charity ceased operation in 2015.)
An environmental non-governmental organization seeking solutions to ensure a clean, healthy Lake Winnipeg and watershed now and for future generations.
Annual festival celebrating the diverse community that supports or identifies with gay, lesbian, transsexual, transgender, intersex, two-spirit, and queer people.
Offers support to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Queer, Questioning and Ally (LGBTT*) population of Manitoba and North Western Ontario.
A program of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council. Provides temporary housing for newly arrived refugees, and assists them with settling and integrating into Canadian society.
HAAM supports a charitable cause or group at each of our monthly meetings. Usually this involves collecting donations of money or needed goods, but occasionally it may consist of, or include, volunteer work.
