Summary:

Welcome to CONTACT Community Information, a program of Volunteer Manitoba. Since 1978, CONTACT has provided one of the most comprehensive listings of community resources in Manitoba to many voluntary sector organizations including: governments; individuals; private sector and community organizations. CONTACT Community Information and all its products are copyrighted (©1985) All rights reserved. Should you wish to make use of CONTACT's data warehouse beyond this web site, you must seek CONTACT's permission in writing and acknowledge CONTACT Community Information (Volunteer Manitoba) as the source data. You can reach us at:(204) 287-8827(for calls outside the Winnipeg area) 1-866-COM-INFO (266-4636) or Email your question/request to: vmproject@mts.net

CONTACT Community Information
Suite 410 - 5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3L 2T4
Phone (204) 287-8827
Toll Free 1-866-COM-INFO (266-4636)
Fax (204) 287-8785
Toll Free Fax 1-866-422-8247
Email us at: vmproject@mts.net


You can also visit the Volunteer Manitoba Web Site for Voluntary Sector information, training, resources and initiatives at: http://www.volunteermanitoba.ca

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Products & Services

1) Telephone Service Centre:

2) Resource Guides:

To fill out a preorder form, please click on this link:
CONTACT Order Form

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CONTACT's information sources are the human service organizations and groups listed in the database. CONTACT does not provide advice nor is responsible for the information provided or the nature and quality of the services provided. Users of the web site are strongly encouraged to contact the organization(s) directly to determine their suitability to meet their needs.

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This web site was developed in partnership beween the Volunteer Manitoba Inc.(CONTACT), the Province of Manitoba Community Connections, the City of Winnipeg Community Services, and the technical development of SRMIS and the Rural Development Institute at Brandon University. Each partner has brought unique skills, perspectives, and experience to this project.

CONTACT, provided the most comprehensive community resource data warehouse and the ability to sustain the model, the Province of Manitoba brought its 'Community Connection' and its integrating approach to database management and the City of Winnipeg, Community Services brought their technical expertise and their geographic mapping application, which has accelerated the technological advancement of this site.

We have developed and beta tested the architecture of the site, its interactivity, and its partnership model with community organizations over a period of 2 years. After a much anticipated and sucessful web site launch at the City of Winnipeg Centennial Library downtown, we now are increasing the number of province-wide records through the expansion of community information partners, informal community organizations, rural and northern communities that wish to partner. One such initiative was the Manitoba Voluntary Sector Initiative. The MVSI prepared a directory of services in Manitoba, which has been incorporated to the CONTACT data warehouse. We anticipate an increase to our count from the current 4,000 (2005) to approximately 8,000 records.

This project has propelled CONTACT Community Information to become one of the most interactive community data warehouses in North America. This project has also positioned us to meet community information needs in more diverse ways and has set the course to meet community needs in the future. If you wish to become a community information partner, please contact Edward Mah at: (204) 287-8827 / (Toll Free outside the Winnipeg area) 1-866-COM-INFO (266-4636) or Email your question/request to:vmproject@mts.net

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We have incorporated the 'Health Services Directory' (formerly Encompass) community database from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) (You can view community health information at: http://www.wrha.mb.ca) and you can access rural community farm information through our partnership with the Manitoba Farm & Rural Stress Line (MFRSL). (You can view their site at: http://www.ruralstress.ca) all of these linkages utilize the CONTACT Community Information data warehouse and its unique search tools.

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