2013-2014 Annual Report Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Manitoba

Carmen Paterson-Payne

Provincial Coordinator

Youville Centre 2014

By

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–NPP Facilitator comments on their

(Rwandan) Dads group

WHAT IS NOBODY’S PERFECT PARENTING?

Nobody's Perfect brings parents together to discuss and share experiences of

parenting. It was developed for parents with children ages zero to five. The

program provides a safe place for parents needing support, and greater access

to parenting resources. Since its beginning, Nobody’s Perfect (NPP) has had

a profound impact on the development of community-based parenting

education in Canada. Many other programs have adapted its participant-

centered approach, based on respect and support for parents.

Nobody’s Perfect is evidence based and is deemed best practice by the

Public Health Agency of Canada. NPP is supported by the Public Health

Agency of Canada and is funded by Healthy Child Manitoba. Youville

Centre provides the Provincial Coordinator with administrative support

and office and training space.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2013 - 2014

698 parents were reported having participated in a Nobody’s Perfect Series.

Over 1200 parent kits were distributed for free to Nobody’s Perfect

Facilitators across the province.

80 new NPP facilitators were trained including additional trainings for the

Provincial-wide Aboriginal Head Start Programs, Mount Carmel Clinic Multi-

Cultural Wellness program and 17 more were trained in Nunavut by our

Manitoba Trainers.

NPP Manitoba developed a Newcomer Tool-kit for program facilitators and

offered Professional Development opportunities across Manitoba. This

project was in partnership with Mosaic Newcomer Family Resource Network

and their wonderful Mentor and Mentee Facilitators!

Project funding was made available through FRP Canada (Canadian

Association of Family Resource Programs) by the Public Health Agency of

Canada to provide training, and re-certification opportunities for program

facilitators, along with other professional development and promotion of

Nobody’s Perfect in the province of Manitoba

“By attending Nobody’s Perfect … Fathers realized they

need to play with their young children”

This past year marked a

celebration and

rejuvenation of

Nobody’s Perfect

across Canada!

Every Province and

Territory has a

Provincial Coordinator

and newly Trained

Trainers or Facilitators!

We currently await the

new Parent Kits!

A Celebration Launch

will be held in

Winnipeg and

WestMan / NorMan

areas of the province in

the fall of 2014!

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98 programs

-69 groups

-29 1:1

ave 6 sessions

2.7 hrs per

session

1588 contact

hrs

NOBODY’S PERFECT FACTS AND FIGURES FROM 2013 – 2014

The following information was gathered from program monitoring data that

program facilitators send in to the provincial office. Not all programs that were

delivered have been reported however.

Program Delivery in Manitoba

Participant Demographics

Total # of Nobody’s Perfect Program Participants 698 reported

Characteristics of Participants Average Age 113 reported were under 21 yrs

16 grandparents reported

Percentage of Participants

Gender Female: 610 Male: 88

Low Income 480 reported

Low Level of Formal Education 295 reported

Newcomer/Immigrant 219 reported

Aboriginal

Single Parent/Caregivers

201 reported

284 reported

Young Parents/Caregivers 113 reported

Socially or Geographically Isolated Parents/Caregivers 152 reported

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“I’ve learned to take time for me. I

can’t be a good mom to my kids if

I’m stressed all of the time. I would

tell others to take this program!

April 1 2013 to March 31 2014 Regular Funding and Program Expenses

Healthy

Child

Manitoba

69%

Carry Over

2012-13

4%

Fees and

donations

27%

2013-2014 Funding

Coordination

56%Program/Training

29%

Travel

8%

Admin/Office

4%

Communication

3%Other

0%

2013-2014 Expenses

-Parent

(Winnipeg)

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37 NEW FACILITATORS received their NPP Certificates last year! (2013-2014)

-NPP Facilitator comment after training

Abdullahi Saadia

Agedzi Evelyn

Ahmed Tavga

Barkman Carla

Biaya Catherine

Brown Clarissa

Byron Kim

Campbell Tricia

Denby Bea

Dewar Denise

Emerson-McRae Brandy

French Sarah

Gagnong Micheal

Garcia Alana

Gautam Chandra

Hawandi Jamal

Hoque Mahbuba

Ibrahim Zebiba

Kovach Ira

Lavallee Myrna

Mason Linea

Monka Tia

Mukandutiye Assumpta

Mwumvaneza Azarias

Myiana Catherine

Nyelele Ephemie

Pascual Melinda

Patteson Katie

Phan Sloan

Salumu-Kosongo John

Shretha Daya

Sinclair Sherri

Soro Sally

Ste. Marie Karen

Subedi Dhirta

Terbeii Chris

Uwimbabazi Marie Madeleine

2 NEW TRAINERS

received NPP Trainer

status too!

Arlene Elliott Jess Lambrecht

“You cannot prepare the path for the parents;

you can only prepare the parents for the path”

-

ANCR- All Nations Family Resource Centre Andrews Street Family Centre Assiniboine North Parent Child Coalition Brandon Friendship Centre Bright Beginnings MMWT Wabowden Burntwood Parent Child Coalition CFS - Portage Child and Family Service of Central MB Communities 4 Families Crisis Pregnancy Centre Dauphin Friendship Centre Elspeth Reid Family Resource Centre Flin Flon Sweetgrass Aboriginal Head Start Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Lord Roberts Community Centre Louis Riel School Division Ma Mama Wi Chi Itaka Centre INC Metis Child & Family Community Services Morden Parent & Child Resource Centre Mosaic Newcomer Family Resource Network Mount Carmel Strengthening Families Multicultural Wellness North End Women’s Centre Peguis Health Centre Pregnancy Family Support Services River East Transcona School Division Sandy Bay Health Centre South WPG Family Info Centre St. Laurent Aboriginal Head Start Taking Charge! Taking Care! Inc The Pas Family Resource Centre Tupper St. Family Resource Centre Winnipeg Regional Health Authority WRHA/Elmwood Collegiate

32 DIFFERENT SPONSORING AGENCIES

delivered programs across Manitoba! (2013-2014)

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NOBODY’S PERFECT MANITOBA PROVINCIAL COORDINATION

Nobody’s Perfect Steering Committee

Five Steering Committee Meetings were held in 2013-2014. The volunteer committee members were: Sandy Kostyniuk Public Health Agency of Canada Susan Cameron St. Boniface Community Member Terrie Redekopp Pregnancy Family Support Services Jenny Foster North End Women’s Centre Tricia Robinson South Winnipeg Family Resource Centre Traci Wright Heritage Park Children’s Programs Janique Ousset Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Jean Tinling/Gabriela Galli Mosaic Newcomer Family Resource Network Karen Naumiuk Winnipeg School Division #1 Louise Hebert-Saindon/Nettie Strople Youville Centre Georgette Martin-Couture St. James /Assiniboia School Division Cathy Byard NPP Trainer – ex officio

www.nobodysperfect.ca

Manitoba is the only province with its own Nobody’s

Perfect website. This website was updated. It is

more interactive and user friendly for parents and

facilitators. Parents, Social Workers, support staff

etc. use the “find a group” link frequently. Funds

this year were made available from PHAC to convert

the website to a National Knowledge Sharing Forum

for all Nobody’s Perfect Coordinators, Trainers and

Facilitators, as well as for the general public.

Manitoba remains the host and have its own pages.

Communication for Facilitators, Parents and the world!

Facilitators continue to receive email information which include notices of upcoming

Professional Development opportunities, summaries of the Brown Bag PD sessions,

announcements from Healthy Child Manitoba, resource information etc. Information is

also posted on the website along with Steering committee meeting dates.

To help promote the program, NPP Manitoba has a Twitter feed @NPPManitoba and

Facebook page Nobody's Perfect Parenting Manitoba. Watch for our

#tips4parentsthursdays posts! NPP Manitoba has also created a YouTube Channel at

Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Manitoba .

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Parent kits – Revisions, Storage and distribution

The Public Health Agency of Canada have completed the revisions of the parent kits. The process has been long and frustrating with delays on the Federal Government end. We anticipate the kits to be available in late 2014.

Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba (RHAM) is responsible for storage and

distribution of resources. RHAM has contracted Materials Distribution Agency (MDA) to

implement this task. Resources are only available to active facilitators and they are

provided free of charge. MDA sends monthly reports to the coordinator who monitors

the supply of resources in stock and places new orders as needed. The coordinator is

the only authorized person to order the resources from MDA.

A BUSY YEAR FOR NPP MANITOBA! (2013-2014)

2013 – 2014 was a stand-out year for Nobody’s Perfect Parenting across the country!

Manitoba was involved in following events to refresh, promote and celebrate this

awesome program! (Plus many other community presentations and meetings were attended!)

April Facilitator Training in Winnipeg

FRP Canada National Conference - new images launched Gatineau

May Manitoba 1:1 Virtual Group Study and Facilitator Module

released

June Facilitator Training in Thompson

NPP Trainers and Mosaic NPP Facilitators trained in Joan Durant’s Positive Discipline

September NPP Trainer Professional Development Day

Hosted Mental Health First Aid training for FRP Canada

October Facilitator Training in Winnipeg

Facilitator Training for Aboriginal Head Start T3 Provincial Committee

November Facilitator Training for Mount Carmel Clinic Multicultural Wellness

Program

NPP Newcomer Tool Kit and workshop launched in Brandon

January NPP Pre-Conference Day presentation at Early Years Conference in Vancouver

Positive Discipline 1:1 project partnership with Mosaic with 9 Parent Groups

February 1:1 Virtual Group National Webinar delivered for FRP Canada

NPP Newcomer Tool Kit professional development workshop Winnipeg

March NPP Facilitator Refresher Days held in Poplar River, Flin Flon, Portage La Prairie, Thompson

NPP Facilitator Refresher Workshop held for Alberta Home Visitor Network in Edmonton

Facilitator Training held in Steinbach

National Meeting in Ottawa for all Provincial Coordinators and some NPP Trainer

More events and activities to be continued in 2014 – 2015!

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A Special Thank You to Partners and Contributors who helped fund

others to run a Nobody’s Perfect Parent Program or the opportunity for facilitators

to be trained!

Communities 4 Families - Downtown Coalition Burntwood Parent Child Coalition Aboriginal Headstart T3 Committee Families Forward: River Heights/Fort Rouge Parent Child Coalition Mount Carmel Clinic Mosaic Newcomer Families Resource Network

Thank you

To Healthy Child Manitoba for funding our Newcomers Tool kit and workshops for our

Facilitators and to The Public Health Agency of Canada through FRP Canada for funding

our Provincial Refresher day workshops and other activities! And a very special thank

you to the staff of Youville Centre!

NOBODY’S PERFECT MANITOBA

PROVINCIAL COORDINATOR

Carmen Paterson-Payne Youville Centre

33 Marion St Winnipeg, MB R2H 0S9

204-231-3208 info@nobodysperfect.ca www.nobodysperfect.ca

Images in this report were developed by Claire Fletcher for FRP Canada

and Saskatchewan Prevention Institute through funding from PHAC.

These images reflect the new look of Nobody’s Perfect parent books, tip

sheets and website!