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