community
McMan provides a wide range of quality programs and services for our community's most vulnerable children, youth, adults and families. In Southeast Alberta, these include:
Community Programs
Character Counts - Minor Hockey
Medicine Hat Minor Hockey is partnering with McMan Community Services in Medicine Hat to introduce the newly developed Character Counts Program to Medicine Hat Minor Hockey. Character Counts is an information and support service offered to all players, coaches, parents, and officials involved in Medicine Hat Minor Hockey.
The goal of the program is to ensure healthy positive experiences in minor hockey by providing resources to promote respect, fair play, sportsmanship and team oriented relationships
Coaches, players, parents and officials that experience bullying, inappropriate behaviour, disrespect or unfair treatment, are encouraged to contact McMan for mediation and support to help resolve the conflict.
For more information, visit: http://www.medicinehatminorhockey.com
"Common Ground" Parent/Teen Mediation Program
McMan "Common Ground" Parent/Teen Mediation is a short-term, preventative, community-based service designed to assist families in finding agreeable resolutions when conflict occurs between parents and their teens.
McMan Parent/Teen Mediators will provide parents and teens with a neutral voice to each of their perspectives, effective communication strategies, and information regarding adolescent development and parental roles, print and audio resource materials, group parenting courses, and staff support and follow-up.
For more information, please view our Common Ground PDF
FASD Youth Advocate
The FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) provides support in the community to youth who are either disagnosed or suspected of having FASD and in need of a FASD Youth Mentor. The Youth Mentor provides support such as crisis intervention and counseling, ensuring basic needs are met (housing, clothing, food), skill building, youth work - decision making, budgeting, living skills (cooking, cleaning, paying bills, etc.), parent/teen mediation, advocacy, and follow-up.
Click here to download our Youth Mentor PDF
Inn Between Youth Shelter
The Inn Between Youth Shelter provides care and support for homeless youth and those under the care of Child and Family Services. The Inn Between Youth Shelter serves 12-17 year old youths by providing temporary accommodations and assisting with individual action plans that include school, employment, life skills, housing and referrals to community agencies.
Outreach: McMan is pleased to offer additional services through their outreach worker in the community. Support services include mediation, intervention and assistance to families and teens, support, life skills training and follow-up.
Location: 178 Southridge Dr. SW, Medicine Hat, Ab.
Contact: Team Leader: Brandi Morrison (403) 529-6367
Shelter Outreach Worker: Lisa Grexton (403) 529-6357.
Access: Two beds are available to community youth ages 12-17. Four beds are allocated for youth ages 12-17 that have involvement with Child and Family Services.
Click here to download our Inbetween Youth Shelter PDF
Parent Link Centre
The McMan Parent Link Centre is a resource for parents and caregivers with children 0-6 years designed to help strengthen parenting skills and ensure positive child development. McMan provides families with support to ensure that they have the information and services needed to help their children develop to their full potential and enter school ready to learn.
Services include a toy lending library, parent resource library, Stay and Play groups, family drop in, parenting supports, support to access community agencies and service, community referrals and information, and rural programs and information kiosks.
Location: #2425 Southview Dr. SE, Medicine Hat, Ab.
Access: The Parent Link Centre program focuses on programs for parents with children from ages 0-6 but resources are available for ages. All programs are free!
Click here to download our Parent Link Centre 2009 Handout
Winters's Inn - Temporary Adult Shelter
McMan has created a safe "damp" mat project for homeless individuals that are unable to access shelter elsewhere (often due to substance abuse and/or mental health issues). Guests are provided with a warm place to sleep, snacks, washroom and laundry facilities.
Operates from November 2008 to April 30, 2009. Accommodates up to 20 mats. Operates from 8PM to 7:30AM.
Location: 750 Kingsway Ave. SE, Medicine Hat, Ab.
Phone: (403) 488-0679.
Click here to download our Winter's Inn Insert
Click here to download our Winter's Guest Card
Youth Success Coaching
Youth Success Coaching helps youth to become more confident, responsible, and competent when facing life situations through understanding effective behavioural methods and tools. Changing how an individual interacts and behaves with others largely impacts his or her self-esteem and confidence. The unique teaching style of Success Coaches in the schools enhances the existing knowledge based programs resulting in a decrease in the number of incidents or conflicts and creates a more positive atmosphere. Success Coaches emphasize how to bring success into your life instead of waiting for it to happen.
Taking Action on Bullying
The McMan Peace Coordinator works as part of the Taking Action on Bulling initiative within the Medicine Hat Schools to promote Anti-Bullying and Bullying Awareness to the students, teachers and parents. Prevention and general awareness of bullying is pivotal in the world of the Peace Coordinators. Peace Coordinators find creative ways such as; groups, information sessions and guest speakers to provide Bullying information.
