1. Welcome
Halifax & Region
Military Family Resource Centre
A registered charity
connecting, supporting and informing military families

2. Mission:
To promote health and
social well-being of
individuals, families
and communities who
share the unique
experience of military
life.

4. Programs and Services:
• Welcome and Community
Orientation
• Volunteer Services
• Employment & Education
• Prevention, Support & Intervention

5. Programs and Services:
• Deployment Services
• Emergency Childcare
• Second Language Services
• Adult, Family Child & Youth
Programs

7. We believe that
military
families are
strong,
independent
and resilient

9. 1,898
program
sessions
held
for 14,584
participants

10. Programs help families integrate, develop
personal skills and get connected!

11. MFRC and CF partnership ensures families are
connected, supported and informed.

13. Taking Care of
CF Children
2 daycares
Shearwater &
Halifax
240 spaces

14. Francophone Program Participants
Increased by 500%

16. Families play a
significant, positive role
in the morale and welfare
of deployed members.

17. Military Families cope with the unique
challenges of military life.

18. 19 Families accessed 255 hours of
Emergency Child care

19. 473 deployment packages were sent to
CF members

20. 71 activities held
for deployed
families
1842 participants

21. 14,461 Deployment contacts were made

22. 4,642 Youth participated in 1,922
programs

23. Family Information
Referral Services
Team (FIRST)
assisted over 10,000
people in 2011.
Have a question? Call
us FIRST!

25. Over 5,000 children
attended children’s programs

27. Where Do our Fundraising Dollars go?
• Emergency Shelter
• Emergency Services
• Spousal Employment
• Child Care Support
• Volunteer Program
• Youth Program
• Second Language Training

28. 116 families
accessed
2770 hours
of respite
child care

29. MFRC weekly e-Newsletter sent to
over 4500
CF subscribers

30. Employment Services supported
643 clients

31. Over 20,000 individuals participated in joint
MFRC/PSP events

33. 67 families /
167 children
were assisted at
Christmas
through
Op Dasher

34. Over 140 unit visits,
briefing and community
special events

35. 203 volunteers donated over 5000 hours

36. 180 families stayed 803
nights in MFRC
emergency apartments

38. The MFRC is dedicated to enhancing the
quality of life for
CF members and their families…
Three locations:
Halifax, Shearwater, Sydney