Programs & Events
Building our community through programs and events.
We have a drop-in space that is open Monday – Friday and offer a variety of programs year round. We work closely with the Winkler & District Food Cupboard and Cafe 545 Community Meal as we believe food brings people together! We are a hub that can help connect community members to the resources they’re needing.
Central Station Programs & Classes
Advocacy Office
Are you needing help with accessing community resources and supports? Our community advocates are here for you! Come in during Advocacy Office hours and ask to speak with us.
Tuesdays 10am - 12pm & 1pm-3pm
Community Care Program
The Community Care Program brings individuals and families and their supporters together, to work through complicated life issues and make life better.
Visit the Community Care page to learn more!
Central Community Homes
Central Station Community Centre took over the property management duties for the Central Community Homes units beginning in January of 2018. Additionally, we have taken on the management of the 65 Manitoba Housing units in Winkler as of August 2018.
The Social Housing program provides low-income Manitobans in the greatest need with subsidized housing. Manitoba Housing and Central Community Homes have a limited supply of rental properties and therefore applicants are housed based on core housing needs. This includes affordability, suitability, and adequacy of your current housing situation.
To apply for housing, please download and fill out the application
If you would like more information on low-income housing, please contact us at 204-325-0257 or email housing@winklercentralstation.ca
Community Action Training Program
Central Station is once again offering its Community Action Training program, equipping community members with the skills to advocate, navigate local systems, and take leadership on issues that matter. This free 10-week course runs from April 3 to May 29, 2025, meeting every Thursday from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM.
Priority registration will be given to individuals with lived experience of poverty, injustice, or inequality, but the program is open to anyone in the community who wants to gain practical knowledge of local resources and social systems. Participants who attend at least seven of the ten sessions will graduate with a certificate and a special graduation lunch.
Program Details:
- Dates: April 3 - May 29, 2025
- Schedule: Thursdays, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Cost: Free (Lunch provided for registered participants)
- Additional Support: Transportation within Winkler and childcare available for full-course registrants
- Location: Central Station Community Centre
Sessions:
- April 3: Advocacy with Esther Zacharias
- April 10: Food Security with Phyllis Kroeker & Budgeting with Community Financial Counselling
- April 17: Mental Health with Terry Warburton & Employment & Income Assistance with Anita Gebler
- April 24: Segue Careers with Lavonne Kroeker & Domestic Violence Awareness with Ang Braun
- May 1: Personal Management Basics with Workplace Education Manitoba
- May 8: Addictions with Winkler Police & Public Health & Tenant Rights with Residential Tenancy Branch
- May 22: Cultural Competence Training with PVLIP
- May 29: Graduation Ceremony
How to Register:
Individuals can sign up for the full course or select individual sessions.
- Sign up online at: https://forms.gle/CBnUUHUJdERmRABD8
- Call: 204-325-0257
- Email: info@winklercentralstation.ca
Spaces are limited—register today to secure your spot!
Easy Eats Meal Program
After a break to evaluate and listen to your feedback, we're relaunching our EE meal kit program on March 6, 2025, as a 4-month pilot project before a summer break for further review.
What’s New?
✔ Two meal kit sizes – 2-person or 6-person kits
✔ Gluten-friendly & whole wheat options (when possible)
✔ Hot spices packaged separately (when possible)
✔ Feedback section on the ordering page
How to Order & Pay
Order via our Google Form – scan the QR code or visit our website
Pay by cash or debit card upon pickup
Pricing (Suggested Price | Minimum Price)
2-person kit: $12 | $10
6-person kit: $36 | $30
Your support helps make this program sustainable and accessible for others. If cost is a barrier, reach out—we’re happy to help!
Ordering & Pickup
Order Deadline: Mondays by 10:00 AM (one week in advance)
Pickup: Thursdays, 4:00–5:15 PM (Held until Friday at noon; unclaimed kits will be donated)
We’re excited to bring EE Meal Kits back—let us know what you think!
Meal Kit order
Cafe 545 Community Meal
Cafe 545 is a FREE Community Meal on Monday evenings!
Café 545 is a place where individuals and families can come and share a great meal together. We believe that sharing a meal with people from all walks of life, no matter what life’s circumstances are, whether new to our community or having lived here for many years, is the beginning to developing new friendships as well as creating a sense of community.
No sign-up is required. Rides are available, call 204-325-0257 before 4pm.
Cooking Classes
Simple Home Cooking Classes
Starting February 4th
09:30 - 12:00 on the First Tuesday of the month
Call 204-325-0257 for more information
Childcare is provided, so you can fully enjoy this special time.
Public Drop in Hours
Office Hours
Monday: 9am-6:30pm
Tuesday: 9am-4pm
Wednesday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-4pm
Friday: 9am - 12pm
Other Organizations
Community Financial Counselling
Have questions about your credit or finances? Looking for ways to decrease your expenses?
Contact 1-888-573-2383 ext 211 to make your appointment with a trained counsellor at Community Financial Counselling Services.
Our services are confidential and free. We can help you:
Find a solution to your debt
Stop harassing calls from collection agencies
Reduce stress caused by debt
Find an alternative to bankruptcy
Learn to be in control of your spending
Feel free to visit their website cfcstaxes.com
Healthy Baby
Healthy Baby for pregnant moms or with children under 1 year.
Pregnant or a New Mom? Healthy Baby is a group program that encourages early regular prenatal care and promotes and supports healthy outcomes for moms, babies and families.
• Learn about baby’s development
• Nutrition and Health topics for parents with children
• Parenting tips under one
• Free milk coupons
• Childminding available
• Healthy snacks and meals
Join us the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month at 10AM at Central Station. No sign-up is required.
Public Health
Women’s Health (Prenatal/Postpartum)
- Prenatal Education for ALL
- Education and support
- Resources
- prenatal benefit <32,000 household income/year
- Healthy Baby
- Postpartum Support for ALL
- Check in for mom and baby (home visit or phone support)
- Breastfeeding support and troubleshooting
- Support for adjusting to new life as a family
- Education and support in transition
Healthy Sexuality
No access to private insurance??
New to Canada?
No room in the budget?
FREE Birth control
- Also access to…
- Free Pregnancy Tests
- Free Condoms and lubrication
- Free Plan B
Harm Reduction
- Milestone Questionnaire
- Weight and length measurements
- Childhood immunizations
- Referrals for therapy services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy,
speech)
Immunizations
- Childhood immunizations
- Catch ups
- Check immunization records from other countries
- Boosters
Hours available: First Wednesday of every month from 1:00pm-4:00pm
No Appointment needed, walk ins welcome
Winkler & District Food Cupboard
The Food Cupboard is open to all Winkler & District residents who are in need. For more information on the Food Cupboard and your eligibility, please call us at 204-325-0257.
We are open for clients to come pick up food! Please call ahead to book your time slot 204-325-0257.
Breakfast & Snacks will be served!
The Pantry
THE PANTRY
COLLABORATION WITH WINKLER FOOD CUPBOARD & CENTRAL STATION
The Pantry is an open shelf system where Winkler & District residents facing food insecurity can come in and supplement their food supplies.
No interview or appointments required. Patrons can visit once a day when it is open. Everyone is required to bring their own bags/bins. A max of 10 patrons are allowed in the pantry at one time.
Where does the food come from? Food is received from local grocers and other food distributors. The pantry will be stocked with items that don’t get used in the food cupboard program. This program emphasizes food with past best before dates that is still safe to consume.
What will be available? Items will vary. Because we are receiving donated products, sometimes packages are damaged. All products we put on shelves meet Food Banks Canada Guidelines.
