Community Partner Programs

Discover. Explore. Get Involved. is an initiative that involves partnering with community organizations. Through these partnerships, people with dementia have opportunities to get out and participate in engaging and stimulating activities with their family members and friends. Organizations open their doors to provide programs offering social, creative, educational and active living components.

One of the goals is to encourage organizations to provide accessible and supportive environments for people with dementia and their care partners. These are places in which everyone is included and respected.

Click on the following links to reveal current opportunities in which participants can discover, explore and get involved!

Dalnavert Museum Dementia-Friendly Tours

Fun!-Damentals of Table Tennis

Minds in Motion®

Now and Then: A Journey in Time

Tales Along the Trail

The Living Well Program

Vivace Voices Choir

 

Dalnavert Museum Dementia-Friendly Tours

Come to the Dalnavert Museum for their monthly dementia-friendly tours! This program allows people living with early to moderate symptoms of dementia and their care partners to step back in time and explore the historic house and its collection.

After your tour of the museum, join them for tea and coffee and a closer look at some artifacts.

Please note: The upper floors of the museum are only accessible by stairs. If stairs pose a barrier, there will be the option of exploring the upper floors of the house with a tour guide in the Visitors’ Centre through our virtual tour. Folding cane-seats can be borrowed free of charge during your visit and there will be seating available throughout the museum.

Monthly Program
Dalnavert Museum, 61 Carlton St, Winnipeg
The last Saturday of every month, starting February 24, 10 – 11:30 am
Cost: $24.00 (plus tax) per pair and session, $12.00 per pair and session if one of the pair is a Dalnavert Museum Member.

Register today on the Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre website.

 

Fun!-Damentals of Table Tennis
New Program!

Introducing the Fun!-Damentals of Table Tennis program which connects people living with early to moderate signs of dementia and their care partners through fitness and friendship.

Table tennis is a great aerobic exercise with proven cognitive benefits. Participants will take part in gentle recreational play. We will teach basic techniques and rules of the game while having tons of fun.

Spring Program (10 weeks)
Cornerstone Alliance Church, 1100 Autumnwood Dr, Winnipeg
Monday evenings, 6 – 8 pm
April 8 – June 10, 2024
Cost: $110 per pair
Register today by emailing table.tennis@sportmanitoba.ca 

Developed in partnership with the Manitoba Table Tennis Association and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. 

Minds in Motion®
Spring 2024 Dates Now Available!

Our popular Minds in Motion® program connects people living with early to moderate signs of dementia and their care partners through fitness, fun and friendship. Participants take part in a gentle chair fitness class followed by socially engaging activity and conversation.

There are lots of laughs and social interaction during these sessions. We are excited to offer both in-person and online options.

Dates, times and registration information for all current Minds in Motion sessions at alzheimer.mb.ca/mindsinmotion.

 

 

 

Now and Then: A Journey in Time
Winter & Spring 2024 Registration Open Now!

Join us for this lively program that encourages exploration of the Manitoba Museum’s many unique collections.

Led by a museum learning facilitator, participants explore old memories and create new ones through object handling, multisensory activities and stimulating discussions.

Each session highlights one of the Museum’s distinct galleries, from the animals of the Arctic to the far reaches of ancient Egypt, and many more.

Participants are welcome to explore the Museum Galleries before or after the program.

Winter Program (4 weeks)
Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg
Fridays, 2 – 3:30 pm
February 23 – March 15, 2024
Cost: $110 + GST/couple

Register for Winter sessions on the Manitoba Museum website.

Spring Program (4 weeks)
Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg
Fridays, 2 – 3:30
April 10 – May 1, 2024
Cost: $110 + GST/couple

Register for Spring sessions on the Manitoba Museum website.

Developed in partnership with the Manitoba Museum and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. 

 

Tales Along the Trail
Spring 2024 Registration Open Now!

Enjoy Manitoba’s spring awakening! Tales Along the Trail is for people living with dementia and their care partners who are looking for a safe but exciting way to encounter the natural world. Watch as snowy landscapes turn lush green, hear the songs of migrating birds and smell the first flowers in the forest. An experienced naturalist will guide the group along FortWhyte’s gentle pathways, pointing out all spring has to offer and encouraging everyone to use their senses to explore.

Each session will include a relaxing walk through the woods, with stops focusing on all of our senses. Participants will then have a chance to share thoughts, stories, and a snack around a crackling fire or cozy indoor space. In stormy weather, we bring nature indoors.

Spring Program (8 weeks)
FortWhyte Alive, 1961 McCreary Rd, Winnipeg
Wednesdays, 2 – 3:30 pm
May 1 – June 19, 2024
Cost: $160 + GST/couple

Developed in partnership with FortWhyte Alive and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. 

 

Vivace Voices Choir

Come and join in making music together! Singing in a choir is a challenging and joyful experience. Learn to sing new and familiar music while making connections with those around you. No prior choral experience is required. Care partners must attend with person living with Alzheimer’s.

Winter 2024 Program (10 weeks)
Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blv.
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
January 17 – March 27, 2024
Cost: $145/pair

Learn more and register now on the CMU website!

Developed by Community School of Music and the Arts at Canadian Mennonite University with assistance from the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba.

 

The Living Well Program
Check Back Later for Future Program Dates

The Living Well Program enables people with early to moderate signs of dementia and their care partners to reap the social and well-being benefits of engaging with plants with the guidance of a practitioner of horticulture therapy.

We cultivate a dementia-friendly community with sensory plant-based activities, fostering social engagement, and guided explorations of The Leaf and outdoor gardens when the weather permits. Every session includes refreshments.

Developed in partnership with the Assiniboine Park Conservancy and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba.