Thank you for your interest in the Manitoba FASD Coalition. Membership is open to all Manitobans with an interest in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The coalition will facilitate representation from across the province through the use of technology. Anyone may attend a coalition meeting however, only voting members may participate in making decisions. There are no membership fees and a number of ways to become involved such as, volunteering for a committee; attending member meetings, which are held 4 times per year; join a Regional Coalition; follow us on Facebook; attend our Information Series Workshops which are held 6 times per year by web-conference.
To become a member, please fill out the membership application form and return it to coordinator@fasdcoalition.ca.
We look forward to having you join us in raising awareness and celebrating FASD in Manitoba!
In May 2014, a diverse group of Manitobans came together to talk about the relationship between stigma and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their shared passion to end it. They began to create a vision for a province where people with FASD and women who have used alcohol during pregnancy are fully accepted and their dignity is protected. This group included parents of children with FASD, women who used alcohol during pregnancy, community members from across Manitoba; including several First Nations communities, government representatives and service providers working with people who have FASD and their families. The participants unanimously committed to joining together to participate in a long-term project to address the problem of stigma and FASD and to positively promote the dignity of those impacted by FASD in Manitoba. Membership is open to all Manitobans who have an interest in FASD and a commitment to promoting the dignity of those impacted by FASD. On September 21, 2014 an Indigenous naming ceremony was held and the project received its name: Looking After Each Other.