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Counselling and Support Services:
Drop In Counselling Services:

Our Centre also offers drop-in counselling services. Our counsellors consist of qualified volunteers with counselling backgrounds as well as university/college practicum students. Drop-in couselling is available on: Monday: 4:00 - 7:00 pm @ The Rainbow Resource Centre

Counselling Services:

The Rainbow Resource Centre provides free counselling services by trained counsellors that address a variety of issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Counselling is free of charge and is on a first come, first serve basis. For new clients, please call the counselling intake line at: (204) 452-7508 or email: counselling@rainbowresourcecentre.org.

Info/Peer Support Phone Line and Email:
Peer support: 284-5208 or 1-888-399-0005 (toll free throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, Monday - Friday: 7:30 - 10:00 pm)

Our info line is staffed by trained volunteers from our communities to provide peer information on GLBTT topics and referrals to supportive professionals.  For two decades, we have found peer support to be one of the most effective means to assisting callers to understand their sexuality and gender identity.  Because our service combines the peer supporter's own experience with current information on our communities, callers are offered a range of options from which to make their next step.

The anonymity provided by telephone allows the caller to safely and confidentially discuss issues.

Due to our accumulation of information and experience, the info line staff can provide callers with referrals, when appropriate, to competent and knowledgable professionals. These include health care providers, counselling professionals, lawyers, and other specialists, having suitable expertise in dealing with the particular needs of a LBGTT client.

 


Last year, the Centre received over 6,500 hits on the peer info line which included counselling and information and referral calls.  To respond to the increasing requests for information through the internet, the Centre now offers information and referral and peer counselling through email.

 
 
A Place to Meet:

 

Various support groups and clinics are hosted and supported by the Rainbow Resource Centre. Support groups are facilitated by volunteer members of that community.  Support groups housed at the Centre include:

  • Free Legal Consultation, please phone for more information (474-0212)
  • FTM Gender Alliance of Winnipeg, transgender support group (meets every first Tuesday, 7:30 pm)
  • PFLAG, parents and friends of LGBT* individuals (meets every fourth Thursday, 7:00 pm)
  • PPY (Peer Project for Youth) (click here to go to the PPY page)

     

    For more information about the Rainbow Resource Centre, our programs, services, events or groups that meet at the Centre, feel free to call us at (204)-474-0212.

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