HUDDLE
November 1, 2023
Visit Huddle South Central on Facebook and Instagram!
Omar, Churchill's own Huddle representative, is available for students in the school every Monday and Wednesday.
WSD Huddle
Service Navigation Specialists
Huddle sites provide easy, free access to multiple health and community service partners and are now even more accessible to Winnipeg School Division students aged 12 to 29.
WSD has four Huddle Service Navigation Specialists working within our schools and with your school team
to connect students and families to the Huddle sites for:
• Mental health care (ie. drop-in and appointment-based counselling, support groups, etc.)
• Substance use / addiction counselling
• Peer support
• 2SLGBTQ+ supports
• Cultural wellness activities
• Food insecurity/nutrition
• Employment and Income Assistance
• Access to primary medical care.
What do Winnipeg School Division Huddle Service Navigation Specialists do?
| Services Provided | Services Not Provided |
| • In-depth knowledge of all Huddle services | • Therapy |
| • Networking between Huddle sites | • Crisis intervention |
| • Hand-to-hand connection to intake | • Behaviour intervention |
| • Advocacy and consultation | • Transportation |
| • Barrier reduction | • Case management |
| • Evening availability | • Tier 3 supports |
| • Collaboration with school support teams | |
| • Support caregivers | |
| • Information sessions for staff, students and families | |
| • Classroom based wellness sessions | |
| • Collaboration with existing youth-run initiatives and student groups | |
| • Connecting students to cultural activities | |
| • Services in French and English at Huddle South Central |
For further information please contact:
Healthy Minds Specialist, Fiona England, Inclusion Support Services at fengland@wsd1.org or 204-227-0905
Links to website for contact and program information at huddlemanitoba.ca