Table 25 - Manitoba: Estimated Number of Families and Children Benefiting under NCB Reinvestments and Investments

NCB Initiatives by Program
Name a
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
Families
#
Children
#
Families
#
Children
#
Families
#
Children
#
Families
#
Children
#
Manitoba Child Care Program n/a 11,568 n/a 12,517 n/a 13,000 n/a 12,115
Children’s Special Servicesb n/a 3,712 n/a 3,876 n/a 4,049 n/a 4,186
Healthy Babyc 8,379 n/a 8,505 n/a 8,542 n/a 2,827 n/a
BabyFirstd 1,150 1,150 1,342 1,342 - - - -
Early Startd 318 509 148 213 - - - -
Families Firstd - - - - 1,469 1,469 1,549 1,549
STOP FAS 130 n/a 130 500 110 400 110 400
Special Needs Programs for Children in Schools 69 69 78 78 78 78 78 78
Other Programs 579 789 645 820 734 837 n/a n/a
Early Childhood Development
Initiative (ECDI)
n/a 12,338 n/a 12,310 n/a 12,192 n/a 12,075
Early Literacy n/a 3,178 n/a 2,611 n/a 2,602 n/a 2,560
Healthy Adolescent Development n/a 1,085 n/a 2,281 n/a 2,045 n/a 2,514
Workforce Attachmente 647 n/a 611 n/a 612 n/a 151 n/a
Building Independence/New Income Assistance Initiatives
Work Incentives 2,900 n/a 2,900 n/a 2,900 n/a 2,900 n/a
Job Centre Supports 2,214 n/a 2,214 n/a 2,214 n/a 2,214 n/a
Individual Development Accounts 15 n/a 15 n/a 15 n/a 15 n/a
School Supplies 6,940 n/a 6,940 n/a 6,940 n/a 6,940 n/a

aPrograms with no available data are not listed.

bNumbers include only those children in the Family Support Program.

cIn 2006-2007, numbers of families are incomplete due some data being unavailable.

dIn 2005-2006, Families First Program replaced BabyFirst and Early Start.

eIn 2006-2007, Workforce Attachment no longer included families under New Training Strategies.

Note: n/a indicates the data for this category is not available.

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