The Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program

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The Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program The Y-Not? Program is a Charity that provides recreational and anti-poverty initiatives in Winnipeg.

🧡 September 30 | National Day for Truth and ReconciliationToday, MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program pauses to remem...
10/01/2026

🧡 September 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Today, MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program pauses to remember the Indigenous children who never came home from residential schools, to honour Survivors and their families, and reflect on the ongoing impacts of colonialism. As an organization working to address poverty and inequality in Winnipeg, we recognize that reconciliation requires us to listen, learn, and take action—not only today, but throughout the year.

🧡 Remember the children who were taken from their families and communities.

🧡 Listen to Indigenous Survivors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers and community leaders.

🧡 Learn about the history of residential schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.

🧡 Act by supporting Indigenous-led organizations, communities and initiatives, and by considering how we can contribute to greater equity and dignity.

May remembrance deepen our understanding, and may understanding inspire us to build a more just future together.

Cornbread 🌽 One of our recipes from the Adagio Acres cookbook is Cornbread. Eve tested out the recipe and it was delicio...
02/02/2026

Cornbread 🌽

One of our recipes from the Adagio Acres cookbook is Cornbread. Eve tested out the recipe and it was delicious! We look forward to hearing from our participants as to what recipes they put together from the book.

Happy Cooking! 🧑‍🍳

Next, we began phase two. The Y-Not? team shopped for 45 hampers filled with all the other things needed to complete the...
02/02/2026

Next, we began phase two. The Y-Not? team shopped for 45 hampers filled with all the other things needed to complete the recipes - potatoes, carrots, onions, corn, tomatoes, broth, spices, chocolate chips, coconut, raisins, brown sugar, peanut butter, flax seed, skim milk powder, cooking oil, baking powder, baking soda, salt, tortillas, salsa, and more!

Another momentous day at Niji Mahkwa School – in spite of the blizzard, hampers of items to complete the recipes and to accompany the winter grain bundles were successfully delivered and received!

Over the next week, the Y-Not? team delivered the remaining grain bundle buckets, cookbooks, and accompanying food hampers to other Y-Not? participant families.

Toward Food Security 🌾In November 2025, Margaret and Amy of Adagio Acres connected to brainstorm a plan for increased fo...
02/01/2026

Toward Food Security 🌾

In November 2025, Margaret and Amy of Adagio Acres connected to brainstorm a plan for increased food security, recognizing that now more than ever, people are hard hit by high food prices, inflation, and food scarcity. Amy took action, putting together from a variety of farms, winter grain bundles that included ten items of healthy local organic food – organic rolled naked oats, wild rice, black beans, pinto beans, split yellow peas, split green lentils, Red Fife flour, cornmeal, locally grown popcorn, and local clover honey. 🍀

Continuing the grand endeavor, the 10 food items went into two three-gallon pest-proof pails for each of the 45 families we would reach, a total of 90 pails! Meanwhile, Amy and a designer, Heather Lee, also came up with an accompanying cookbook of easy recipes. Adding to the discussion, Fred, Community Support Worker at Niji Mahkwa School, suggested the school community could try out and learn the recipes in the school cooking facility. Participants and the Y-Not? team could create posts of recipes completed.

Grain bundle delivery day at Niji Mahkwa School was truly momentous!

Toward Food Security 🌾December 2025 was vibrantly busy with Y-Not? work. MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program set in ...
01/30/2026

Toward Food Security 🌾

December 2025 was vibrantly busy with Y-Not? work. MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program set in motion a wonderful innovation for 45 families in need, 32 through Niji Mahkwa School. Annually, we provide substantial long-lasting hampers to the school, but this year took a unique twist.

Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon of the Y-Not? connected with Amy Nikkel of Adagio Acres and Niji Mahkwa School staff, Principal Reuben Boulette, VP Leigh Anne Dysart, and Community Support Worker, Fred Boulanger, to make inroads and carry out a food security project, with loyal and new donors enthusiastically providing the funds to make it happen.

We are so excited with how the bundles turned out!

Toward Food Security 🌾In December 2025, MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program engaged in a food security project that ...
01/30/2026

Toward Food Security 🌾

In December 2025, MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program engaged in a food security project that brought together Adagio Acres Farms, Niji Mahkwa School, Students, Families and Inner-City Y-Not? Participants, made possible by our Generous Donors.

We each played, and continue to play a part, in this exciting project: innovating, co-ordinating, taking all the necessary actions—farmers growing food, packaging, delivering; organizers brainstorming ideas; cookbook creation; each group above working in partnership; Y-Not? administration, paperwork, shopping, hamper creation, delivering; Niji Mahkwa receiving, storing, dispensing food; families in need joining in to use healthy foods, try out new or familiar food uses and recipes.

Way to go everyone in this uplifting joint endeavour to challenge food scarcity! Good things happen when people co-ordinate over good ideas and take action! Watch and take part in our series of posts!

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The Jessie Cannon Health & Fitness Humanitarian Recreation Memorial Award 🏆 has been presented since June 2005 to except...
01/06/2026

The Jessie Cannon Health & Fitness Humanitarian Recreation Memorial Award 🏆 has been presented since June 2005 to exceptional physical education students as recommended by their teachers, in this case Sensei Alan Taylor, and Sensei Warren Hotomani.

Jessie Cannon was a 21 year old Queens University student who sadly passed away in a car accident. Jessie possessed great passion for life, was a dedicated, caring community volunteer who helped underprivileged youth and was pursuing a dream to become a teacher.

Jessie’s father, William T. Cannon set up this award in her honour. Our recipient for 2025 is Roxanne, who has shown promise, dedication, and special commitment to her chosen field of endeavour - in this case, karate!

Congratulations Roxanne! 👏🏻

Award presented by Sensei Alan, Margaret, and Eve of MacKinnon’s Y-Not? Anti-Poverty Program.

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