Rossbrook House

Rossbrook House Rossbrook House is open 24 hours weekends & all school holidays. Weekdays open til midnight, however on school days the drop-in starts at 3:30pm for ages 6-24.
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After 4pm & wknds, call: 204.949.4094

Donate here: https://rossbrookhouse.ca/donate-today/ Founded in 1976, Rossbrook House is a neighbourhood drop-in centre for children and youth, ages 6-24. The history of Rossbrook House shows that it has been attentive and responsive to the neighbourhood in which it is located. Rossbrook House has been true to the mission by its founder, Sister Geraldine MacN

amara. "No child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be." Focusing on the children and young people of the neighbourhood and the urgency of their needs, Rossbrook House has always espoused principles that celebrate the diversity of those for whom it exists to serve.

For many years the first day of school was celebrated with a carnival and Rossbrook House staff and board are bringing i...
09/02/2026

For many years the first day of school was celebrated with a carnival and Rossbrook House staff and board are bringing it back on Wednesday, September 9 from 4-7pm.

Ross Avenue between Sherbrook and Isabel will be closed for the festivities that will include a bouncy house, dunk tank, music, food, special treats like popcorn, cotton candy and mini doughnuts, games, and more! Special thank you to volunteers from Qualico who will be cooking hot dogs.

The Community Barbecue is a great way to get the school year off to a great start as well as celebrate the rich history of Rossbrook House. We hope to see you here on September 9.

09/01/2026

Summer fun continues for Rossbrook House participants. The Intermediates were climbing, swinging and running around at APEX Adventure Plex the other day. There is still a lot of summer left! Open 24 hours until Sept 5.

09/01/2026

An outing to Pinawa has to include walking across the suspension bridge. These brave teenagers gave it a whirl and returned with exciting stories! Rossbrook House is open every day, 24 hours for ages 6 to 24.

Rossbrook House Foundation is hosting the Fall Gathering luncheon in support of Rossbrook House children and youth. We h...
08/31/2026

Rossbrook House Foundation is hosting the Fall Gathering luncheon in support of Rossbrook House children and youth. We hope you can be a part of this delicious event.

Friday, October 23, 2026
Rossbrook House | 658 Ross Avenue
Doors Open 11:30 am | Program Start 12:00 pm
Buy your tickets online.
https://rossbrookhouse.ca/fall-gathering-2026-tickets/

Tickets:
Early Bird: $75 (if purchased by September 30)
After September 30: $85
Purchase includes lunch and a partial tax receipt in accordance with CRA regulations.

Can’t attend but would like to support? Make your donation here.
https://rossbrookhouse.ca/fall-gathering-2026-donations/

Details here:
https://rossbrookhouse.ca/fall-gathering-2026/ ‎

Go fish! Children and youth can drop in for acitivities, outings and daily meals!The doors remain open 24 hours for ages...
08/31/2026

Go fish! Children and youth can drop in for acitivities, outings and daily meals!
The doors remain open 24 hours for ages 6 to 24 to drop in for programs, activities, meals and a safe place to be. Rossbrook House returns to regular hours on Sunday, Sept 6.

Young moms and young dads are invited to sign up for the parenting programs at Rossbrook House, The Young Mothers’ and t...
08/30/2026

Young moms and young dads are invited to sign up for the parenting programs at Rossbrook House, The Young Mothers’ and the Young Fathers’ programs.

Ages 15 to 24 are encouraged to sign up. The programs run Wednesdays (September to November) from 5 to 7pm at Rossbrook House and will be focused on parenting skills and connection from an Indigenous perspective in a judgement free, safe space.

Young Mothers can call 204.949.4090 with your name, age and the age of your children. Or email Rachel at [email protected]

Young Fathers can contact Mitchell at [email protected] or call 204.949-4021.

These programs include speakers, outings, activities and your children are babysat at Rossbrook House during this time.

More details about these programs are on our website:
https://rossbrookhouse.ca/programming/young-parents-program/

One more week of 24 hour days at Rossbrook House!The doors remain open 24 hours for ages 6 to 24 to drop in for programs...
08/29/2026

One more week of 24 hour days at Rossbrook House!

The doors remain open 24 hours for ages 6 to 24 to drop in for programs, activities, meals and a safe place to be. Rossbrook House returns to regular hours on Sunday, Sept 6.

If it weren’t for Rossbrook House, my family never would’ve met our dear friend, Keisha Thompson. It was the 2014 annual...
08/28/2026

If it weren’t for Rossbrook House, my family never would’ve met our dear friend, Keisha Thompson. It was the 2014 annual volunteer Christmas party. As a board member, I’d brought my husband and kids along to see what Rossbrook House was all about. Keisha, 13, was the junior staff member assigned to host our table.

We’d barely sat down when my daughter, Katya, who was 8 and feeling shy, whispered to me that she had to go to the bathroom. “Oh, you have to go?” Keisha piped up. “Come with me. I’ll show you the way.”

There was something in the way she said it – so straightforward and warm and welcoming – that made Katya automatically follow her, without a backward glance.

Over the years since then, I’ve learned more about what being part of Rossbrook House meant to Keisha growing up, especially at Christmas. Rossbrook House, it seems, is where we go to find the best in ourselves, and in each other.

Today, Keisha is a volunteer herself, annually doling out pizza to the hungry kids at Cold City, Warm Hearts with that Rossbrook House brand of patient, roll-up-your-sleeves energy. She’s also a new mom, and this past Christmas, Katya, 19, got to hold Keisha’s baby boy. That might be my second favourite Rossbrook House moment.

-Brenda Hasiuk, Volunteer Board Member

Summer Games 2026 have been happening all week at Rossbrook House. ☀️ Such great weather for it, too! The participants h...
08/28/2026

Summer Games 2026 have been happening all week at Rossbrook House. ☀️ Such great weather for it, too! The participants have been having the very best time competing, racing and slip sliding their way through the week! The best part is hearing them cheer each other on.

The staff organizing these fun games were once participants themselves and know how much fun these special activities are. They really go above and beyond to ensure that children and youth have the best summer games experiences.

My first day of school at Wi Wabigooni, I was nervous to go on a school bus for the first time. Shy to meet all the new...
08/27/2026



My first day of school at Wi Wabigooni, I was nervous to go on a school bus for the first time. Shy to meet all the new people at what turned out to be one of the best schools I ever attended. Sister Margaret Hughes broke the ice by giving me the nickname “Timbits”. She taught me how to use a computer at school. I thought she was the coolest because she had a laptop with the AOL E-Mail that shouted, ‘you’ve got mail’.

We did many fun things at Wi Wabigooni, from beading for our Pow Wow regalia, to baking pies for the Rossbrook House open house. She was our biggest supporter for our two YMCA basketball teams, Dragons & Goonies. It gave us all a positive sense of belonging & family.

I got the opportunity and privilege to go to Disney World in Orlando with Dreams Take Flight and there was an extra spot for a volunteer. So, I got to share this experience with Sister Margaret. We had a basketball awards dinner at the Royal Fork buffet the night before and I was awarded the Carl Ridd Trophy. All of us chosen for Disney World had a sleepover at her house on Elgin Ave and left early in the morning to catch our flight. She comforted me when I was afraid of the takeoff and convinced me to join the pillow fight on the plane with all the other children. This was a core childhood memory for me.

We also went to Twin Lakes beach for summer camp with Wi Wabigooni. Sister Margaret would always invite us on walks along the lakeshore to search for arrow heads and she would take many beautiful photographs with her big camera.

We would go to Red Rock Bible Camp for winter camp and play a big fun game of broomball.

As I got older, I would shovel snow for Sister Margaret and Sister Bernadette. I would volunteer at all the winter and summer camps for Wi Wabigooni & Eagles’ Circle.

When I graduated grade 12 from Rising Sun school, she gave me one of her beautiful cards she would make and sell to raise money for Wi Wabigooni lunch program. It has a beautiful picture she took of an eagle on the front, with an arrowhead inside that I will forever hold near and dear to my heart.

Sister Margaret Hughes was such a wonderful one-of-a-kind soul, I’ll forever be thankful to have had such a caring person in my life. May she rest in peaceful paradise.

-Timbits.
Tim Zaber, former student/participant/staff

Address

658 Ross Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R3A0M1

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 12am
Tuesday 8am - 12am
Wednesday 8am - 12am
Thursday 8am - 12am
Friday 8am - 12am
Saturday 12am - 12am
Sunday 12am - 12am

Telephone

+12049494090

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