Executive Director Bobbette Shoffner

Executive director Bobbette Shoffner: There's a red, heart-shaped platter of condoms on the Mount Carmel Clinic receptionist's desk. That's a second clue this is no ordinary medical centre. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. They have a $12-million annual budget. Most of their money comes from provincial funding. United Way funds the dental clinic, which only accepts patients who don't have third-party insurance. Executive director Bobbette Shoffner says programs at Mount Carmel Clinic in the North End are bursting at the seams and they need donations from the public. See www.mountcarmel.ca. Photo Store The first is its location on north Main Street, just beyond the Higgins Avenue underpass. This is an area of impoverishment and struggle. A state-of-the-art medical facility is an oasis on the Main Street strip, a place where North End residents can see doctors, dentists and social workers. Their prescriptions are filled on-site. Children attend a licensed daycare. New Canadians learn about the laws and social customs of their chosen home in their own language. People traumatized by war receive counselling. Homeless clients aren't hampered by a lack of a mailing address. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.