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The Manitoba government is investing $3 million in two housing programs that will allow more Manitoba seniors to safely age in their homes and communities as long as they choose.

A new community-based sexual assault crisis response and healing program will expand the availability and accessibility of specialized services and supports for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

As part of the Manitoba government’s first-ever homelessness strategy, A Place for Everyone , $6.87 million is being invested to support community-wide approaches to prevent chronic homelessness and build stronger communities across the province.

The Manitoba government is providing $1.53 million in annual operating funding to Velma’s House to assist the facility in better supporting sexually exploited adult women, and survivors of gender-based violence in Manitoba.

As part of Budget 2023, more than 400 community arts, culture and sports projects will receive $50 million in funding from the Manitoba government to immediately begin making improvements to build stronger communities across the province.

Manitoba families in rural and First Nations communities will be better able to access affordable child care following a $94-million total investment from the governments of Canada and Manitoba in the two phases of the ready-to-move child-care project to create a total of 1,670 new child-care spaces.

The Manitoba government is strengthening the province’s education system by increasing funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools by $100 million for the 2023-24 school year, representing an increase of 6.1 per cent in operating funding.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $98,970 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to upgrade the University of Manitoba’s horticulture storage facility so it can conduct innovative potato research.

As part of the Manitoba government’s ongoing effort to help Manitobans make ends meet, the province recently unveiled a $200-million Carbon Tax Relief Fund aimed at helping 700,000 Manitobans cope with the negative impacts of rising winter costs, from food to fuel.

The province of Manitoba has recently announced more than $8 million in funding for a new community centre in the Rural Municipality of Taché.