SEED Win­nipeg was formed in the late 1980s as a result of a major study into the eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment needs of Winnipeg’s inner city. After a num­ber of years of search­ing for resources, SEED Win­nipeg opened its doors in Jan­u­ary 1993 with two staff on Ellice Avenue in the West End.

SEED even­tu­al­ly grew into two offices with twen­ty staff, one on Logan Avenue in the Exchange Dis­trict, and one on Selkirk Avenue in the North End.

In April 2006, SEED rejoined its forces into our cur­rent offices at 80 Salter Street in the North End. SEED is the proud own­er of this beau­ti­ful­ly ren­o­vat­ed build­ing which will enable SEED to con­tin­ue to grow and devel­op both its staff and its programs.

SEED has a sol­id, diverse fund­ing base that enables long-range plan­ning and offers con­ti­nu­ity in pro­gram deliv­ery. The abil­i­ty to oper­ate pro­grams over an extend­ed time frame also makes it pos­si­ble to assess pro­gram impacts over longer peri­ods of time.

SEED envi­sions a world where oppor­tu­ni­ties exist for all peo­ple and com­mu­ni­ties to real­ize their hopes and it’s mis­sion is to build strong com­mu­ni­ties and increase oppor­tu­ni­ties for peo­ple through finan­cial empow­er­ment pro­grams and ser­vices through their five pil­lars of finan­cial empowerment:

Finan­cial infor­ma­tion, edu­ca­tion & counselling

Help access­ing income-boost­­ing ben­e­fits & tax credits

Safe & afford­able finan­cial prod­ucts & services

Access to sav­ings & asset build­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties includ­ing busi­ness ownership

Con­sumer aware­ness & protection