History of APIN
The Adolescent Parent Interagency Network has operated since 1982, with a two-year gap in the early 1990s. APIN developed in 1982 in response to a report by the Community Task Force on Maternal and Child Health. It recognized the need for more and better services for pregnant and parenting adolescents and the value in better communication among service providers.
In 1986 the Network drew up a constitution. By the early 1990s, APIN had 850 members province-wide. With government cutbacks in 1992, the province withdrew its financial and administrative support forcing the cancellation of the newsletter. Membership declined.
In 1994, a partnership comprised of New Directions (formerly the Children's Home of Winnipeg), Winnipeg Public Health, Winnipeg City Social Services, The Family Centre of Winnipeg, Villa Rosa, and Marymound developed a proposal to secure funding from Brighter Futures. The goals were to resurrect the Network and expand membership to include all persons working with pregnant and parenting adolescents. A grant was received and APIN was re-established.
In 1999, APIN received continued funding from Program 8, Innovative and Preventive Child and Family Services, of the tri-partite Winnipeg Development Agreement. APIN is currently funded by Healthy Child Manitoba.