--- title: "Share Your Story | Care & Connect Manitoba" description: "Share your Manitoba healthcare or community story through a private, local-only prototype form." url: https://careandconnectmb.ca/share-your-story markdown_url: https://careandconnectmb.ca/share-your-story.md image: https://careandconnectmb.ca/care/assets/care-connect-social-card.png --- [Home](/) › Share your story Share your story # Your story can change the system. When you tell us what you went through, you help the next person feel less alone and give us the evidence to push for something better. Share it your way: in writing, on camera, or with a few photos. **Anonymous if you want** **You choose what’s public** **About five minutes** 1 **Your story** In your words 2 **Add media** Optional 3 **About you** Optional 4 **Sharing** Consent **Your privacy matters:** your submission is stored for private review by the Care & Connect team. It is not published automatically. Media is kept in private storage outside the website’s public uploads. ### Tell it in your own words There's no wrong way to do this. The three prompts below are just a gentle guide; answer what feels right, skip what doesn't. Give your story a title (optional) Where you were * What were you facing, and what made it hard? A sentence or two is all it takes. Just start with where you were. What helped (optional) A person, a service, a turning point: anything that made a difference. The change you want to see (optional) If you could fix one thing for the next person, what would it be? ### Add a video or photos (optional) Sometimes it’s easier to just talk. Add one MP4, MOV, or WebM video up to one minute and 10 MB, and up to six JPG, PNG, or WebP photos (3 MB each, 15 MB combined). Record a video Upload a video 0:00 Your camera preview will appear here. Turn on camera Record Re-record Choose a video file and / or **Add photos** Up to 6: drag them in or browse. 0 / 6 **Drop photos here, or click to browse** JPG, PNG, or WebP · up to 6 images · 3 MB each Your video and photos remain in this tab until you press **Send my story**. The server checks and converts them to safe media files before placing them in private storage linked to your submission. They are never published automatically. ### A little about you (optional) This helps us understand who we’re reaching and advocate more honestly for everyone. It’s kept private for demographic purposes and is never published unless you choose to be credited. First name (optional) Last name (optional) Gender pronouns (optional) Job title or position (optional) Town / region (optional) Ethnicity or community (optional) Demographic information is for internal understanding only unless you explicitly choose a matching credit option. ### Choose how you’d like to share The team will review your submission privately. Nothing is published unless you give permission below, and publication is never automatic. **Stay anonymous** Shown as “A neighbour in Manitoba” (or your region). **First name only** e.g. “Marie, Brandon”. **Use my full name** Credit me by name. I'm proud to put it to this. Your story will appear as A neighbour in Manitoba **You may publish my story** In the form I chose above, on this site and in advocacy work, to help others and push for change. **You can contact me about my story** Only if you have a follow-up question, or to let me know where it’s shared. Email (so we can reach you) **I agree to send this story and any selected media to Care & Connect Manitoba for review** I understand it may contain personal information and that the team will handle it according to its privacy practices. Need to step away quickly? The **Quick exit** button (bottom-right) leaves this site instantly and clears it from your history, or tap **Esc** twice. Before you submit, nothing you've typed is saved by our server. Leave this field empty Back Continue Send my story ### Thank you for sharing your story Your story was saved for private review by the Care & Connect team as **A neighbour in Manitoba**. Nothing will be published automatically. Share another story [Find support near you](/resources) In their words ## Stories from your neighbours Illustrative sample stories showing how reviewed submissions could appear. These examples were not collected through this form. [Share yours](#share) Mental health "After my diagnosis I felt invisible. One call here, and a navigator stayed with me until I had a real appointment, not just a number." N **A neighbour** Thompson, MB Video Caregiving "I was doing everything for my dad and running on empty. Someone finally asked how I was doing and pointed me to respite I didn't know existed." M **Marie** Brandon, MB 3 photos Culturally grounded care “Being met by someone who understood where I come from changed everything. Care should feel like that for every Indigenous family.” J **James Cardinal** Winnipeg, MB Rural access “A three-hour drive for a fifteen-minute appointment shouldn’t be normal. Sharing that here is how it stops being just my problem.” N **A neighbour** The Pas, MB Video