MORE SUPPORT FOR NIPAWIN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

The Nipawin Oasis Community Centre Co-operative Ltd. will be piloting a new program to support at-risk children, youth and families thanks to a funding partnership with the Ministry of Social Services.

"We are very happy to provide this funding to the Nipawin Oasis Community Centre for this important program," Social Services Minister June Draude said. "We need to make sure that our most vulnerable citizens have access to the programming they need and this is another step in the right direction."

"This new program will help a lot of people in our community get the support that they desperately need," Nipawin Oasis President Garry Schenstead said. "Through this partnership with the Ministry of Social Services, we will be able to make a real difference in the lives of at-risk children and families in Nipawin and the surrounding community."

The ministry is providing the Nipawin Oasis Community Co-operative Centre with $59,000 in 2012-13 to pilot a counseling, support and education program. Total funding will be more than $88,000 per year once the program is fully operational.

The Nipawin Oasis Community Co-operative Centre provides prevention, educational and intervention programming services and employment opportunities to the community of Nipawin and surrounding area.

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For more information, contact:

Andrew Dinsmore
Social Services
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8689
Email: andrew.dinsmore@gov.sk.ca