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In foster families, love is thicker than blood
2017-06-22
Supporting Island Families -
Lori Johnston says you don’t need a perfect house with a white picket fence to foster a child.
You only need to open your door – and your heart.
“Foster parents don’t have to be typical,” says Johnston, who has fostered Island children in need for more than 16 years...
Statement by Minister Tina Mundy on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
2017-06-15
"Seniors provide one of the most significant influences in Prince Edward Island. They offer knowledge of the past that helps prepare us for the future, and teach our younger Islanders how to be productive members of caring communities.
"As minister of Family and Human Services and the minister...
Home renovation program invests in Islanders
2017-06-13
Supporting Island Families -
Hundreds of Island households are making home renovations with grants from the provincial government.
The PEI Home Renovation Program will fund renovations for 250 Island households this year. Since the program began in 2013, over 580 households – or more than 900...
Do you know an outstanding Island senior?
2017-06-01
Nominations for the annual Senior Islanders of the Year awards are being accepted until July 15.
The annual awards recognize the significant contributions of Island seniors in community life including: volunteerism, artistic achievement, fund raising, community participation, career achievements,...
Applications being accepted for seniors grants
2017-05-30
Organizations and communities that work to improve the lives of Island seniors can now apply for provincial government funding.
Applications are now being accepted for 2017-18 PEI Seniors’ Secretariat grants worth up to $5,000 per project, with preference given to intergenerational projects, those...
Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island Announce Investment in Housing
2017-05-26
Over the next year, more than $7 million will be invested in improvements to social housing and affordable housing for seniors, women and children across Prince Edward Island. The funding is part of the joint Canada – Prince Edward Island Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement. This investment...
Change in senior management team announced
2017-05-08
Craig Dalton of Summerside has been appointed deputy minister of Family and Human Services.
Dalton joins the province from New Brunswick, where he was Deputy Minister, Social Development, and CEO of the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation for the Government of New Brunswick. Previously,...
Comfort allowances increased for low-income Islanders
2017-04-26
Claretta MacWilliams understands the difference that an increase in the personal comfort allowance can make in the lives of Island seniors.
Her mother spent three years in community care in West Prince before passing away earlier this year. The 2017-18 provincial operating budget increases the...
Access to disability supports expanding
2017-03-30
Islanders needing disability supports, including those for mental health, will be able to access them more easily and quickly.
Cabinet has directed the Department of Family and Human Services to expand the Disability Support Program to include mental health supports.
Program improvements will...
Are you getting benefits you deserve?
2017-03-20
Low or modest-income Islanders – or those receiving social assistance – may be eligible for more money from the provincial and federal governments.
“Some people could be missing out on benefits, and even back pay through certain programs,” Family and Human Services Minister Tina Mundy said. “...