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AccessAbility Supports (formerly Disability Support Program)
Islanders living with disabilities will have more and better assistance from the Prince Edward Island government through AccessAbility Supports.
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Province expands disability supports for Islanders
Islanders living with disabilities will have more and better assistance from the Prince Edward Island government. Expansions to the Disability Support Program – now called AccessAbility Supports – will include a coordinator to help clients navigate the system, job coaching and...
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Additional funding to support survivors of sexual assault
Supporting Island families Government is investing more than $216,000 in additional funding for the Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre (PEIRSAC) to increase access to free specialized therapeutic services for those Islanders needing this support. “Timely trauma...
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2018 Adoption Act Review Final Report
A number of Canadian jurisdictions have amended legislation to achieve an increasingly more open approach to adoption records.
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Food Insecurity - Poverty Reduction Backgrounder - revised July 2018
Access to sufficient quantities of nutritious food is a fundamental human need. When individuals or families have inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints, they are said to be food insecure. Rates of food insecurity have been measured in C
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National Housing Day
Supporting Island families November 22 is National Housing Day and Islanders are encouraged to work with provincial and municipal governments to help improve access to safe, affordable housing across the province. Meeting housing challenges is a need Islanders share with the rest...
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Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island
Belonging and Thriving: A Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island (2019-2024)
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Community Services and Seniors 2014-2015 Annual Report
2014-2015 Annual Report for the Department of Community Services and Seniors
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Islanders invited to serve on the poverty-reduction council
Supporting Island families Islanders are invited to help implement the Poverty Reduction Action Plan by providing advice to government and support to community networks on initiatives that will help those who need it most. The Poverty Reduction Council will monitor the delivery...
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Safe @ Home helps seniors stay safely at home
Supporting Island Families For Terry and Mae Affleck, the provincial government’s Seniors Safe @ Home program has been the key to living independently. When the cumulative effects of workplace injuries caused Terry to rely on a walker and wheelchair for mobility, the Stratford...