Recommendations to improve the provincial foster care program will benefit foster parents and the health and well-being of Island children in care. There are currently 80 foster families across the Island and approximately 200 children in care of the Province. A recent review of...
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...
In his 30 years as an elementary school teacher, Bill Hogg was always looking for a more meaningful ways to reach his students. Sometimes it was just a matter of getting them away from the ever-present technology and into the great outdoors. “Kids who are connected to the natural...
The provincial government is expanding the Seniors’ Food Pilot Program to Murray Harbour and Murray River. This expands the Kings County Pilot outside of the Georgetown area where it was initially launched. PEI seniors in Murray River and Murray Harbour, aged 65 and older, can...
The Department of Social Development and Housing will offer ongoing emergency basic needs supports and food delivery for Island families impacted by school closures. Emergency Basic Needs Supports Any Islander who is currently impacted by COVID-19 with limited social supports, is...
Mike and Janine Hamilton have been foster parents for more than ten years and have even made an addition to their home so they can help keep siblings together in families where multiple children are in care. “Giving kids the opportunity to do things that they haven’t had the...
Significant new investments in shelter, food, and help for individuals looking for employment will give more Islanders an opportunity to participate to their fullest and assist those who need it the most. The Prince Edward Island government today announced a series of initiatives...
For seniors targeted by fraud artists, Scott Lundrigan has some important advice. “Don’t blame yourselves when these people come after you,” said Lundrigan, Prince Edward Island’s Crime Stoppers Program coordinator. “They don’t pick victims personally because the victim is naive...
Parenting is full of joys– and challenges. Sometimes, a little extra support can go a long way. That’s where Triple P comes in. It stands for Positive Parenting Program. “Triple P recognizes that parenting is a tough job, and that it’s okay, even normal, to need support,” says...
Devon McGregor is one of the more consistent adults in the life of some of our Island youth. As a member of Prince Edward Island’s Child and Family Services Child in Care Team, Devon serves youth in foster homes, group homes or those about to age out of the system in a variety of...