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News before 1996 is not available online.
Supporting Island families - Island seniors will get financial help from the provincial government to enjoy a better quality of life in their own homes. A new Seniors Independence Program will provide for practical services such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, general...
Supporting Island families - Islanders are invited to help create a collaborative strategy to further reduce poverty in the province. The Poverty Reduction Advisory Council will provide input and advice on poverty reduction, focusing on housing, food, and employment. Islanders...
Supporting Island families - Grandparents, other family members, and friends caring for children will get financial help and supports from the provincial government. A new Grandparents and Care Providers program helps families who provide out-of-home care for children for safety...
Supporting Island families - Suffering abuse and neglect profoundly affects children throughout their lives. A new therapeutic approach is giving these children hope for the future while helping social workers, youth workers, and foster parents recognize the signs of childhood...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Almost ten years ago, on a cold wintery Prince Edward Island day, Nigerian-raised James Omowumi stepped off a plane at the Charlottetown airport and he has never looked back. James is a disability support case worker with the Department of Family and...
Supporting Island families - When parents separate, there can be a lot of wrangling over major decisions. It's Darrell Gallant’s job to help them put the fighting aside and deal with the important decisions about the children they share. As a mediator in the Family Court...
Supporting Island families - For Lindsay Clow, a big part of her job’s reward is knowing that she can help a child in crisis – or even save a life. “The ultimate goal is that we want to support Island families and children to ensure that children can live a life free from harm...
Vance Bridges, Evelyn MacLure, Mary Ann Nelligan, Jack Sorensen and Chris Wells have been named Senior Islanders of the Year for their outstanding contributions to Island communities. Family and Human Services Minister Tina Mundy and PEI Seniors’ Secretariat Chair Paul H...
Supporting Island families - Jalene Cormier says getting more help with child care will make a big difference for her family. An increase in the province’s child-care subsidy program of $300,000 will benefit more than 1,600 Island children. Rates for before and after-school child...
More Islanders are getting benefits they deserve thanks to provincial and federal government cooperation. Be Aware, and Get Your Share – a campaign of the Government of Prince Edward Island and Canada Revenue Agency – made Islanders aware of the many federal and provincial...