Supporting Island families - Child care will be more affordable and accessible for Island families. The child-care subsidy provided by the Prince Edward Island government is increasing. Rates for school-aged child care and private sitters will be raised and the number of families...
Poverty is a complex social issue and has significant impacts on the social determinants of health. According to the 2016 census, over 23,000 (one in six) Islanders were below the Low Income Measure in 2015, while the same was true for one in seven Canadians (4.8 million people)...
Five outstanding Islanders have been named 2018’s Senior Islanders of the Year for their contributions to Island communities. Grace Blackette, Evelyn Jenkins, Kaye Larkin, Ann Sherman, and Fairley Yeo received their awards in Summerside today from Family and Human Services...
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...
Islanders living with disabilities will have more and better assistance from the Prince Edward Island government through AccessAbility Supports.
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...
Organizations and communities that work to improve the lives of Island seniors can now apply for provincial government funding. Applications are being accepted until July 27 for the annual PEI Seniors’ Secretariat grants at www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/family-and...
Nominations for the annual Senior Islanders of the Year awards are being accepted until July 20. The annual awards recognize the significant contributions of Island seniors in community life including: volunteerism, artistic achievement, fund raising, community participation...
Download the Seniors' Secretariat Grant Application Funding Guidelines 2023