Supporting Island families Investing in the well-being of children and youth through enhanced community and government collaboration, service navigation and advocacy will allow Island families to reach their full potential. The Government of Prince Edward Island has named Michele...
The Province is launching an Island-wide initiative that supports healthy aging. Age Friendly PEI Inc. is a community organization that promotes awareness of and supports communities in their work towards becoming age friendly. An age-friendly community is one where policies...
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...
Stable, safe, adequate housing is a fundamental human need, and provides a foundation from which Islanders can achieve success in education, employment, community participation, and health.
A guide for becoming an Age-Friendly community in PEI.
Supporting Island Families The twelve members appointed to the Poverty Reduction Advisory Council bring a variety of experience and knowledge that will help to reduce the impact of poverty in the province. “We have a strong group of diverse individuals and I'm really looking...
Social Assistance Handbook for the Social Assistance Program.
Many factors contribute to poverty including age, gender, family structure, special populations, region of residence, employment, and the cost of accommodating a disability or health condition or raising children.
The issues associated with child sexual abuse do not recognize jurisdictional or professional boundaries and therefore demand a coordinated response.