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Funding to create a new Family Resource Centre in Moose Jaw

Early Years Family and Resource Centres offer a range of supports for families with young children
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Seven communities will be receiving funding to open a new Early Years Family and Resource Centre in their area, and Moose Jaw is on that list — alongside Prince Albert, Saskatoon, the Battlefords, Nipawin, Meadow Lake, and one community in the North.

Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gord Wyant announced $1.5 million in funding for the project, provided through the Canada-Saskatchewan Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

This type of centre offers information, services, and supports to help families with young children raise their kids in a positive environment. The new centres will be developed in partnership with KidsFirst, a program that offers family support and early learning and child care opportunities to families, and are planned to open in the fall of 2019.

KidsFirst currently has programs running at the Strong Start Family Centre in Moose Jaw, located at the YMCA.

Krista Horton, Transitions Leader for Primary Health Care Teams at Strong Start Family Centre, said they are very excited to be receiving funds for this development, as they have been working very hard to develop programs in Moose Jaw of this kind.

“We’ve seen the power a family resource centre can have in a community, and we’ve been working towards building them in Moose Jaw, and there’s a lot of potential here in Moose Jaw,” said Horton. 

This announcement comes on the heels of an announcement of 128 new licensed daycare spots in the province, offering another avenue of support to families with young children.

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