Provincial government seeks proponent for family living program

support the Supportive Family Living Program in Moose Jaw Aaron Walker - Moose Jaw Express / MooseJawToday.com

As part of the 2023-24 provincial budget, the Government of Saskatchewan issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking the development of four Supportive Family Living Programs across the province. This comes as part of a $1.3 million investment in support of Social Services.

These locations include Moose Jaw, Fort Qu’Appelle, Prince Albert, and Saskatoon, and will help an additional 17 families safely care for their children.

In the Moose Jaw location, the program must be able to provide space to sup- port four families and their children. Families with children in need of complex medical care or with intellectual disabilities can apply to a Supportive Family Living Program, and while they wait for an opening in the program, these newly provided spaces will help with necessities.

With a family-centered approach, the created spaces must support children at immediate risk who would otherwise require out-of-home care, frequent travel, and added medical costs.

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