Healthy children healthy communities

THE CHILDREN'S RESOURCE FAIR

This year's fair October 14, 2005 at the Armory Mall was a great success with 35 adults and 72 students visiting and completing the passports.

The delightful Grade 7 and 8 students were from the Queen Elizabeth School, Picton and following the Fair the Principal wrote: "Thank you : Our students and teachers came back to the school excited and energized. The draw prizes were way beyond our expectations. We value the opportunity."

A listing of all the different agencies who are participated.

Addiction Assessment and Counselling Centre
Alternatives for Women ,Three Oaks
Children's Aid Society
Children's Mental Health Services
Community Care for Seniors
Community Living Prince Edward
County of Prince Edward Public Library
Edith Fox Life and Loss Centre
Family Space Quinte
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
Loyola Learning Centre
Prince Edward Child Care Services
Prince Edward Learning Centre
Prince Edward - Lennox & Addington Social Services
Quinte Midwifery Committee
Recreation Outreach Centre
Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District

A Brief description of some of Our Partners

Prince Edward Association for Community Living

Community Living Prince Edward: Provides support to families and individuals including Infants, Preschoolers, School-age, Teenagers, and Adults. A variety of programs such as Resource Consultant Program, Family Support, Private Speech Clinic, Behaviour Intervention Program, Child Care Support, Transition into Kindergarten, Transition into High School, Transition into the work force, Assistance with Funding Applications, Parent Support Groups, Training, & Workshops are offered. The Association provides a number of supports and residential services for adults as well.

Prince Edward Child Care Services: Licensed Child Care - ages birth to 12 years. Prince Edward Day Care Centre, Ontario Early Years Centre, Home Child Care, Queen Elizabeth Preschool, Lakeshore Preschool, Queen Elizabeth Before & After School Program, Pinecrest After School Program. Resource Centre - adult-child oriented resources, information and support. Structured Playgroups, Mobile Toy Lending Library, Drop-ins, Caregiver Education, Parenting Resources and Workshops, Child Care Registry, Children's Literacy Resources, Relief Child Care.

County of Prince Edward Public Library: Branches located in Ameliasburgh, Bloomfield, Picton, Consecon, Wellington and Milford. All branches have special programmes, videos, board books, picture books, easy reading, young readers fiction and non-fiction especially selected for children and young adults. Each branch offers free supervised internet access

Loyola: Services offered include Individual Instruction, Adult Learning Environment, Personal and Academic Support, Personal Growth and Development Counselling, Official Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Computer Courses, Secondary School Credits, Building Self-esteem and feelings of satisfaction and self respect A Child-minding room is also available for all teen MOMS

LEAP: Learning, Earning and Parenting is a program that assists young parents aged 16-21 to: complete high school, achieve economic independence, develop parenting skills, foster healthy child development and give children a better start in life. Financial assistance for child care is available to parents who are involved in Ontario Works activities.

HAPPENINGS