Wednesday was National Child’s Day and local agencies partnered with the Community Action Program for Children and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute to bring parents and children together for activities at the Field House in North Battleford.
Colleen Sabraw of the Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program said the entire venue was put to use with scores of activities for participants, runningfrom 3 to 7 p.m.
CAPC provides funding to community groups that promote the healthy development of young children from birth to age 6, who face challenges that put their health at risk, such as poverty, teen pregnancy, social and geographic isolation, substance use and family violence. Through this initiative, the Public Health Agency of Canada funds 415 CAPC projects serving over 223,000 vulnerable children and parents/caregivers in over 3,000 communities across Canada each year.
The goal is to improve healthy child development by improving parenting skills and parent-child relationships, decreasing social isolation, increasing child self-esteem, providing child-focused activities such as preschool programs and play groups.
CAPC promoted and created partnerships within communities to actively involve the people they serve in the planning, managing, developing, delivering, and evaluation of their programs, to strengthen community capacity and to support vulnerable children and their families.
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is a non-profit organization, founded in 1980 with a focus on reducing the occurrence of disabling conditions in children using primary prevention methods. SPE raises awareness by providing training, information and resources based on current best evidence.
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute believes children of all abilities have the right to the best physical, social and emotional health possible.
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