SIGN for the Times
The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, commonly known as SIGN, is a not-for-profit agency in Yorkton, Saskatchewan Canada that provides 24 social and community programs and services ranging from daycare and before-and-after school programs to parenting and family support, from senior mobility to assistance for those living with HIV, from housing support to vocational employment, from walk-in counselling services to Indigenous cultural programs. Our podcasts explore those programs and include conversations with people who speak first-hand about the issues they have faced, but more importantly, how they have successfully overcome them.
Podcasting since 2020 • 29 episodes
SIGN for the Times
Latest Episodes
Assisting youth with life skills
SIGN Life Skills works with youth ages 12 to 20 to prepare them for the adult and working world. Services include one-on-one individual and group mentoring, opportunities to meet socially with their peers, and in all activities encourage them t...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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18:03
Donations of many kinds provide support
SIGN Chair of the Board Sheila Hintz and Executive Director Andrew Sedley talk about the support the organizations receives, both financial and donations of goods which are passed on to those who need them. Sheila donates the funds for the Elto...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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16:06
Supporting families
The SIGN Family Support program provides guidance, assistance and advice to up to 75 families in east-central Saskatchewan. Included is a program started in the fall to assist students going back to school to ensure they have the supplies they ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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12:16
Something to think about as winter approaches
We revisit the work being done by Housing Support, a program of SIGN which assists people who are homeless or hard to house, and talk about World Homeless Day, which this year fell on Thanksgiving Day in Canada, Oct. 10.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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14:31
A personal perspective
Sydney Leik, a college student working towards her social work degree, spent nine months working at SIGN in the Life Skills program. She provides her personal perspective on transitioning from studying to working, and her experiences at SIGN. R...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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9:51