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.
SIGN for the Times
Life Skills for Local Youth
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SIGN Communications
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Season 1
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Episode 11
We talk with the manager of SIGN Life Skills, a program for youth ages 12 to 20 years of age -- and sometimes a bit older, depending on community need and interest. It is a preventive and proactive program which focuses on assisting youth to develop life skills to benefit them as they enter the adult world. It offers both individual mentorship and opportunities to participate in various group activities. The program hours are flexible so that they meet the needs of the youth and their family.