SIGN for the Times

Homelessness in Yorkton is not very visible. There are no camps, no people sleeping on the sidewalks. But it is real, very real, and SIGN Housing Support deals with it on a daily basis, helping those who do not have a place to sleep. This is the first of a two-part series examining the problem. We talk with the Housing Support manager, tell the story of one man who experienced it first hand, and t...

Candice Nelson, the SIGN Positive Impact social worker, talks about the lunch program she and staff of the Kamsack Family Resource Centre initiated in spring when school lunch programs in Kamsack SK -- and the schools -- shut down because of Covid-19. It had strong support from the Kamsack community, without which the program would not have been possible. Although schools are back in operation, th...

Karmen Pearce, a counsellor with the SIGN Walk-in Counselling Clinic, talks about taking time for self-care as we mark World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10. The clinic is a free service provided by SIGN in Yorkton, SK. For more information visit www.signyorkton.ca or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @signyorkton.  

David Dyste, a counsellor with the SIGN Walk-in Counselling Clinic, talks about managing emotions as we mark World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10. The clinic is a free service provided by SIGN in Yorkton, SK. For more information visit www.signyorkton.ca or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @signyorkton.  

Jamie DeVos, the SIGN Triple P manager, talks about the Positive Parenting Program. We talk about this fall's groups and seminars, including the new Fear-Less program. We also hear from Amber, a healthcare worker and mother of four who has been a participant in the Triple P Stepping Stones program, which helps parents manage problem behaviour and developmental issues common in children with a...

A busy mother of three active kids talks about her family's experience with SIGN Early Learning Centre (daycare) and the Before and After School Program.  If the audio is difficult to hear in spots, our apologies; the conversation was recorded remotely.

Covid-19 forced major changes at the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) in late March 2020. As the organization contemplates a careful and gradual re-opening, if it obvious that "normal" will not be the same as it was previously, but there is also a realization that some of the changes will remain in place because they have had a positive impact on the way SIGN deliver...