Profile - Partners for Rural Family Support

Partners for Rural Family Support is a support and referral organization for those in distress. Either by drop in, telephone or appointment, Partners for Rural Family Support offers supportive listening to those individuals/families experiencing crisis or simply do not know how to handle a situation.

Mission and Goals :

Our mission at Partners is to build healthy communities where individuals and families are safe from violence and abuse. Our goals at Partners is to formulate a coordinated community response focusing on prevention of family violence ; to educate the community to the dynamics and social costs of family violence and to offer safe and appropriate educational and informational awareness to rural communities.

Beyond referral and resources, Partners for Rural Family Support offers educational programs and workshops. Our in house programming include :

·Parents and Tots
·Self Esteem and Self Assertiveness'

·Parenting : From Frazzled to Fun

·Anger Management : Calm Down, Cool Off

·When a Relationship Ends

In addition to our in house programming, we also deliver a host of informational and awareness programs to the schools in our communities.

·Salvaging Sisterhood

·From Bully to Buddy

·Love is Not Abuse

·Healthy Relationships

Staff at Partners for Rural Family Support connect individuals and families with appropriate services in the area to assist them in their daily lives. We believe that we can build stronger communities one person at a time.

For more information:

Box 2741 Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0 Tel: 306-682-4135 1-866-682-4135 Fax: 306-682-4154

E-mail: partners1@sasktel.net