Carter* is an eight-year-old boy who, like so many his age, loves to play Lego and toy trains but unlike his peers, Carter lives with a foster family and is learning to live with autism. Despite adversity and tackling challenges so much bigger than himself, Carter is writing his own success story. Carter moved from a Regina placement to Ranch Ehrlo’s Treatment Foster Care (TFC) Program…
We are excited to announce our 7th annual powwow, which will take place on August 29, 2024, on Treaty 4 Territory, Pilot Butte campus. The day will begin with a pipe ceremony at 8:30 a.m., followed by a feast at 10:30 a.m. and the grand entry will begin at 1 p.m. Following that, our family-style carnival and canteen, offering a variety of complimentary snacks, prizes, and games, will kick…
Ranch Ehrlo has successfully expanded its therapeutic music program, doubling capacity and substantially increasing its reach to include more programs, participants, and session time. The agency was afforded the opportunity to grow its therapeutic music program late last year when the National Music Centre (NMC) announced Ranch Ehrlo as the recipient of a $50,000 grant. To date, the…
Vernon Linklater is known by many names and titles – public school board trustee, champion boxer, survivor, Mushy, joke teller, and as many of us know him at Ranch Ehrlo - knowledge keeper. Ranch Ehrlo Society is highlighting the local elders, helpers, and kohkums who are working with participants to provide cultural connection to our programs. Vernon, courtesy of his Instagram page …
Ranch Ehrlo Society is highlighting the local elders and kohkums who are working with participants to provide cultural connection to our programs. Read the introductory series story to learn more about this initiatve. Kohkum Valerie Ironchild has touched the lives of more than a dozen youth, lending a listening ear and being a friend to confide in. Valerie said…
Watch your favourite fictional characters come to life as they leap from storybook pages onto canvases coloured with love. Ranch Ehrlo has once again partnered with the Regina Public Library to present the third annual Make a Mark, a showcase dedicated to sharing the artistic talents of program participants. This year’s show titled “Look in a Book” will display the…
Ranch Ehrlo Society is highlighting the local elders and kohkums who are working with participants to provide cultural connection to our programs. This special series will introduce the knowledge keepers working in our group homes, sharing the ways of their ways of knowing, and contributing to cultural preservation and revitalization. Read the introductory series story to…
Ranch Ehrlo Society has once again been selected as one of Saskatchewan’s top employers. This is the 13th year the agency has been recognized as an exceptional place to work. Natalie Huber, Ranch CEO stated, “We are incredibly honoured to be recognized as a top employer again. The programs and services we offer our youth, participants, and families are of the highest standards. We…
When Chelsey Beres, a caseworker at Ranch Ehrlo, first heard about Ukeru and the plan to implement it at the Ranch she was a bit skeptical. “I think that is how most people are when they hear about new programs and not knowing how staff or youth will react to it,” she explained. “I was like, OK, this is a really cool idea, but I don't know if it's something that could…
Alex Guy House Youth Care Leader Renee St. Germain has only been trained and using Ukeru for a few months, but she can already see the impact it can potentially have on all direct care staff. “These kinds of tools are extremely important. They have the potential to reduce or eliminate many critical incidents. We want the Ranch to be a safer environment,” she said. Renee has worked…
A bumpy pathway can lead to the straight and narrow, so long as you follow the right directions along the way. Former Ranch youth Aaron Gilbert said he’s grateful to Ranch Ehrlo for giving him strategies and strength to choose the right path when he came to a fork in the road. Aaron was a troubled youth in the late 1990s, living in extreme poverty and in a household of alcoholics. He…
Chris Traweger’s job requires him to get his hands dirty, quite literally, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s Wednesday morning. Chris is ready to take on another day as a maintenance and construction coordinator for the agency. He hops into his work vehicle and heads to the first site of the day – a Family Treatment House being flipped for a new family.…
Two boys and a dream, that’s what it started as for two children in the Treatment Foster Care (TFC) program at Ranch Ehrlo Society. The boys, ages 11 and 13, had high hopes of making their own money and decided the key to making those dreams come true was a good ol’ fashioned flyer route. Kids who grow up in the foster care system may be told that they can’t…
Representation is important. Youth have been given the opportunity to see themselves, hear their languages, and understand their cultures more than ever before, with the help of dedicated knowledge keepers. Jamie Lerat, Ranch Ehrlo’s Indigenous advisor has appealed to the hearts of local elders and kohkums, forging invaluable relationships to benefit youth and programs. Elders and…
Update: David’s birthday wish came true, as he returned to Saskatchewan with hardware in hand. Team Saskatchewan brought home the bronze in the Floor Hockey Nationals at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024. David and his teammates finished third in the Wild-Rose Division, on the heels of Team Quebec and Team Ontario. “In talking to him, David was very…
