Building relationships is fun and meaningful for long-term success! The entire southern property management crew and the Vocational Training Employment Program (VTEP) participants recently had a great time building their working relationships. Nicole Bonner, property management manager, said, “We had been wanting to do something with our whole crew for a while. Our VTEP participants are…
This is the fifth in a series of stories about a day in the life of a staff member at Ranch Ehrlo. Karlyn Kenny says it’s important to bring your personal interests to work with you. Karlyn has worked at the Ranch since 2019 and has been a youth care leader (YCL) at Woodward House since December 2022. “I would tell someone who is thinking about working at the Ranch to bring their…
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Families in Ranch Ehrlo Society’s Family Treatment Program are a lot safer, thanks to a generous grant from SGI. SGI provided $6,000 for the purchase of car seats for families in the Family Treatment Program (FTP). The FTP improves family safety and function so families can remain together. The program works to either prevent the placement of children out of their home or to assist…
Corman Park is about to be a whole lot greener! Ranch Ehrlo has teamed up with SaskPower’s Our Treehouse to You, located at the Shand Greenhouse in Estevan, for a new initiative. The greenhouse will be donating 1,800 seedlings to the Ranch to plant a shelterbelt at the Corman Park campus, and the rest will be planted adjacent to our Path to Reconciliation at the Pilot Butte campus. The…
Like many professionals at Ranch Ehrlo Society, our pathway through truth and reconciliation work involves many modalities and methods of understanding. We view it as our responsibility to hold ourselves accountable as professionals. Several guiding principles are at the forefront of our work at the Clinical Assessment and Resource Services (CARS) and include cultural allyship, humility,…
Ranch Ehrlo’s Paper Crane expressive arts services have once again teamed up with the Regina Public Library to bring you a special art event. But this time with black light art! The new Make A Mark Mythical Art Exhibit opening gala will be on May 5th from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.! This year there will be many original works of art from Ranch Ehrlo participants on display…
Ehrlo Sport Venture and Ranch Ehrlo Society want to express our gratitude to the Brandt Group of Companies for their $50,000 donation to the Ehrlo Sport Venture Outdoor Hockey League! Shaun and Gavin Semple, owners of the Regina Pats and the Brandt Group of Companies, presented the cheque on the ice before the 3rd playoff game in Regina. “We believe that everyone should have the right to…
Ranch Ehrlo has a new initiative involving participants’ families! While family involvement has always been an integral part of a participant’s treatment program, the agency will take the next step to establish up a structured family advisory committee consisting of the families of participants from our Group Living Services as well as the Supported Living Program. “Ranch…
This is the fourth in a series of stories about a day in the life of Ranch staff. Sandi Grass has been a Family Treatment worker (FTW) for the last 10 months and she said it’s by far the most rewarding career she’s had. She works in the Family Centred Addictions Program (FCAP) at Ranch Ehrlo. FCAP is an innovative addictions treatment program that supports not only the…
April is Autism Acceptance Month which starts on World Autism Day on April 2nd, and we’re getting ready to celebrate at Ranch Ehrlo and in our communities. Ranch Ehrlo has alternative education programs and supported living programs for people with neurodiversity and differing abilities. There has been a change in the perception of neurodiversity in the human services field. Rather than…
Martine Ahenakew has overcome a lot of life’s hardships to reunite her family. The single mother of three is now clean and sober, working full time, and taking care of her kids. It is a dramatic difference from where she was a few years ago and it took a lot of hard work and dedication. Martine has experienced many roadblocks in her life including generational trauma, residential…
We have many incredible employees at the Ranch. They come to the agency from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, including the education field. Randee Randee Patton is a Ranch teacher who regularly goes above and beyond for her students at her Ranch satellite classroom at Judge Bryant Elementary School in Regina. Hayley Maurer, Ranch Ehrlo principal, said, “Randee is…
March is Social Work Month, March 6th started Social Work Week, and March 21st is World Social Work Day! Did you know that there are many social workers working at the Ranch in a wide variety of roles? At the Ranch, there are registered social workers who are caseworkers, program managers, directors, counsellors, clinical consultants, quality assurance professionals, executives, and…
Ranch Ehrlo has once again been chosen as one of Saskatchewan’s top employers for 2023. This is the 12th year in a row the agency has held this distinction. This special designation recognizes the Saskatchewan employers leading their industries in offering exceptional workplace places. The winners were announced on March 14th in special supplements published by the Regina Leader-Post and…
