Happy New Year! It’s been a busy year at the Ranch. We have continued to implement CARE across the agency in preparation for certification in 2023. We have also started the Council on Accreditation preparation for our next accreditation submission. Here are some other things that happened in 2022: Top employer! For the 11th consecutive year, Ranch Ehrlo Society has been named one of…
The holidays can be a difficult time for some families. Many of the families in Ranch Ehrlo’s family programs struggle with poverty, which can lead to disappointment and unmet hopes for children and stress and struggles for parents during the holiday season. “Poverty leads to challenges in having gifts or food during the holiday season,” explained family program director…
There were plenty of smiles in the Liske gymnasium at the Schaller Education Centre in Pilot Butte as everyone gathered for the Art from the Heart exhibition. It was a formal reception that was catered by the Schaller Education Centre’s cooking shop class. Participants from around Saskatchewan created beautiful artwork for the event. There were 16 pieces chosen to be featured in the…
On Thursday youth and staff at Buckland campus, outside of Prince Albert, gathered to officially open Pawson Place. Clinical, group living, and education staff joined youth to cut the ribbon. Pawson Place is a new gazebo area on the campus that was created as a place to relax and enjoy each others’ company. The gazebo has signage, lighting, and portable speakers for music, as well as…
Thanks to the Community Lottery Tickets program at Globe Theatre a participant in our Supportive Living Program (SLP) had the opportunity to step out of their comfort zone and into the arts. Ranch Ehrlo Society supports persons with differing abilities by providing group living, educational, and vocational programs to people with multiple, complex developmental needs in our SLP programs. Care…
This holiday season is going to get a little bit sweeter. Ehrlo Sport Venture was chosen to be the charity of choice for the Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign. During the week of December 5th to 11th proceeds of the cookie sales sold in Regina, Balgonie, Indian Head, and Emerald Park will go to Sport Venture to help fund our five free recreational leagues for youth (football, soccer,…
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You can build a career at the Ranch while helping others! Ranch Ehrlo supports its staff in building long-term careers and provides plenty of training and support to reach their goals. We also offer competitive wages and benefits. Many people have worked at Ranch Ehrlo for 25 years or more. We wanted to know why so many people have spent decades at the agency, so we reached out to a few to…
Gangs are a reality in our province, and unfortunately, they sometimes involve Ranch participants. Ranch Ehrlo Society teamed up with the Ministry of Social Services (MSS) and the Regina Police Service (RPS) to provide training to Ranch staff on how to recognize gang involvement and how to help youth avoid recruitment. Gangs are able to recruit vulnerable youth because gangs offer a sense of…
Ranch Ehrlo is one of ten organizations chosen by the Ministry of Social Services’ Community Living Service Delivery (CLSD) to participate in a pilot project to improve the services to people with differing abilities. The Ranch is excited to be one of the first organizations selected to participate in this initiative. For many of our participants, the Ranch is their home, and we want to…
A Ranch Ehrlo youth was about to play her last volleyball game at her elementary school and had the opportunity to do so in front of a packed crowd. Randee Patton, her Ranch Ehrlo teacher wanted her to have lots of support for this momentous occasion. Randee said, “Knowing this was her last home game, and final game of the season, I emailed (Ranch) staff to ‘pack the…
Buckland trees travelled to Pilot Butte in a north-meets-south gesture to make a cultural point. A symbolic teepee is now one of the teaching stations on the new path to reconciliation being constructed at the Pilot Butte campus. The path is called mamawi-pimohtetan which in Cree means “walking all together.” It all started with some trees that needed to be removed from the…
Ehrlo Sport Venture’s Outdoor Hockey League (OHL) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. It is a time for us to reflect on the past and plan for the future. From its humble beginnings in a Regina classroom to a league that now welcomes over 300 youth a year, the OHL allows all youth the opportunity to play hockey by removing the financial barriers. OHL owes most of its success…
It’s a new academic year for the vocational programs. This brings forth time to plan and develop new therapy programs for the participants at the Learning Centre. They have added an exciting new therapy that will help participants and bring some four-legged love into their lives. The Learning Centre is a special education program designed to support adults, aged 17 and older …
The third annual Battle at the Butte was on Saturday, September 24th and it was a great success! There were approximately 40 participants from 10 different programs participating in the strength contest on the Pilot Butte campus. Nicholas Hadjistavropoulos, youth care leader at Jewison House, along with former Ranch employee Tyler Harnett, planned the event. Nicholas said,…
Charlee is a Treatment Foster Program parent in Ranch Ehrlo’s Treatment Foster Care Program (TFC). After fostering *Adam for a year and a half, she recently had the opportunity to open her home to his biological sibling, *Ben in May. She explained that while it was rewarding to bring the bothers together, it was also very challenging teaching them how family treats one another and what a…
