Imagine a place a young person could go, knowing they could find help confronting their issues with in-house quality clinical treatment services tailored to his or her unique strengths and areas of intense need. The Clinical Assessment and Resource Services program at Ranch Ehrlo Society is a program that augments the excellent clinical work already in progress at the agency. Opened in the…
Co-written blog by Cheyenne and Trudy We all want a perfect job – but does that exist? A job that’s fulfilling, and makes us feel like we’re making a difference, but also pays the bills and maybe leaves a little for some fun on the side. Many people choose to work here because they want to make a difference. They believe the old saying “do what you love and you will never work a day in…
Imagine for a moment an alternate reality. You wake up and the world is full of creatures in similar size and shape. These strange beings are similar to each other but are also unique. They aren’t speaking English but rather a gibberish language. All these creatures have a strange yellow skin. You have entered the alternate universe of the minions. You haven’t really entered an alternate…
What is now a multi-unit community service offering specialized low-income housing to vulnerable groups in the city of Regina began with the purchase of a four-building apartment complex in south Regina, now known as Lakeshore Village, in 1997. But the ball was rolling long before that. In 1995, Ranch Ehrlo Society was approached by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to…
It’s winter in Saskatchewan, which is pretty much synonymous with “cold”. But even though we’ve come to expect it, it doesn’t stop us from griping as we’re getting dressed to head out in the morning. You know the drill: shirt, sweater, tights, pants, socks, second pair of socks (grumble), jacket (sigh), scarf (ugh), mittens (blech), ear muffs (hmmmph). Would you believe that not…
We have over 800 employees at Ranch Ehrlo – that means there are a lot of different job descriptions! But the best way to learn about what someone does is to talk to them directly, so that’s just what I did with veteran Community Vocational Education Program (CVEP) job coach, Richard Blackett. CVEP is designed to assist people with mental and/or psychological disabilities to develop and…
Meet Amanda Snell, she is the equine program leader for Ranch Ehrlo’s Equine Assisted Therapy program. She has been at the Ranch, close to 10 years and runs programs with six horses. Ranch Ehrlo offers two different kinds of horse-related programs: Equine Assisted Learning – an objective based program that builds life skills with the youth at Ranch Ehrlo. Riding program – recreation…
We all have talents, passions, and life experiences. Sometimes if you’re lucky, those things line up just right and really cool things can happen. It’s no secret that I’m a writer. In university I spent one ill-fated semester in the faculty of science (don’t ask – my GPA took a terrible hit) but soon righted (or writed – see what I did there?) my path and ended up in the School of…
A relationship that begun last year has served Ehrlo Sport Venture, and the Outdoor Hockey league (OHL) in particular, very well. “Over the past year through correspondence with Canadian Tire Jumpstart, we decided that our missions aligned,” explained Sport Venture manager Amanda McConnell. Jumpstart offered to sponsor Sport Venture’s leagues, all of which provide equipment and are…
Guest blog by Amanda McConnell, Ehrlo Sport Venture manager Ehrlo Sport Venture, part of Ranch Ehrlo Society, is a community-based sports and recreation program that works to promote healthy communities for children and families. Sport Venture provides free-of-charge recreational opportunities for youth ages six to 16 through four drop-in leagues, and operates a free sports equipment lending…
Meshan Ranch Ehrlo’s Personal Support Workers (PSW) provide services to our clients in the Persons with Developmental Disabilities Program. Every day is a little different, just as every client is different. Meshan, a PSW, works in a program that provides supportive living services to clients who are coping with intellectual, developmental, and other mental health challenges. Each year,…
How do you break down the impact an organization like Sport Venture has on the community it serves? One way of doing that is looking at the numbers, which paint a vivid picture of how many people the community organization has touched over the last year. Let’s take a peek… We will continue to serve our community and hope to see a continual increase in the numbers that tell part of…
At the beginning of each new year, we take the time to round up our most exciting news from the past 12 months and put it all in one place. 2016 was one for the books! Ranch Ehrlo Society receives Top Employer designation For the fourth year running, the agency was named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers! We work hard to receive this designation, which recognizes Saskatchewan employers…
For those employed at Ranch Ehrlo Society’s family programs, every day at work is a little different than the last. But one thing remains the same – the willingness to help families who have tried almost every other option at their disposal and have come up short. The family programs, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this September, consist of the Family Treatment Program…
The holidays are a time to gather together with friends and family, exchange heartfelt gifts, and, of course – eat a lot of delicious food. Our group homes are no exception. Each year, with the help of other staff, our housemothers put together a big meal for staff, clients, and their families before youth, who are able go for a home-for-the-holiday visit, depart. Dalla-Vicenza housemother…
