As Ranch Ehrlo Society’s family program approaches its’ 10th anniversary, it is undergoing its biggest expansion to date. The demand for its services, in particular those in the Family Treatment Program, greatly exceed its current 15-family limit. A 40 per cent expansion is planned for September 1st, and the FTP will welcome eight new families to its fold. The Family Treatment Program works…
You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Ranch Ehrlo Society. When: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Time: 11:30 a.m. (lunch), 12:15 p.m. meeting Location: Queensbury Convention Centre This is a great opportunity to meet the board of directors, enjoy a great lunch, and learn about the future directions of our agency. Please RSVP to Shelley at 306-781-1800 before September…
Each summer, Ranch Ehrlo Society offers a seven week work training program for current and former Ranch Ehrlo clients. Much of the summer work crew is made up of clients in the Ranch’s Community Vocational Education Program (CVEP). CVEP is designed to assist people with mental and/or psychological disabilities develop and improve work skills and work attitudes. Some, like Peter A., have been…
Blog from the W.F. Ready Ehrlo Early Learning Centre. EELC provides high quality childcare to families in the city of Regina. We have some little entrepreneurs in our midst! The students in the school-aged program at W.F. Ready School came up with the idea to create and run a coffee shop. Over two months, the project grew from a small idea to a fully functioning coffee shop for a day.The…
Have you been curious what Ranch Ehrlo’s Pilot Butte campus looks like? Do you want to experience firsthand where the kids live? See what the school is like? Well you don’t have to wonder any more. Take the virtual tour below. You can see our Pilot Butte campus including Schaller Education Centre and the inside of one of our residential units. Please have patience, it may take a few seconds…
We are pleased to welcome Stuart Cunningham to the executive team at Ranch Ehrlo Society. Beginning August 29th, he will be taking on the role of vice president of human resources. Stuart Stuart comes to the Ranch from Five Hills Health Region, where he was VP of human resources for the past five years. Prior to that, he was a senior labour relations consultant with the Saskatchewan…
It is well known that Ranch Ehrlo Society offers a variety of programming – residential, community, clinical, and educational. But we rarely stop to consider where all this work takes place. Our facilities – and in turn, facilities management – is an equally important part of what we do at Ranch Ehrlo Society. All of our houses, educational centres, arenas, vehicles, and the grounds…
David Nuke has had a difficult life, but with the help of Ranch Ehrlo, he sees hope where there once was very little. “Ranch has changed my life. When I look at the community today, I see opportunity. I see hope for the young,” he said. “On a personal level, I think I can be an example for my grandchildren.” David and his family recently completed a stint at the Ranch’s Family…
For the last 50 years, Ranch Ehrlo Society has worked to carve its niche in the world of restorative and preventative services for children, youth, and families. So far, it’s worked. “We’ve really got this great foundation for the quality of the work that’s done here at the Ranch,” said Debbie McKague, current chair of the Ranch Ehrlo Society board of directors. “I think we…
How much do you know about Ranch Ehrlo? Take our pop quiz. Did we have you worried? I’m a bit surprised that you still clicked to read more. Luckily, this quiz comes with the answer key! We get a lot of questions about what we do here at Ranch Ehrlo, but over time we’ve discovered that many of the queries we receive have a similar theme. To address this, we’ve grouped together some of…
Terry Pashe came to Ranch Ehrlo in the early 1970s when it was just a fledgling organization, far smaller in scope than the organization we know today. A residential school survivor originally from a reserve in Manitoba, Terry found himself tangled up in the justice system at a relatively early age. “I made some bad choices,” he said simply. His social worker suggested Ranch Ehrlo as an…
Submitted by Matheson House youth care leader Sean Bader I like to think the commodities we deal with at Ranch Ehrlo are futures. We generally don’t see any immediate change in youth, but the appreciation that we hope for tends to come after a couple of years. Personally, I try to focus on being an effective youth care leader (YCL). I put a lot of emphasis on the “home” aspect of…
Laurel Garven joined the Ranch Ehrlo Society of board of directors in 2012. Being familiar with the Ranch’s work through friends and colleagues, she recognized the passion from those who serve the Ranch and was eager to join the ranks. Laurel Garven As current vice chair and secretary of the board, Laurel is next in line for the position of chairperson. She is the future of the leadership…
As we ease into our 50th year, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with several former chairs from the Ranch Ehrlo Society’s board of directors, as well as the current chair, Debbie McKague. I asked each of them – Debbie, Cyril Keston, who was the board chair from 2013-2015, Donna Welke, who held the position in 2008 and 2009, and Frank Flegal, chair from 1993-1995 – similar…
Ranch Ehrlo Society is pleased to announce the completion of a three year strategic plan. The plan was created through collaboration with employees, senior leadership, and the Ranch Ehrlo Society board of directors. “We undertook a more robust strategic plan consultation process, looking at the history of the agency as well as the direction we see for the future, which resulted in a new…
