Music connects us all and helps us to communicate no matter our abilities. Ranch Ehrlo Society provides music therapy for many of its participants including the youth and adults in the Supported Living Program (SLP) participants. Ranch Ehrlo’s SLP supports persons with differing abilities by providing group living, educational, and vocational programs to people with multiple, complex…
An artistic success once again, this year's 19th annual Art from the Heart celebration was held at Liski Gymnasium in Schaller Education Centre. For the past 19 years, Ranch Ehrlo participants from across the province have submitted their artwork for a chance to be featured in the annual Art from the Heart calendar. “I tell our winners, when your artwork is selected, you are…
The holiday season can bring unique challenges for some families, especially those participating in Ranch Ehrlo's family programs. Many of these families grapple with financial difficulties, leading to unmet expectations and disappointments for children. Parents, in turn, face increased stress and struggles during this festive time. Patti Petrucka, family program director commented,…
Ranch Ehrlo students are giving delight this holiday season. In a Ranch Ehrlo classroom in a public school, elves are busy making the season bright for younger students in a neighbouring deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) class. Billie Deschene, Ranch Ehrlo teacher, explained that both classes have the same number of students, so the DHH teacher approached Billie to discuss a collaboration.…
The Family Centred Addiction Program recently received a generous gift! Cirque du Soleil will be in Regina during the middle of December, and they have invited 25 Ranch Ehrlo participants to attend the opening night by providing free tickets! Josée Bergeron, a member of Cirque du Soleil’s community engagement program, said, “As our show Corteo will soon be visiting the…
Ranch Ehrlo is excited to partner with the National Music Centre (NMC) to give more participants and families the opportunity to grow and develop with the power of music therapy. Following a formal proposal, Ranch Ehrlo Society was recently chosen as one of four organizations in Saskatchewan to help expand the work of NMC and music therapy into the prairies. Thanks to a generous grant from the…
The Emergency Receiving program on the Buckland campus outside of Prince Albert will be on the move. Written by Sean Bader, Emergency Receiving program manager, with Barclay Batiuk, northern Group Living Services director, and Chris Shynkaruk, property management manager. Prince Albert’s Emergency Receiving (ER) program started in 2018 after the Ministry of Social Services (MSS)…
Female participants gathered at the Kesten Training Centre on the Pilot Butte campus to hear from an inspiring former firefighter who encouraged the youth to contemplate careers outside the “traditional” female roles. Marianne Boychuk, retired captain of Regina Fire Services, was the very first female firefighter in Regina. She worked hard to make her dream come true and had to…
We hope you will kick off the holiday season with kindness and consider helping Ehrlo Sport Venture provide vulnerable youth and families with access to sport and recreation programs. Sport Venture, one of Ranch Ehrlo Society’s community outreach initiatives, was again chosen to be the charity of choice for Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign. During the week of November 13th to…
This is the ninth in a series of stories about a day in the life of a Ranch Ehrlo employee. Rachelle Lavoie-Stumpf has been at the Ranch for 22 years in a variety of roles. She started as a casual employee, then moved to a position as an educational assistant but her goal was always to be a clinical caseworker (CC) at Ranch Ehrlo. She has been a caseworker for 13 years and is…
Left to right: Elder Shirley Wolfe-Keller, Governor General Mary Simon, Jamie Lerat Jamie Lerat, Ranch Ehrlo Indigenous advisor, was invited to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorative ceremony at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on September 30th. The name of the ceremony was “Remembering the Children.” There were many speakers and musical performances. Jamie…
This is the eighth in a series of stories of a day in the life of a staff member at Ranch Ehrlo Society. Louie Felicen is a multiple program worker (MPW) based at MacKay House. An MPW is an employee in our Group Living Services, who although has a home unit, also covers shifts in different programs as the need arises. He works with both the Ranch’s Youth Group Living…
Robert Kaye, a Ranch Ehrlo participant in the Supported Living Program (SLP), was featured at the upcoming Inclusion Saskatchewan major fundraiser breakfast recently. He has been involved with Inclusion Saskatchewan for a number of years now, having been introduced to the organization by a former staff. He has been to different events including conferences. He was at a conference in June in…
Ranch Ehrlo completed its final step in its year-long reaccreditation process to ensure that we continue to deliver the highest quality services to children, youth, adults, and families. Peer reviewers from the Council on Accreditation (COA) visited Ranch Ehrlo from September 18th to 21st. COA is an international, non-profit human service accrediting organization that accredits…
The 57th Ranch Ehrlo Society Annual General Meeting took place virtually on September 20th. Dr. Louise Greenberg, board chair, started the meeting with the land acknowledgment of Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories. Due to technical difficulties, Elder Keith Goulet was unable to join us for an opening prayer and brief reflection. We look forward to hopefully having Keith join us at another…
