Reports - Regional: Swift Current

2008/09 Submitted by Ruth Smith, Executive Director

The Branch as begun a new vocational program, preparing the noon meal for one of the retirement buildings here in Swift Current. This requires two staff from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and our Vocational Supervisor. This has been a very rewarding job for all people involved. We still have the outdoor program and cleaning program.

The Social/Recreational Program is doing well. Sarah is excellent at searching out what the community has to offer. We also have a very dedicated volunteer who helps take clients to hockey, baseball and other evening events.

The nurses from the Rehab Team continue to be very supportive, but we have of late opened up our doors to other health professionals who can refer people to our Center. This accounts for a very small number of our clients, but this group of people require support and we hope to be able to meet that need.

We have been very blessed to have the Katimavik Program include us as one of the CBOs that they have as part of their program. Our second young person is just near the end of her stay with us and has brought us her strengths to help us at the Center. She plays cards with everyone, gives French lessons, takes people for coffee and sits down and has a visit, as well as many other things. Sarah has worked very closely with the Katimavik young people to help with the social/recreational programming.

We were asked to be one of the community programs included in the 35 hour educational training component for the LPN class. I saw this as an opportunity to educate the very people that will be working in our health care system. I have also been asked to come and speak to the whole class when that can be arranged.

With Mental Health Week just around the corner, we have a Mayor’s Lunch set for May 7 with Marc Habscheid (a former NHL star) as our guest speaker. Our walk-a-thon will likely run the last weekend in May. With the permission of the family, we will be renaming our walk the Jimmy Richardson Walk for Wellness. We will also be helping to host a comedy night on April 24 at Modern Family Restaurant here in downtown Swift Current. The Branch will receive a portion of the proceeds from this event.

We continue to work three bingos a month to help pay for our groceries here at the Center, and also to pay for gas costs for the programs.

Swift Current Branch
Ruth Smith , Executive Director
170 - 4th Avenue NW
Swift Current, SK S9H 0T6
Phone 306 778-2440/773-0601, Fax 306 773-0766
e-mail director@sccmha.ca