Released on November 19, 2015
Grand opening ceremonies are being held in Regina today for a new, four-space group home for people with intellectual disabilities.“Inclusion is a powerful thing,” Regina Qu’Appelle Valley MLA Laura Ross said on behalf of Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer. “Our partners in the community, like Chip and Dale Homes, provide opportunities for individuals who have an intellectual disability to connect and successfully live fully integrated within our communities.”
The Government of Saskatchewan has partnered with Chip and Dale Homes Inc. by providing almost $475,000 in annual funding for the project that will support four people with intellectual disabilities in their transition from Valley View Centre. This is in addition to the $4.9 million in funding this year to support the operation of the organization’s 12 other residential service projects.
“We are so pleased to be able to expand our services to now provide group home settings for 45 people with intellectual disabilities in our city,” Chip and Dale Homes Board Chair Murray Knoll said. “This new home will mean so much, not only for the four individuals who will live here, but for their families, their neighbours and our community.”
Chip and Dale Homes, which was incorporated in 1980 and has operated in Regina since 1983, develops and manages residential services for adults with disabilities and is governed by a board comprised of the family members of those the organization serves.
“This new home will help ensure that some of our most vulnerable citizens will receive the services they require in the community,” Ross said. “This is part of our commitment to help make our province the best place to live in Canada for people with disabilities.”
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For more information, contact:
Leya Moore
Social Services
Regina
Phone: 307-787-3610
Email: leya.moore@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-519-7835