Life Improvement Programs

This is a group program for teens ages 13 to 17 affected by and healing from trauma. It aims to help participants overcome personal struggle related to violence and trauma.

• Funded by: Ministry of Justice (Victim Services)
• Free

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

Children and their parents learn to understand and process the violence and trauma in their lives by listening, believing and validating their experiences in a safe environment. Participants learn skills to boost self-esteem, manage anger, problem solve effectively and express feelings appropriately.

• Time: 9:00AM to 12:00PM
• Free
• Funded by: Ministry of Justice (Victim Services)

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

This program is designed to support separated or divorced parents in creating a positive co-parenting environment for their children. Topics include: understanding how today's actions will affect your children in the future, helping your child feel at ease in both homes, increasing your child's self-esteem and decreasing anxiety, and introducing step-parents into your co-parenting team.

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

This grief program is for children aged 8-12 that have been impacted by loss or trauma. It uses a variety of activities designed to help children deal with the emotions they experience.

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

Stepping Up-Men Building Healthy Relationships is a thirteen-week program for men who have been abusive in their relationships. The program is designed to improve self-esteem and to learn anger management skills, and teach adult participants to cope with stressors related to anger and violence in their lives.

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

The impact of social media on youth can have both a positive & negative effect on youth, depending why they are using it and what they are getting out of it. It can help mental health issues but it can create mental health issues. This six-session class will help parents understanding technology addiction, how to help their addicted youth and the good and bad effects of technology.

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

Stepping Up is a thirteen-week program for men who have been abusive in their relationships and want to change. The program is designed to improve self-esteem, learn anger management skills, and teach adult participants to cope with stressors related to anger and violence in their lives.

Not Currently Available. Please contact us to be placed on a wait list for the next available class.

• Contact: cfspa@sasktel.net

Hold Me Tight is a program that provides couples with relationship enrichment, enhancement and education. It is a couples therapy program based on 30 years of positive research results on relationship repair and hundreds of studies on love and adult bonding. Hold Me Tight is delivered over two week-ends by two qualified facilitators who are Marriage and Family Therapists.

• This program is to be delivered over two weekends – Dates to be determined
• $25 per couple
• Funded by: Community Initiatives Fund

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This weekend program provides children (ages 6 - 12) and their caregivers with a safe supportive environment to learn how to deal with anger. Participants will learn the fundamentals of anger, how they react physically & emotionally when angry, and strategies to work through their anger in healthy ways. The parenting component provides effective techniques to deal with aggressive behavior.

• This program is offered the weekend of March 5-6, 2022 from 9:00AM - 12:00PM
• Funded by: Ministry of Justice (Victim Services)

This anger management program for adults offers participants safe and effective ways to express and release anger. It will help adults identify the sources of their anger; assist them in acknowledging the importance of these feelings; and offer strategies for coping with anger so it does not dominate their lives.

• This program runs Thursdays March 10th - April 14th, 2022 from 6:30PM - 8:00PM, in person or Zoom
• $25
• Funded by: Community Initiatives Fund

This is a program for children 6 – 10 who are dealing with loss and grief.  Grief is always difficult, even more so when you are a child. Sometimes we overlook a child’s grief because they appear to be "moving on" or "doing fine". Because children grieve differently than adults, they’ve been referred to as "silent mourners", as their grief can go undetected. This program explains death to children and provides them with a safe environment to process grief in a non-threatening manner.

• This program runs Thursdays, March 10th to April 14th, 6:30PM - 7:30PM
• $25
• Funded by: Community Initiatives Fund

This program offers participants safe & effective ways to express and release anger. It will help teen identify the sources of their anger; assist them in acknowledging the importance of these feelings; and offer strategies for coping with anger so it does not dominate the their lives.

• This program runs every Tuesday at 5:15PM - 7:15PM March 15th, 22nd & 29th 2022
• $25
• Funded by: Community Initiatives Fund

Parenting From The Heart (formerly Active Parenting) is a weekend program for parents, guardians or those who work with children aged five to twelve.  The program uses behavioral oriented strategies and teaches appropriate and effective parenting skills.

• This program is offered from 9AM - 1PM Saturday and Sunday March 26th, and March 27th
• Free

After The Storm is a support program for survivors of intimate partner violence. A survivor as defined by this group is a person who recognizes there is abuse, is thinking about leaving the abuse, or has left the abusive relationship and is looking for support to maintain an abuse free life.

• This program runs the weekend of March 26th -27th, 2022 from 9:00AM - 1:00PM
• $25
• Funded by: Community Initiatives Fund

This a support group for men and women, dealing with loss and grief. By introducing people to others who are going through a similar experience, this support group offers a way in which to “normalize” the grief experience. Participants have opportunities to learn new roles, new ways of problem-solving or coping with situations by hearing about and discussing these with the group facilitator, and from listening to the experiences of other members. Experience has also shown that people who are grieving are often helped by the opportunity to reach out and help others, and participation in a group not only offers members the chance to be helped, but also help others

• This program runs Thursdays April 28th - June 2nd 2022, at 6:30PM - 8:00PM
• $25
• Funded by: Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation

Banana Splits is a program to help children heal from separation and divorce. It offers a mix of play and art therapy, along with games and storytelling, to help them understand divorce, express their feelings, and learn coping strategies. This is a one-day program.

• This program runs October 1st - October 15th 2022, at 10:00PM - 4:00PM
• $25 per child
• Funded by: Community Initiatives Fund