Interested in hosting Healthy Start for Families sessions?
We are currently looking for organizations that want the opportunity to offer family based programming in Saskatchewan. A Healthy Start for Families session is designed for parents or guardians and children ages 0-5 years (siblings are welcome.) The program consists of a series of interactive, kid-friendly activities and cooking sessions, offered free of charge at YOUR early learning centre, local family resource centre or community based organization. Your facilitators will be able to offer the Healthy Start for Families program as a stand-alone program or adapt similar programs/sessions already offered by your organization to include our health and wellness model for families. The upcoming workshop is designed to equip facilitators at centers or community based organizations who have some experience delivering hands-on sessions with healthy eating or physical activities or have experience with working with families with young children. We are offering: A free one day workshop to equip facilitators to deliver Healthy Start For families sessions. Resources and the opportunity to practice developing session outlines for your families. Session outlines, physical activities, recipes, facilitator manual and more! Financial help is available to assist participating organizations to offset partial costs associated with running sessions. Where: Throughout Saskatchewan. When: Fall 2019 Confirmed Date and Locations: September 21, 2019 in Saskatoon We will be selecting more locations to host additional workshops where there is interest. So don’t delay, apply today! If you are interested in applying for members from your organization for the Healthy Start for Families Facilitator Workshop Click here. Space is limited! Feel free to share with others in your network who may be interested. Applications are still open and will be considered for the workshop on September 21 in Saskatoon.