Savings Realized in 2000 and Allocated to the following programs in 2001:

Brighter Futures: Baby, Not Me Not Now

This program is currently funded by the DTSSAB and has expanded an existing program in local high schools that educate young people on what life is like as a young parent. All real-life actions of babies are performed and the computer monitors the reactions of students.

By providing funding for this program. Brighter Futures will be able to enhance the programming for parenting, life skills, and active living and employment readiness skills. In addition, they would provide a series of workshops for parents.

LEAP

The Learning Earning and Parenting Program requires that the DTSSAB create an internal and external shift in the manner in which community services approach young parents and their children in the District. The DTSSAB has established a co-operative planning and implementation process involving several partners including schools, community and public health, childcare services, community agencies and the private sector.

Timiskaming Child & Family Services: Youth Net Program

This program runs focus groups with youth from within each community and facilitated by older youth. Youth discuss issues, which affect their lives, and how to deal with them and determine the best way to deliver mental health services to themselves and their peers. A safety "net" of youth-friendly mental health professionals is available if needed for individual counseling, support and consultation.

Timiskaming Health Unit: Healthy Babies/Healthy Children

This program has been funded since 1999 by the DTSSAB. Due to the continued funding, the Health Unit has been able to continue to expand the services offered outside the guidelines, and funding for the provincial Healthy Babies/Healthy Children Program.

YWCA: Child Nutrition Programs

The YWCA continues to offer the Eat Well Feel Well cooking/gardening class year round. Children from area families participate in planting, growing, harvesting/ preparing and eating nutritious food. Children are also taught the fundamentals of gardening as well as offered cooking classes where safe handling of food will be taught.