Savings Realized in 2003 and Allocated to the following programs in 2004:

Administration of NCB Program ($16,600.00)

The DTSSAB is allowed to offset some of the administration costs associated with providing the National Child Benefit Reinvestment Strategy.

Centre de Santé Communautaire du Témiskaming: Food to Grow On ($60,000.00)

This program has successfully established breakfast and/or snack programs in 17 schools across the District.

Centre Pour Enfants Timiskaming Child Care Centre: Toy Lending Library ($4,000.00)

This program allows parents and children in the District to borrow free of charge, toys, games, and puzzles.  The Toy Lending Library is located in the Haileybury premises.

Centre de Santé Communautaire du Témiskaming: Kids on the Block ($15,000.00)

This program was introduced in 2003 and uses puppets to educate and heighten awareness of school age on diverse topics such as drugs and alcohol, abuse prevention, bullying, disabilities and a wide variety of other subjects.  The project is now active District wide.

DTSSAB: Informal and Special Needs Day Care Assistance ($34,800.00)

The program provides assistance to family requiring special needs day care for their children.

The Boys and Girls Club of Timiskaming ($3,750.00)

This program is supporting different group/activities that involves children in the Kirkland Lake community such as Annual Craft Fair, Breakfast for Learning—School Snack Program, Coats for Kids, Community Garden, Kidsport, Learning Centre, Sports and Recreation Library, Teen Dances and Wayne Gretzky Foundation Hockey Equipment Drive.

Salvation Army Family Services & Food Bank: Food Bank ($10,000.00)

This program offers support in providing food items to families in difficulty within the city of Temiskaming Shore and the surrounding areas.

The Salvation Army Kirkland Lake Citadel: Food Bank ($10,000.00)

This program offers support in providing food items to families in difficulty within the town of Kirkland Lake and the surrounding areas.

Timiskaming Child and Family Services: Baby, Not Me, Not Now ($48,000.00)

This program has been funded since 2000 and focuses on improving parenting skills, reduce teen pregnancy and reduce child abuse through education.

Timiskaming Health Unit: Health Babies/ Healthy Children ($45,000.00)

This program has been funded since 1999 by the DTSSAB.  Due to the continued funding, the Health Unit has been able to continue to provide district-wide Well Baby Clinics and home visiting programs to high-risk mothers and babies.