News releases from Community Services (Page 33)

Next Week -- Feb. 14-20 --is Family Violence Prevention Week in Nova Scotia.

The Metro Turning Point Society will be building a new shelter to meet the needs of homeless men in the Halifax area.

An exciting and innovative learning program for young children and their families will be officially launched today in Dartmouth.

The government of Nova Scotia has not cut welfare, and it stands by its record of continued social services improvements, Community Services Minister Francene Cosman said today.

The Department of Community Services will be subsidizing 80 new child-care spaces in 28 non-profit licensed centres across Nova Scotia, Community Services Minister Francene Cosman has announced.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, a time when adoptive families throughout Nova Scotia are thanked and recognized for giving the gift of a loving and nurturing home to a child in need.

The Department of Community Services introduced legislation today to strengthen standards and regulations for international adoptions in Nova Scotia.

More than 30,000 low-income families got extra help from the government of Nova Scotia this week with the first instalment of the new Nova Scotia Child Benefit.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Foster Family Week is being marked Oct. 18-24 this year to recognize and honour the dedication and support of those who offer foster care to children in need. The following is a feature profile of one such individual.

Foster Family Week, Oct. 18-24, recognizes and honours the dedication and support Nova Scotia's foster families give to children, their families and their communities.

Quality child care, one of society's most important investments, will be celebrated across Nova Scotia during Child Care Awareness Days, Aug. 23 to Sept. 10.

Community Services Minister Francene Cosman released two documents today to mark the start of a provincewide consultation on improving and updating Nova Scotia's social assistance policies.

Francene Cosman, Community Services Minister, said today 56 new beds are being created for children and youth in government care. It's the first step in a plan to improve placement and treatment options in Nova Scotia.

Senator Al Graham, leader of the Government in the Senate, on behalf of Pierre S. Pettigrew, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada and Francene Cosman, Nova Scotia Minister of Community Services, announced today the signing of a five-year, $74.45 million agreement to launch the Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities Initiative (EAPD).

Many social assistance recipients across Nova Scotia will receive increased benefits beginning this month, as the province assumes responsibility for delivery of what had been a wide variety of municipal assistance programs.

Premier Russell MacLellan will launch Family Violence Prevention Week on Monday at noon with a candle-lighting ceremony at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Grand Parade, Halifax.