SIGN Life Skills works with youth ages 12 to 20 to prepare them for the adult and working world. Services include one-on-one individual and group mentoring, opportunities to meet socially with their peers, and in all activities encourage them to utilize the 40 key internal and external assets that will assist them in their growth and development. In this podcast, we talk to Christopher Smith, the manager of SIGN Life Skills ..read more

SIGN Chair of the Board Sheila Hintz and Executive Director Andrew Sedley talk about the support the organizations receives, both financial and donations of goods which are passed on to those who need them. Sheila donates the funds for the Elton Davidge Scholarships which SIGN presents each spring to a graduate of both the Yorkton Regional High School and Sacred Heart High School, and what motivated her to do that ..read more

The SIGN Family Support program provides guidance, assistance and advice to up to 75 families in east-central Saskatchewan. Included is a program started in the fall to assist students going back to school to ensure they have the supplies they need to make the best of their studies. That program is now year-round, because, after all, students do run out of pencils, pens, notebooks and other necessities ..read more

We revisit the work being done by Housing Support, a program of SIGN which assists people who are homeless or hard to house, and talk about World Homeless Day, which this year fell on Thanksgiving Day in Canada, Oct. 10.  ..read more

Sydney Leik, a college student working towards her social work degree, spent nine months working at SIGN in the Life Skills program. She provides her personal perspective on transitioning from studying to working, and her experiences at SIGN. Reluctant to take it on at first, she overcame her reluctance and found both support and confidence ..read more

What started out as SIGN Walk-In Counselling in 2016 has now expanded to be a province-wide program called Rapid Access Counselling. People who need to talk to someone about their problems and concerns can connect with a counsellor at SIGN in Yorkton and Kamsack, or by phone or video with counsellors elsewhere in the province ..read more

An update about a project of the Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) which started last fall, which encourages and enables youth to become more involved in the community, and helps promote their well-being. Youth Resilience works with youth ages 12 to 18 to build resilience and involve young people in activities and decision-making in Yorkton. The project facilitator provides an update ..read more

A discussion about career opportunities at SIGN, how and where to apply, and the compensation and benefits offered by SIGN ..read more

This podcast explores and explains Yorkton Hub, a collaborative effort by local agencies, provincial government ministries and organizations that help those in Yorkton who need assistance to stay out of harm's way, or to prevent harm to others. The Hub deals with situations where the front-line supporting agency has exhausted its options, and calls on other agencies to assist. It is a model of co-operation and collaboration that does interventions on average once a week to offer help to those who need that assistance.  ..read more

A conversation with SIGN Executive Director Andrew Sedley about the challenges and accomplishments of 2021, and a look ahead at the new year ..read more