Family and Community Support Services to work together

Sharon McLeay
Times Contributor

 

Although Strathmore Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) and Wheatland FCSS are distinct entities, they do share some common ground. Recently, coordinators for both groups met and found some projects they will work on together.
“Strathmore FCSS and Wheatland FCSS obviously help to support many of the same community programs and initiatives,” said Catherine Walsh, Strathmore FCSS coordinator. “Because of this closeness, Strathmore FCSS initiated a meeting with Wheatland to help build a positive relationship, to discuss gaps in community services, and to see that we have the resources to meet the needs that the community required.”
The two groups will jointly design and produce the 2017 community resource booklet, plan and hold two separate open houses, host the 2017 senior symposium, work on poverty reduction initiatives jointly with Strathmore United Way, and seek to improve wellness issues by looking at senior isolation behaviour, as well as investigate youth programming.
There will be ongoing meetings twice a month to ensure good cooperation and communication in serving the needs of the residents of Strathmore and Wheatland and district area.