Yarmouth Life Skills Benefits from Provincial Investment

Yarmouth Life Skills for Disabled Adults will continue working to improve the lives of people with disabilities by helping them live and work with dignity.

Community Services Minister Denise Peterson-Rafuse announced today, Aug. 10, that the province will provide $200,000 annually to Yarmouth Life Skills to deliver programming that promotes inclusion, independence and choice.

"Yarmouth Life Skills offers participants a mix of programs and services that recognize their strengths and interests," said Ms. Peterson-Rafuse. "This funding ensures participants can continue to be involved in this wonderful program that makes such a difference in their lives and the lives of their families."

Yarmouth Life Skills provides a variety of activities for persons with disabilities, including supportive employment, skills training and vocational programming.

"We're thrilled with this investment that will give our participants more opportunity to grow," said Sherry Robertson, Yarmouth Life Skills' executive director. "We've been working hard to give participants every possible opportunity and we're grateful to everyone who has supported us over the years."

This investment is one of several in a series of recent improvements to expand services for Nova Scotians with disabilities. Government has increased investments in such programs by $19 million since 2009, bringing the annual budget to nearly $255 million.