Press Release
Research and professional experience tells us that children of divorce are affected, and emotionally impacted the most, when caught in the middle of the conflict that may exist between their parents.
Children often are witness to this conflict during exchanges and visits.
As such, the Supervised Access Program offers families a safe, neutral, and child-focused place where visits and exchanges can occur.
The program will be encouraging the community to recognize Safe Child Access Month in May through an orange ribbon campaign.
“Orange is a colour of warning. It tells people to take notice,” explained Becky McClain, supervised access co-ordinator at Family and Children’s Services here.
It is the hope of the program that, through this campaign, the community will take notice of the many children and families who would benefit from these services, and that families will recognize the program as a tool that can help them through a difficult transitional time.
“Please take part in this important campaign” urged McClain, noting ribbons have been distributed to community partners throughout Rainy River District and also are available at Family and Children’s Services on First Street East (in the old high school building).
“Please ensure you wear your ribbon to show your support for this important community program,” she remarked.
In Rainy River District, there are three supervised access locations: Fort Frances, Atikokan, and Emo.
For more information regarding supervised access programs or the orange ribbon campaign, contact McClain at 274-0381 or toll-free at 1-800-465-7764.
