SaskAbilities - Swift Current Region

12/22/2025

Support is local. SaskAbilities Partners in Employment in Swift Current helps remove barriers to employment, opening doors and creating opportunity!

12/19/2025

As we celebrate 75 years of SaskAbilities, we want to pause and say thank you. This milestone anniversary has given us the opportunity to reflect on the impact made together and to express our appreciation for the incredible community that continues to support the Swift Current branch. The following message is shared from our Regional Director as part of our 75th anniversary reflections.

"As I reflect on the past year, I am incredibly proud of what the Swift Current SaskAbilities team has accomplished and so grateful for the continued support of our community!

Celebrating SaskAbilities’ 75th anniversary gave us a meaningful opportunity to honor our history while highlighting the impact being made right here in Swift Current. From the continued success of AbilityBowl, to our first-ever Black Tie Bingo, record-breaking participation in Light It Up for Disability Employment Awareness Month, and two 75th Anniversary BBQs, this year truly was one for the books. Our community welcomed us in to volunteer, take part in recreational activities and events, and businesses continued to embrace hiring individuals experiencing disability into their workplaces.

Each of these moments reflects what makes our community so special: a shared commitment to building inclusive communities for people of all abilities.

For 75 years, SaskAbilities has continued to grow, adapt, and expand programs and services to meet the needs of the people we serve. At the Swift Current branch, I am incredibly proud and grateful for our dedicated staff and for their contribution to this legacy, the individuals experiencing disabilities who choose SaskAbilities, their families and caregivers, and the community partners who support us.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Swift Current SaskAbilities branch this year. Your generosity and commitment to inclusion make everything we do possible. I’m excited about the future and what’s still to come."

Jayda Watson
Regional Director, Swift Current SaskAbilities

12/18/2025

New Podcast Launch!

We’re excited to introduce the very first episode of the Shaping Inclusive Communities podcast, created by SaskAbilities!

In this debut episode, Reflections and Real Impact: 75 Years and a Conference to Remember, we look back on a milestone year celebrating 75 years of supporting individuals experiencing disability and share highlights from the Shaping Inclusive Communities Conference that inspired this podcast.

Hosted by Aleks Hoeber, with special guests Ian Wilkinson, Emily Hurd, and Jessica MacPherson, this episode is filled with stories, gratitude, and reflections on SaskAbilities’ evolving role in building more inclusive communities.

🎧 Listen now on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/SaskAbilitiesPodcast

🌐 Learn more about SaskAbilities: www.saskabilities.ca
Don’t forget to subscribe, follow us on social media, and comment with questions for our upcoming guests!

12/18/2025

We want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours – Happy Holidays!

SaskAbilities is very fortunate to have some many donors who support our fundraising initiatives each year. We invite you to consider a planned gift as part of your estate planning to create a legacy that support people experiencing disability in the future.

Check out our website for more information: https://www.saskabilities.ca/get-involved/ways-to-give/planned-giving/

12/17/2025

💛 Thank You, Saskatchewan!

As SaskAbilities wraps up our 75th anniversary year, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us - not just in 2025, but over the past 75 years. From clients and families to staff, volunteers, donors, and community partners - your belief in inclusive communities has made all the difference.

This milestone year was filled with unforgettable moments:
• A travelling memorabilia exhibit
• Community BBQs and celebrations
• The Shaping Inclusive Communities Conference
• A time capsule burial at Camp Easter Seal
• A seven-part video series sharing impact stories from across SaskAbilities
• Local proclamations across the province

🎉 And to cap it all off - December 2, 2025, was officially proclaimed SaskAbilities Day by the Government of Saskatchewan. What an incredible honour to end the year with!

Thank you for celebrating with us, supporting our mission, and walking alongside us on this journey. Here's to the next chapter - together.

👉 Look back on 75 years of impact at: www.saskabilities.ca

12/12/2025

What a rock-solid trip to the rink!🥌

Our Day Program crew was treated to an unforgettable experience at the RBC Dominion Securities WESTERN SHOWDOWN, and the joy on their faces says everything. Watching elite curling up close was exciting, engaging, and so much FUN!!

Thank you to Chris from the 👏 for opening their doors and making this special outing possible. A perfect snapshot to a great day!

12/03/2025

On December 2, 2025, members of SaskAbilities’ Board of Directors, together with staff members, were present in the Legislative Assembly as the Government of Saskatchewan officially proclaimed SaskAbilities Day—a meaningful recognition of our 75th anniversary and the work we’ve carried out together since 1950.

To the Government of Saskatchewan—thank you for this honour. To our community—thank you for your trust and belief in the work we do.
We invite you to watch and listen to this powerful moment as it unfolded in the Legislative Assembly. It was a moment of pride, not only for SaskAbilities, but for every family, client, staff member, volunteer, donor, and community partner who has walked beside us on this journey.

This proclamation is more than a symbolic gesture. It’s a public affirmation of the values we hold dear: inclusion, accessibility, dignity, and opportunity for all.

Here’s to 75 years of impact—and to the future we continue to build, together.

12/03/2025

December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities — a global reminder that when society is inclusive, everyone benefits.

This year’s theme is:
“Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
At SaskAbilities, we believe that communities thrive when all people have equitable opportunities to participate, contribute, and belong.

Join us in recognizing this important day:
✅Share this post to raise awareness.
✅Tag someone who inspires you through their resilience or support of inclusion.
✅Take a moment to learn how inclusive services create stronger communities: www.saskabilities.ca

Together, let’s make inclusion not just a goal — but a reality.

12/02/2025

Earlier today, members of SaskAbilities’ Board of Directors, together with members of Administrative Council, proudly gathered at the Legislative Assembly as the Government of Saskatchewan officially proclaimed December 2, 2025, as SaskAbilities Day — a special recognition of our 75th anniversary.

We are grateful for our ongoing partnership with the Government of Saskatchewan and we were honoured to be recognized in the House as part of today’s proceedings. Pictured here with The Honourable Terry Jenson, Minister of Social Services, we are reminded of the importance of collaboration in building inclusive communities across the province.

This proclamation is more than a date — it’s a meaningful acknowledgment of people experiencing disability, families, and communities who have helped shape our journey since 1950.

To everyone who has supported SaskAbilities through the years — thank you. Your belief in inclusion, accessibility, and opportunity continues to inspire us every day.

Here’s to 75 years of building communities where everyone belongs — and to the future we’re creating, together.

12/02/2025

Today, our President, Paul Blackstock, is honoured to attend the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the Government of Saskatchewan proclaims December 2, 2025, as SaskAbilities Day — recognizing 75 years of service to people experiencing disability across the province.

From our beginnings in 1950 to the province-wide organization we are today, SaskAbilities is proud to support over 50,000 people experiencing disability each year through programs that promote independence, inclusion, and quality of life.

We’re grateful to the Government of Saskatchewan, the people of Saskatchewan, and the many individuals experiencing disability and families who continue to inspire and shape our work. Together, we’re building a Saskatchewan where everyone belongs.

We proclaim today, December 2, 2025, as SaskAbilities Day to celebrate 75 years of service supporting persons with disabilities and strengthening communities across the province.

Since 1950, SaskAbilities has provided programs and services that promote inclusion, independence, and opportunity for more than 50,000 individuals each year.

We thank SaskAbilities for their decades of partnership and commitment to building a Saskatchewan where everyone can participate fully.

11/27/2025

Did you include SaskAbilities in your will but not tell us? As a confirmed SaskAbilities Legacy Donor, you will have access to enhanced communications and SaskAbilities’ events.

Please let us know if SaskAbilities is part of your estate plan by contacting our Planned Giving Specialist – John Denysek: jdenysek@saskabilities.ca or 306-621-6944