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Family SOS      Page last updated June 25, 2008 7071 Bayers Road, Suite 337 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 2C2 Tel: (902) 455-5515 Fax: (902) 455-7190 familysos@hfx.eastlink.ca www.familysos.ca Programs & Services offered at Family SOS (Click for a complete listing) Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Setting: Main office is in the Village Shopping Centre (Bayers Road). Family SOS runs a program at the Greystone Housing Development called Healthy Kids Established: 1978 Clientele: Men, women, children in the Halifax-Dartmouth area Are user fees charged? No. Have a supervised access program where there is sometimes a fee for service. Any eligibility requirements? No Major Funder: Department of Community Services Other Funders: private donors Annual Operating Budget (range): Not provided Best Practices: Healthy Kids Family Reunification Program Father’s Program Future Program Development: More Healthy Kids in different housing project areas More Family Reunification workers Additional Information: At any given time, 70 - 95% of the families they work with are tied to child welfare. Family SOS is child and family-centered and not gender-specific