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Kids First Family Resource Centre (Antigonish)      Page last updated February 11, 2005 27 St. Andrew's Street Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2G9 Tel: (902) 863-3848 Fax: (902) 863-3857 antigonishkids@ns.aliantzinc.ca www.geocities.com/kidsfirst_ca Programs & Services offered at Kids First Family Resource Centre (Antigonish) (Click for a complete listing) Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Setting: Free-standing centre Established: 1994 Clientele: Children 0-6 and their families in Antigonish County Are user fees charged? No Any eligibility requirements? School readiness program is open to those attending the East Antigonish Education Centre in the following year. Major Funder: Public Health Agency of Canada (CAPC), Public Health Agency of Canada (CPNP) Other Funders: Department of Community Services, donations, fundraisers Annual Operating Budget (range): $100,000-$149,999 Best Practices: School readiness program at Antigonish East School – it’s innovative, new, and exciting Future Program Development: (Stretched to the max at the time) Additional Information: Board of Directors is 100% participant driven. All members of the current Board of Directors is currently or has in the past been a participant of the project Kids First (Antigonish) is part of the Kids First Association that covers the tri-county area of Antigonish, Pictou, and Guysborough counties All three counties have a Community Committee which is made up of parent participants and agency reps. The role of the community committees is to oversee the day to day operation of their family resource centre and to provide support to staff . Community Committees make decisions on programming and other needs for their local community.