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The Farm Line is Reaching Out
July 27, 2006
"Reaching Out"
The board of directors of The Farm Line Support Service is researching the availability of support services that provide help to address the effects of stress on Ontario's farmers and their families, rural families and communities. The project will identify and examine access to these services and determine methods of reducing barriers to support services.
The Farm Line Support Service is a province wide, not-for-profit organization that provides a confidential, self-help information and referral service responding to the needs of farm and rural families who are experiencing social, emotional and/or financial difficulty. The organization's Board of Directors includes leaders in the agriculture community, consultants, and members of farm organizations, commodity groups and individual farmers.
The Reaching Out study, which is being funded by Services Canada, is being undertaken to ensure that referral services are available and accessible, and that the organization meets the needs of its target audience, farm and rural families.
The survey has been sent to the leadership of all the General Farm Organizations and commodity groups across Ontario, with a request to forward it to their membership so they may participate in the study. It will take about 10 to 15 minutes to answer the questions and return it to The Farm Line office.
The validity of the resulting report depends on receiving responses from farm and rural families. If you would like more information or to be a part of this study you can contact the leadership of your GFO or commodity group, call 613-774-5404 or email thefarmline@thefarmline.ca to receive a copy of the survey.
For more information, contact the project coordinator @ 613-774-5404
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