Family Futures Inc will host a street fair of their own on Ninth Street East on Aug. 24. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

By Rob Mahon

Family Futures Fair

Family Futures to host mid-week street fair

Aug 23, 2022 | 12:00 PM

The forecast for the rest of the week calls for sunny skies, and that’s good news for Family Futures Inc. as they get set to host an outdoor street fair.

The street fair will run tomorrow morning and afternoon from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It will take place at 196 Ninth Street East and will feature everything from bouncy castles to laser tag to hot dogs and taco in a bag.

“Basically, just like a proper street fair,” said Ashlee Schmidt, executive director of Family Futures Inc. “No vendors, it’s just Family Futures that’s hosting.”

The fair will charge $2 for admission or $5 for a family, and that, along with money raised from the food sales, will help fund a specific program for Family Futures. Their milk coupon program will be the big beneficiary of the day.

“We always end up serving more than what we’re funded for,” said Schmidt. “Last year, we did close to 20,000 litres of milk. So they’ll be used for that as well as some outings for some of the children and families that we serve.”

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According to their release, Family Futures is expecting a sizeable crowd at the event. They’re looking forward to over 500 people being there, including childcare agencies and people who have used their services in the past, as well as members of the wider community.

“We get to see kids from different daycares come out, all of our clients,” said Schmidt. “It’s an activity that’s very cost-effective in terms of admission, so we hope to see a lot of our clients and families out for that, and the community as well and partnering agencies.”

As with so many other organizations, Family Futures found holding events like this difficult if not impossible over the last two summers. To be able to return to large gatherings and traditional fundraisers will be a big deal for them.

“This is the kind of work we want to see community agencies doing,” said Schmidt. “We’re engaging not only the people we’re serving directly, but also the community at large. It’s a good opportunity for us to get out there. It’s outside, obviously, so we’re praying for good Saskatchewan weather tomorrow.”

Schmidt added many of the people who use their services become very involved with them as staff down the line. She also said some of those former clients have worked with them for ten or fifteen years and they’ve gotten to see the kids they worked with grow up.

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