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Table 17 - Prince Edward Island: Estimated Number of Families and Children Benefiting under NCB Reinvestments and Investments

NCB Initiatives by Program Name	2003-2004		2004-2005		2005-2006		2006-2007
NCB Initiatives by Program Name	Families #	Children #	Families #	Children #	Families #	Children #	Families #	Children #
PEI Child-Care Benefit^a	1,000	1,200	1,300	2,000	1,450	2,200	1,350	2,050
PEI Family Health Benefit	400	720	550	750	560	890	550	900
Speech Therapy Innovation^b	250	300	-	-	-	-	-	-
Autism Integration Project^b	50	50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Looking After Children	300	600	156	170	160	180	150	170
Children-in-Care Initiatives	250	300	260	290	265	295	250	280
Children’s Mental Health	1,100	1,200	1,200	1,300	1,200	1,300	n/a	1,100
Healthy Child Allowance	1,050	2,000	2,150	2,350	1,100	2,200	950	1,850
Employment Enhancement and Job Creation Programs^c	125	250	100	200	-	-	-	-
Literacy/Adult Basic Education Program	100	n/a	100	n/a	100	n/a	100	n/a
Family Legal Aid Program^d	24	29	25	30	25	30	-	-

^aNumbers include families and children assisted from all provincial sources of funds.

^bAs of 2004-2005, this program was funded under the Multilateral Framework on Early Learning and Child Care.

^cAs of 2005-2006, this program is funded through the Department of Development and Technology.

^dAs of 2006-2007, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Health were restructured and this program is now funded from other sources.

Note: n/a indicates the data for this category is not applicable.

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