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Multiple Saskatoon agencies call on province for help in COVID-19 battle within vulnerable sector
Saskatoon's vulnerable and homeless population is feeling the pressures of COVID-19, as cases within the sector rise. That's according to members of the Maintenance Committee for the Saskatoon Inter-A...
Nov 03, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Lighthouse Supported Living Inc.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at The Lighthouse Supported Living Inc. According to a list of exposures on the province's website, the outbreak was declared on Frid...
Oct 24, 2020
'We have to help them:' Sawēyihotān Pilot Project formally announced
After the successful deployment of teams following the City Centre Inn & Suites closure, a new pilot project was formally announced Thursday designed to get Saskatoon's homeless population into st...
Sep 17, 2020 Saskatchewan's Minister of Social Services Paul Merriman speaks during a press conference at White Buffalo Youth Lodge on Sept. 17, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon woman launches water bottle drive for less fortunate
A Saskatoon woman who has worked within social services noticed a problem as the mercury rose last week. Because of COVID-19 homeless people and the less fortunate don't have as many safe options to c...
Jul 27, 2020
Advocate says Saskatoon's homeless need more help to fight COVID-19
Those advocating for the homeless in Saskatoon say not enough is being done to protect the most vulnerable and prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the homeless population. The homeless in Saskatoon ...
May 01, 2020 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP leader calls on the province to do more for homeless and vulnerable people during pandemic
NDP leader Ryan Meili says what the provincial government is doing for the homeless and most vulnerable in Saskatchewan is not enough. On Wednesday he called for a $3 million aid package from the gove...
Apr 29, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's Open Door Society leads initiative to sew 10,000 masks for vulnerable populations
It started out as an idea by members of a local group meant to help female entrepreneurs who are also newcomers to Canada: making 10,000 face masks for those who are vulnerable. The women, members of ...
Apr 09, 2020 Sample of a face mask. (Photo Courtesy: SODS)
Salvation Army focusing on what it can control amid COVID-19 pandemic
The area commander for Salvation Army in Saskatchewan says they're doing all they can to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Major Mike Hoeft said since the beginning, employees worked to ensure the safe...
Apr 02, 2020
Concerns raised about how to help the most vulnerable in Sask. during pandemic
Organizations in Saskatchewan are concerned over what some of the province's most vulnerable residents will do during the COVID-19 outbreak. Jason Mercredi, the executive director of AIDS Saskatoon, s...
Mar 30, 2020 According to Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, the tribal council's 106-bed wellness shelter has been full since it first opened, despite adding more beds. (650 CKOM file photo)
'He was terrified:' Woman recalls finding man freezing in Saskatoon dumpster
A Saskatoon woman wants people to be more aware of what's around them after she discovered a homeless man stuck inside a dumpster outside her house. Lisa Kusch was at home Friday afternoon when she he...
Feb 18, 2020 Lisa Kusch helped a homeless man trapped inside a freezing Loraas bin outside her home on February 14, 2020. (Submitted by Lisa Kusch)
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