Sask Ministry Of Social Services

• Support for high-needs Saskatchewan Income Support clients increasing

  Support for Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) clients with complex challenges or at risk of homelessness is being increased, according to the provincial government.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2021
  
• Emergency shelter for youth officially opens in Saskatoon

  Provincial government officials said Ground Zero is Saskatoon's first 'for youth, by youth' emergency shelter.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2021
  
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• Métis Nation–Saskatchewan pledges to fund North Battleford shelter facing closure

  The Lighthouse’s emergency shelter in North Battleford was scheduled to close effective April 1 due to a lack of funding.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2021
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• Battlefords’ Lighthouse emergency shelter shuttering its doors

  The Lighthouse serving the Battlefords will no longer operate an emergency shelter program come April 1, due to substantial funding changes.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2021
• Supports for Saskatchewan youth transitioning out of care extended 6 months

  Any youth who ages out of care during the novel coronavirus pandemic will have more time to plan their transition to independence, according to the Saskatchewan government.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
• $1.1M respite funding for caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities in Saskatchewan

  Government officials said the funding allows caregivers to access broader respite options that work in a person-centred or family-focused way.

  Canada

  May 28, 2020
• Contract talks between CUPE and the Saskatchewan government break down

  CUPE Local 600, which represents social service workers in the province, said talks halted after the Saskatchewan government walked away from the bargaining table.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2020
• Social service workers in Saskatchewan vote to take job action

  CUPE Local 600 said 94 per cent of its members have voted to take job action as they seek better hours of work in contract talks.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2019
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• Sweet Dreams home for at-risk mothers exceeding expectations in Saskatoon

  Sweet Dreams provides vulnerable mothers with a safe place to live with their children while they transition back into the community.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2019
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• AFN chief concerned with Saskatchewan minister’s ‘lobbyist’ comment

  AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde said, with Saskatchewan's high rates of Indigenous children in care, the status quo in the province is not acceptable.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2019