Saskatchewan Social Services

• 4th human rights complaint filed against Street Workers Advocacy Project in Regina

  SWAP leadership has so far declined requests for comment on the complaints, which have been filed by former residents and a former staff member its Raising Hope housing program.

  Canada

  Apr 22
  
• Prairie Harm Reduction partners with government to create home for youth with addictions

  Prairie Harm Reduction's partnership with the Saskatchewan government offers unconditional support for young people struggling with mental health and addictions.

  Canada

  Mar 9
  
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• Provincial auditor finds 859 serious events in Saskatchewan group homes

  From physical and emotional abuse to mishandling of medicine, Saskatchewan's auditor says about half of the adults with intellectual disabilities who are living in private group homes have experienced a serious event.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Saskatchewan Advocate remains concerned about group home care, report says

  The Saskatchewan Advocate released a progress report to her March 2021 'Someone to Watch Over Us' report.

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2021
• SaskTel expanding phone donation program to youth transitioning out of care

  Youth who transition from ministry care, such as foster care or group homes will be provided with a free cell phone and a one-time $20 phone card.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2021
• Saskatchewan ending birth alerts Feb. 1

  Indigenous leaders have repeatedly called for the Saskatchewan government to end the practice of birth alerts.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2021
• Saskatchewan Housing Benefit expanded to include private market rentals

  The Saskatchewan Housing Benefit is available to low-income earners who pay 50 per cent or more of their income on housing.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2020
• 1,500 backpacks crammed with school supplies for underprivileged kids in Saskatoon

  About 30 volunteers packed the bags at White Buffalo Youth Lodge, filling them with pencils, binders, rulers, hand sanitizer, masks and more.

  Education

  Aug 25, 2020
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• ‘Stop the bull—t’: Timeline unclear as FSIN renews call for child welfare reform funding

  FSIN vice-chief David Pratt is fed up with what he calls government inaction and hollow gestures.

  Politics

  Jul 3, 2020
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• FSIN, Sask. NDP slam province’s child welfare approach, call for systemic change

  The number of children in care last year in Saskatchewan was the highest it's been in over a decade.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2020