Saskatchewan Social Services

• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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
• ‘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
• 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
• Number of children in Saskatchewan’s care hits 11-year high, with 86% identified as Indigenous

  The already disproportionate number of Indigenous children in the system is significantly higher than previously reported.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2020
• Saskatoon cop calls on improved foster care supports following 17-year-old’s killing

  A Saskatoon police officer has written an open letter to the deputy premier calling on improved supports for foster families following the killing of a 17-year-old boy.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2020
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• 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
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• 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