Evacuating

As CBC reports, around 1100 people from Stony Rapids, Black Lake, Uranium City, Pelican Narrows and Sandy Bay are being forced to flee their homes with almost 700 people coming to Saskatoon.  The Salvation Army Community Centre is assisting with evacuation efforts by helping house, feed, and offer up assistance in any way the residents need.

If you are interested in volunteering with relief efforts, please call the Centre at 242-6833 and talk to Crystal.

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Housing Handbook

Here is a resource that many will find helpful, the City of Saskatoon has just released a new housing handbook (PDF) which can be downloaded for free from their website.  It has up to date information for renters, home owners, and landlords all in one convenient place.

Crescent Shuttle Service has been canceled

Saskatoon Transit’s Crescent Shuttle, a free service connecting Riversdale, Broadway and the Downtown, will be cancelled as of June 1, 2008 according to the City of Saskatoon website.  Anyone looking for more information on Transit information can check out the City of Saskatoon's site.

Frontline Job Opening

The Salvation Army Community Centre has a job opening for a full time night position.  The pay is good and the benefits are excellent.  The position is both working our front desk at night, assisting clients, and doing some Emergency After Hours support.  Other nights it will be doing some janitorial work and just assisting on the front desk.  If you are interested, there is more information posted at Sask Jobs.

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Homelessness Count 2008

The Community University Institute for Social Research needs your help!

On May 22, 2008, the Institute will be conducting a homeless count in specific areas of downtown Saskatoon. The results will passed along to policy-makers and outreach workers with the hope of augmenting services.

For more information or to volunteer, please e-mail: homelesscount2008@gmail.com

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2008 Camp Dates for Beaver Creek Camps

 

Dates for Beaver Creek Camps in 2008

• Mom & Tots: June 20-22
• Teen Camp (Ages 12-16): July 1-4
• Adventure Camp (Ages 7-12) August 4-8

Apply at the Family Services entrance of the Salvation Army Community Centre.

Cost is $25.00 each and you will need to provide a copy of the health card for each child that is attending camp.

For more information on Beaver Creek Camp, check out their website.

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Housing Trends in Saskatoon

These slides came from a recent seminar by CMHC on housing in Saskatoon.  We posted here some of the more interesting statistics detailing the cost and how hard it is to find shelter in Saskatoon.  The second chart also mirror our own increase of usage at the Centre. 

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Ministry Weekend | May 23-25, 2008

• Who: The Salvation Army Community Centre together with local churches.
• What: Speakers, bands, and food.
• When May 23-25th, 2008
• Where: Salvation Army Community Centre Parking lot

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Crystal or Cindy at 242-6833

2007 by the numbers

Where did the donations go in 2007

Beaver Creek Camp: 458 campers

Bethany Home:

• 8 babies cared for
• 74 young women cared for
• 10 188  meals served
• 3396 total days of care
• 26 Pre & Post Natal Youth

Safe House for children ages 0-4yrs

• 81 Children housed
• For a total of 2649 days
• With a total of 6947 meals

Community Centre

• 113 Family Tracing Cases
• 13, 871 peoples assisted at Family Services
• 4205 families assisted at Christmas
• 4055 people served via the Nutana Breakfast Program
• 15 families helped with fire assistance
• 67, 417  meals provided
• 10, 368 beds provided

How can you help?

If you are wondering how you can get involved in serving at the Salvation Army Community Centre, there are several ways and places where you make a difference.  If you are looking to volunteer, check out the web page and contact our volunteer coordinator, Crystal Genaille.  If you are looking to give, our contact and giving information can be found here.  If you are looking to donate some goods, please check out our wishlist. 

Which ever way you choose to get involved, we are glad that we can partner in it together.

Thanks for your help!

A special thanks to everyone that baked for and purchased goods from our fundraising bake sale at the Mall at Lawson Heights over the weekend.   The proceeds go to support family service programming out of the Centre which make a difference in the lives of many though out Saskatoon.

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Riversdale Local Area Plan

This is a Public Service Announcement from the City of Saskatoon that may be of interest to some of you.

The City of Saskatoon City Planning Branch is hosting an Open House to showcase the Riversdale Local Area Plan Final Draft Report with the community:

Tuesday, April 15
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Royal Canadian Legion 606 Spadina Crescent West

This is a drop-in event where the public is welcome anytime during the Open House.
The City of Saskatoon and the Riversdale Local Area Planning Committee (a committee of residents, property owners, business owners and other stakeholders) have been working on a comprehensive plan for Riversdale to help guide the growth and development of the neighbourhood.

Salvation Army's 2008 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon and Red Shield Appeal Kick Off

You are invited to join us on Friday, April 25th 2008 at the Saskatoon Hilton Garden Inn at 11:45 a.m. We are honoring our volunteers who help make it possible for the Salvation Army Community Centre to serve Saskatoon and we are launching the 2008 Red Shield Appeal.

If you are planning to attend, please let us know at 306.242.6833.

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