Crossroads Residential Services
Phone: (306) 244-6280 / (306) 242-6833 / Fax: (306) 665-0708
339 Avenue C South, Saskatoon, SK - S7M 1N5
As it has since its construction in 1952, today's Crossroads continues to be a place of refuge. It now holds a Male-Identified Emergency Shelter facility, Food Services, the Emergency After Hours Program, and the New Frontiers Halfway House Program.
Crossroads Male-Identified Emergency Shelter
All clients at Crossroads Men-Identified Emergency Shelter are able to partake in the shared lounge, classroom, chapel and multipurpose room, and dining facilities. Clients have access to a bike storage room, lockers, a safe and cell phone charging station, a laundry room, and nutritious meals cooked and prepared by our Food Services staff. The building is staffed 24/7. Some clients are recommended by the Ministry of Social Services. Some others are on a self-pay/registration system or have been recommended by other agencies.
The shelter is open 24 hours, and clients can stay in the building as long as they want. Nobody is asked to leave during the day.
During their stay at Crossroads, they are highly encouraged to use the resources offered on-site to work on housing barriers and other needs.
The shelter is wheelchair-accessible and low-barrier, meaning clients are welcome to stay and use our services based on a behaviour-based assessment model. Crossroads doesn't require sobriety from clients to use and access our services and programs.
Clients have access to Housing and Wrap-around Services' Caseworkers, Chaplains and Spiritual Care Workers, Nurse Practitioners on-site through the Saskatchewan Health Authority, a Mobile Planning and Support Specialist with the Ministry of Social Services Income Assistance, and receive 24/7 support from our front-line staff, including system navigation support. The Caseworkers help with developing a case plan with the client, which may include linking to other community resources like housing, treatment, education, and/or employment.
We operate our shelters following The Salvation Army's Emergency Shelter Operating Principles that you will find here.
Food Services
During the weekdays, Food Services offers a public supper for $2.00. It includes salad, soup, main course, coffee, and water. Several times a year, Food Services staff carefully prepares a special themed dinner for clients, such as Valentine’s Day and New Year’s.
Food services pick up donations from partners like Safeway. These donations are shared with other community organizations and are also given to members of the public after our community supper. Food Services provide work placements for students trying to complete Christian leadership hours, individuals recommended to us by partners like the Partners in Employment program, and a placement location for individuals trying to complete community service hours through the John Howard Society and STC. Food Services is also an integral part of the Emergency Disaster Response that offers support in disaster situations.
Justice Programs
New Frontiers CRF Halfway House
The New Frontiers Program offers a transitional housing placement for offenders who, having been sentenced to a term of incarceration, are serving a portion of their sentence under supervision in the community. The men are encouraged to find employment, attend school, attend treatment, or participate in other programming. Clients can access Justice Caseworkers, Chaplains and Spiritual Care Workers, and Nurse Practitioners on-site and receive 24/7 support from our front-line staff.
Sex-Buyer Accountability Program
The Salvation Army's Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Coordinator, with the support of the Justice Case management team, organize, schedule and runs a Sex Buyer Accountability Program in Saskatoon. The goal is to provide education/understanding around the issue of prostitution in Saskatoon. Men/Women attending the one-day program must be first-time offenders and willing to take responsibility for their behaviour(s).
Spiritual Care
The Salvation Army offers hope to everyone who comes to us for help and support. The desire to share the love of God through Jesus Christ and be a transforming influence in our community motivates us to offer this assistance. At Crossroads Residential Services, we offer pastoral and spiritual services to clients, employees and their families who might find themselves in distress. Our Chaplains are available to support, bring comfort and offer prayer to help people through their times of crisis.
Pathways on Avenue T - Men’s Transitional Living Program
Pathways on Avenue T is a transitional living program located on Avenue T South that provides a safe place for adult men ages 18+ to live and start building a sense of “being at home.” The program’s long-term goal is to support clients in finding resources that will enable them to find affordable, appropriate and permanent housing and develop the community support they need. Pathways on Avenue T is partially staffed with Support Workers and access to the resources available at Crossroads. Clients living in the house have access to their private room (fully furnished), laundry room and shared kitchen areas and lounges. They also have access to case management and spiritual care support, volunteering opportunities, gardening and woodworking projects, outings, and support to achieve their goals.
Crossroads Housing Continuum
Acknowledging the need for more in-house support in the community, Crossroads Residential Services has partnered with Stewart Properties and SHIP to provide case management and wrap-around support to tenants in two apartment buildings in the community.
Through the work of our Clinical Counsellor, Outreach Caseworkers and one Mobile Caseworker, we aim to assist clients in preventing evictions by providing advocacy, in-house support, and community referrals.
You can learn more about this program and its vision by clicking here.
Bethany Home
Bethany Home is a transitional unit for female youth ages 12-18 years. The youth are referred to Bethany Home by their Ministry of Child and Family Services Workers and are normally expected to stay at Bethany Home for a period of 30 days while their worker creates a plan for them to return home or move on to a long-term program in the community. Many of the youth that are referred to Bethany Home are at risk in their own homes or in the community.
While at Bethany Home, the youth are given the opportunity to learn life skills in a structured environment, such as cooking, planning healthy meals, laundry, and personal hygiene. They also have the opportunity to learn to make healthy choices and how to deal with conflict and crisis situations.
Staff at Bethany Home are always available to be supportive of the youth at any time of the day or night to assist them with any crisis they may encounter.
“We are committed to accepting people wherever they are in their journeys by providing loving support and a continuum of care as they move from homelessness toward being permanently housed in a safe, secure, healthy environment that is best suited to their needs. At every step of the journey, we will share God’s love with them through our actions and words.”