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Released on March 13, 2012
Saskatchewan's first emergency youth shelter was officially opened today in Regina. The co-ed facility, called Downtown Browne's Emergency Youth Shelter, is operated by Street Culture Project Inc. and houses up to 15 youth between the ages of 16 and 18.
"This facility provides shelter to youth going through some of their darkest times - youth who have nowhere else to turn," Social Services Minister June Draude said. "In keeping with the government's goal of security for all citizens, we are pleased to provide funding of almost $2 million to help build and operate this shelter."
"We want to thank the Government of Saskatchewan for partnering with us on this important project," Street Culture Project Inc. CEO Kim Sutherland said. "In addition to providing the basic necessity of shelter, we are also offering hope to these youth by engaging them in programs that will provide personal support and skills development. Our measurable outcomes include youth returning to school or entering the workforce. The Shelter supports these goals."
The Downtown Browne shelter provides services to youth when no other resource placement is available, all family options are considered and non-family resources are unavailable, or when no regular placements are available for youth in care of the Minister of Social Services or those eligible to receive services under the Child and Family Services Act. Youth accessing the shelter will be referred by the Ministry of Social Services as well as other referral sources approved by the ministry.
In addition to Downtown Browne's Shelter, the ministry also partners with Street Culture by providing annualized funding of more than $385,000 for "D.O.C.S. Place" and "W.E.N.D.Y.S Home", two safe houses for female youth between the ages of 16 and 18.
Since November 2007, the ministry has increased per diems by 46 per cent for families and 15 per cent for individuals accessing emergency shelters across Saskatchewan. These increases, along with investments in specific shelter initiatives like the Street Culture Project, have helped community-based organizations expand emergency shelter capacity by 60 per cent across the province, and 83 per cent in Regina specifically, since 2007/08.
Overall, the Province of Saskatchewan is investing approximately $127 million across the province in 2011/12 to help vulnerable Saskatchewan citizens with rents and shelter costs. This is in addition to the $309 million the province is investing over the next five years to help create 6,500 new housing units and upgrade 1,300 more across Saskatchewan.
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For more information, contact:
Andrew Dinsmore
Social Services
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8689
Email: andrew.dinsmore@gov.sk.ca
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