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Released on October 3, 2012
In a unique new partnership, the Government of Saskatchewan and CORCAN, the employment training arm of the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) are partnering with Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) in Prince Albert to help support Saskatchewan families wanting to purchase safe, affordable homes.
Over the next five years, CORCAN will help construct one ready-to-move home per year to help five local Habitat partner families achieve homeownership. The province, through Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC), is contributing a total of $250,000 ($50,000 per home). Each home will be built at CSC Riverbend Institution in Prince Albert. The first home is currently under construction and will be moved to 2000 - 13th Street West. The home is expected to be completed in December 2012.
"This is a great day for enhancing the possibility of successful community reintegration of federal offenders," CORCAN CEO John Sargent said. "Habitat for Humanity's slogan, ‘A Hand Up not a Hand Out,' echoes precisely our goal in training offenders so they can effectively rejoin society once they leave our institutions."
"Having a safe, affordable home to raise your family and build for the future is a goal that we all share," Prince Albert Northcote MLA Victoria Jurgens said on behalf of Social Services Minister and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation June Draude. "Our government is proud to support Habitat for Humanity and, most importantly, help more Saskatchewan families improve their health, educational and economic opportunities and outcomes."
In two other ceremonies, keys were handed over to a Habitat for Humanity partner family at a special presentation held in Prince Albert today. Located at 318 - 10th Street East, the home is a four-bedroom, 1,000 square foot half duplex Construction is also scheduled to begin shortly for another Habitat home, to be located at 462 - 19th Street East. The three-bedroom, 1,005 square foot home is expected to be completed in April 2013. Both projects were undertaken by Prince Albert Habitat for Humanity, with $100,000 in funding assistance ($50,000 for each home) from SHC.
"It is partnerships and initiatives such as we enjoy with Riverbend Institution and the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, along with the efforts of our community partners and volunteers, that enables us to be a major contributor to the affordable housing needs in Prince Albert," Habitat for Humanity Prince Albert President Morris Sawchuk said.
Since March 2009, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested $4.5 million to assist Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan affiliates in providing a total of 90 homes for low- to moderate-income families across the province in the communities of Prince Albert, Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Saskatoon, Humboldt, Nipawin and Lloydminster.
Each partner family selected by Habitat for Humanity will contribute a minimum of 500 hours of volunteer labour or sweat equity toward the building of their home and other Habitat homes.
Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization working toward a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. The organization mobilizes volunteers and partners to build homes that provide families of low-income with access to affordable homeownership.
CORCAN is a key rehabilitation program of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) mandated to provide employment training and employability skills to offenders in federal correctional institutions in support of the social policy of the Government of Canada. By providing offenders with the employment experience and skills they need to become productive citizens when they return to the community, CORCAN plays a key role in CSC's mandate to enhance public safety. For more information visit www.corcan.ca.
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For more information, contact:
Linda Saliken
Social Services
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0246
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