New Partnership with Camponi Housing!

New Partnership with Camponi Housing!

This fall, our Core Neighbourhoods at Work (CNAW) program began a new collaboration with our fellow nonprofit affordable housing provider, Camponi! We partnered to help them hire a total of eight community members who had been seeking employment support through CNAW....
Listen to Our Story on a Local Podcast!

Listen to Our Story on a Local Podcast!

Earlier this month two of our leaders — Executive Director Kristen Thoms and Director of Operations Julia McCormick — were interviewed on the YXE Underground podcast! They spoke about Quint programming, misconceptions about the core communities, and plans for the...
Miali’s Journey from Tenant to Manager!

Miali’s Journey from Tenant to Manager!

This month is Miali’s 10-year work anniversary! We first met Miali as a tenant in our Affordable Housing program. She had seen our housing advertised at St. Mary’s School where her son was in daycare. Reflecting on that period, Miali said finding housing...
The impact the drug poisoning crisis has on families

The impact the drug poisoning crisis has on families

One of the longterm tenants in our Affordable Housing Program, Joan Okemow, was featured in a CBC Saskatchewan article about grandmothers raising multiple generations of their family. We see this everywhere in our communities. As the article notes, Canada is...
Cheyenne and Jasmine’s Story

Cheyenne and Jasmine’s Story

When Cheyenne came to live at Pleasant Hill Place (PHP), she had just had her first child, Jasmine. She was referred to us by Family Services so she could retain custody of Jasmine while she demonstrated recovery from Substance Use Disorder and developed the life...