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Ryan’s Success Story
“Ever since my I moved into the Youth Lodge, my stress levels have lowered” Ryan has been a resident at the Youth Lodge since September 2019. He has faced many challenges in his life related to having a stable home environment which have only been exacerbated by...
Building Community – Oski Mācipayin Success Story
Whether you are walking down the 200 block of Avenue O South or coming up 21st Street West you can hear the shrieks, squeals and laughter of many children from our Oski Mācipayin townhouses. “Having clean, spacious, beautiful and affordable housing is definitely why...
Stable Housing in the Times of COVID-19
Since the outbreak of COVID 19, normal reality has been turned upside down. Day to day operations, social interactions, finances and policies all radically changed in a matter of days in order to preserve the health of the general public. Although it was a necessary...
Gordie’s Success Story
“I got a job and that is what it is all about!” Gordie was used to walking onto a job site and handing in his resume directly to the employer to get the jobs he wanted. However, when he finished his last janitorial position he knew he was going to have to switch up...
A Pandemic Shift. What are Employers Looking for in their Next Employee?
Temporary and permanent closures of businesses along with daily news headlines as a result of COVID-19 have made it hard for the ripples in the local labour market to go unnoticed. Saskatoon’s labour market has seen a harsh decrease of 17,300 jobs since the month of...
Disparities in Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods
Saskatoon’s west side core neighbourhoods experience a concentration of poverty and underdevelopment. Almost every benchmark concerning human development—such as economic growth, health, education, and standards of living show significant disparities between the core...