Saskatoon Wellbeing Employment Enterprise Program (SWEEP)

What is SWEEP?

Saskatoon Wellbeing Employment Enterprise Program (SWEEP) is a collaborative initiative aimed at improving safety and well-being through Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Our services are centred around urban maintenance and neighbourhood revitalization. SWEEP employs community members exiting corrections and/or facing complex barriers to successfully joining the workforce. In addition to stable employment, members of the SWEEP crew receive life skills training and wraparound support from finding housing to reconnecting with family and navigating parole.

What Is Our Crew Up To?

The social benefits of SWEEP are deepened by the nature of the work performed by the crew. Their time is dedicated to tasks that improve overall public safety, cleanliness, and community wellbeing.

For example:

  • Clearing abandoned lots
  • Restoring public fences
  • Cleaning alleys
  • Removing graffiti
  • Repairing sidewalks

Maintenance of Publicly Accessible Sites

The crew did some power washing outside of Station 20 West to clean up an area that sees heavy traffic and occupation.

Graffiti Removal

The crew repainted and restored a public art piece that had seen years of vandalism and wear.

Maintenance of Publicly Accessible Sites

The crew was tasked with clearing a significant amount of garbage out of an alley off of 20th Street in Pleasant Hill that had become a common space for people living on the street to congregate.

Questions?

Contact our Programs Manager Aaron Timoshyk:
306.978.4041 ext. 237
[email protected]