by DeeAnn Mercier | Aug 15, 2016 | Addictions, Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Social Issues
Kevin O. grew up in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. As a teenager, he received a six string guitar from his parents for Christmas and immediately fell in love with music. He taught himself to play and eventually switched to the bass when he started his first band called The...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Feb 15, 2016 | Addictions, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Mental Health, Poverty, Social Issues, Stabilization Emergency Shelter
ANDREA HILL, SASKATOON STARPHOENIX More from Andrea Hill, Saskatoon StarPhoenix A funding shortfall has forced Saskatoon’s Lighthouse Supported Living shelter to cancel its daytime program. People who are homeless, intoxicated or otherwise need a safe place to stay...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Nov 23, 2015 | Life at The Lighthouse, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Mental Health, Partners, Social Issues, Stories of The Lighthouse, Videos
Dogs aren’t just household pets anymore. A research project between three Canadian universities — including the U of S — is studying the effects dogs have on people with mental illness through therapy and counselling. We love having these dogs come...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Nov 20, 2015 | Addictions, Donate, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Mental Health, Partners, Photography, Poverty, Social Issues, Stabilization Emergency Shelter, Up Capital Campaign, Volunteers
Released on November 20, 2015 An innovative wellness center at The Lighthouse Supported Living (Lighthouse) officially opened today in Saskatoon. The shelter will provide an alternative for manageably intoxicated individuals who are unable to access other shelter...
by The Lighthouse | Jul 23, 2015 | Addictions, Complex Needs Wing, Homelessness, Ideas, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Poverty, Programs, Social Issues, Staff, Stories of The Lighthouse, Supported Living, The Dube Lighthouse
It’s been over three years since the Complex Needs Wing at The Lighthouse opened its doors to clients with mental health issues. The program has just added eight beds to the recently renovated Dubé Tower as part of the six month pilot project with the Health Region....
by The Lighthouse | Jul 17, 2015 | Addictions, Homelessness, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Poverty, Programs, Social Issues, Staff, Stories of The Lighthouse, Supported Living
Over the last two months, Case Manager Touni Vardeh-Esakian has helped to house over twenty clients from The Lighthouse emergency shelter. He goes about it the old fashioned way: looking for ads on Kijiji, calling landlords and helping clients fill out application...
