by DeeAnn Mercier | Jul 19, 2016 | Events, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Stories of The Lighthouse, The Dube Lighthouse, Upcoming Events
Reception: coffee & tea reception: Saturday, July 23, 2pm July 16 – August 11 The Gallery/art placement inc. 228 – 3rd Ave S. Saskatoon, SK S7K 1L9 306 664 3385 From the The Gallery website: It has become a tradition for the past several years for us to...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Jul 14, 2016 | Complex Needs Wing, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Stories of The Lighthouse, The Dube Lighthouse
Leanne was born in Edmonton, but grew up in Thunderchild First Nation. She’s lived in the Complex Needs Wing since December, and before that was in the women’s emergency shelter. “They’re really nice here. The best part of living here is you have company, you can talk...
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 DeeAnn Mercier | Mar 16, 2015 | Addictions, Homelessness, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Mental Health, Partners, Photography, Poverty, Social Issues, The Dube Lighthouse
Via Eagle Feather News Gaps in services mean that many people who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in Saskatoon are tragically falling through the cracks. Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) and the Community Advisory Board on Saskatoon...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Jan 21, 2015 | Cameco, Community Kitchen, Donate, Homelessness, Life at The Lighthouse, Media, Partners, Poverty, Social Issues, Stories of The Lighthouse, The Dube Lighthouse, Videos, Volunteers
Cameco Community Kitchen has now been open for one month. It provides meals to the wider community twice a week. This video was filmed on the Kitchen’s opening day and highlights the need for s supper program and life skills classes that it will provide. Cameco...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Dec 16, 2014 | Cameco, Community Kitchen, Homelessness, Life at The Lighthouse, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Partners, Photography, Poverty, Programs, Social Issues, The Dube Lighthouse, Videos, Volunteers
BY CHARLES HAMILTON, THE STARPHOENIX DECEMBER 15, 2014 Fresh, free food for the city’s needy is now on the menu at a downtown shelter. The Lighthouse has opened a new soup kitchen at its downtown headquarters. The shelter will now provide free meals to the public...