poverty

REGINA – The Dream Community Foundation (DCF) has partnered with the Regina Food Bank to support their School Food Program. DCF is a charity that was first founded in 2022 that aims to fund three of its pillars: eat together, play together and grow together, said Runa Whitaker, executive director of DCF. The charity first collaborated with […]

Having friends, family and a home environment are very important any day of the year, but especially when it comes to occasions such as Christmas season. You may be in a situation where you recently lost your job or that second income that helps to pay the bills. Perhaps you’ve just moved leaving you leaning […]

Statistics Canada’s latest financial security survey shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what’s owned by Canada’s richest families. The survey, conducted only every few years, shows home-owning families whose main earner was 55 to 64, and who had an employer-sponsored pension, […]

The demand for the services food banks provide in this province has been continuing to grow. The increases to the cost of living from taxation to fuel to food impact the most vulnerable in Saskatchewan. Regina’s Food Bank sees more than 15,000 people per month, with more than 40 percent of them being children. Saskatoon’s […]

Food security is an on-going concern for many families. The cost increases due to inflation after the pandemic has seen people who have good jobs, finding themselves making difficult decisions. Food or rent. Bills or food. The Regina Food Bank sees as many as 17,000 clients per month, and the need is even greater than […]

MOOSE JAW – Moose Jaw’s food bank is facing a potential temporary closure due to rising costs and a lack of donations this summer, which aligns with a nation-wide trend of increased food bank usage and decreased food availability affecting around 800 local households. In response to the crisis, the food bank has reduced its hamper […]

Three years, 35 properties. Now? Another go-round may well be necessary. Prior to Wednesday’s Regina City Council meeting, City of Regina staff recommended a permanent emergency shelter location at 1420 Albert St., sold with 1440 Albert St. City manager Niki Anderson called it “as good as it is going to get.” However, after more than […]

Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least six Canadians were killed on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel. One of those victims has connections to Saskatchewan. Thousands of people have been killed so far in the conflict sparked by the Hamas attacks, which has escalated as […]

Saskatchewan is spending $40.2 million over the next two years in a plan intended to help people who are unhoused across the province.  The province says in a news release that 155 new supportive housing units are to be created in Regina and Saskatoon, which are also to have on-site supports.  The plan also includes 120 […]

City workers will be taking down a massive fence placed around city hall, after the removal a homeless camp. Work is underway this morning. In the statement, City Manager Niki Anderson said the green spaces on the City Hall Courtyard are safe and clean. The fences have allowed the grass to recover, and have significantly […]