Métis Nation Saskatchewan providing funding to keep North Battleford shelter open
The Métis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) has announced they will be providing money to help keep a North Battleford homeless shelter open.
In a media release sent out late last Friday the MN-S said they were stepping in to provide funding to the Lighthouse Living Emergency Shelter in North Battleford. The facility was in danger of closing due to lack of funding.
The organization’s housing minister Ryan Carriere said in the release given the current pandemic and situation in the city they felt it was important to offer support.
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The Lighthouse Supported Living emergency shelter in North Battleford, which was set to close on April 1, has been thrown a lifeline by Metis NationâSaskatchewan (MNâS).
MN-S housing minister Ryan Carriere in a statement said the organization will âtake up the challengeâ and fund the 37-bed facility to ensure it can remain open and support homeless populations, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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âMN-S recognizes the need for housing often becomes entangled in bureaucracy at the expense of those most at risk,â MNâS housing director Christena Konrad said. âMNâS sees the urgent need for these citizens within the Battleford region and will utilize emergency COVID money to ensure they donât fall through the cracks especially at a time
“MN-S recognizes the need for housing often becomes entangled in bureaucracy at the expense of those most at risk. MN–S sees the urgent need for these citizens within the Battleford region and will utilize emergency COVID money to ensure they don’t fall through the cracks, especially at a time like this.” said MN–S Housing Director Christena Konrad. While the funding to North Battleford Lighthouse supported living emergency shelter will ensure that homeless populations have a shelter they can access, MN-S has also entered into broader discussions with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Council (BATC) to look at ways to address homelessness. These discussions focus on establishing strong and sustainable partnerships within the community to create holistic homelessness responses and supports to serve the Battlefords region stated Friday’s release.
By battlefordsNOW staff Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) announced Friday it is stepping up to provide funding to the North Battleford Lighthouse Suppo.
By Brad Jennings
Mar 6, 2021 7:18 AM
The Metis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) says it will be stepping in to provide funding to the North Battleford Lighthouse Supported Living emergency shelter.
Recently the shelter was to close its doors after the Provincial Metis Housing Corporation decided to switch their funding to programs in the far north.
MN-S Housing Minister, Ryan Carriere, says the homeless are the most susceptible when it comes to COVID-19 and with no other apparent homeless shelters in the Battleford region, MNâS will take up the challenge and fund the 37-bed facility. He says discussions are also underway to determine a path toward more substantial, community funding partners that could see a shelter operate indefinitely.