Organizers at “Camp Marjorie” voiced their issues to the Saskatchewan Minister of Social Services on assist these using the camp and to rethink the present Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS).
Shylo Stevenson says it’s a begin however motion speaks louder than phrases.
“I believe it was extra of a harm management assembly. However glad we obtained to sit down on the desk and voice our issues,” stated Stevenson, Regina Needle Restoration and Group Assist Communications Officer. “We’re over 1,000 hours of volunteer working Camp Marjorie so we’d like anyone else to step up and take the lead from us and be taught what we discovered in shifting ahead.”
Camp Marjorie, previously often known as Regina’s Tent Metropolis situated at Pepsi Park, is housing people who find themselves affected by homelessness after SIS got here into impact. Camp Marjorie, eventually rely, had 61 tents and over 100 folks.
Camp organizers have been requesting a gathering with Social Providers Minister Lori Carr for some time now and acquired notification on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, {that a} assembly was scheduled for Monday afternoon.
“We obtained a dedication at present that they’re sitting with the Metropolis of Regina an indoor house,” stated Stevenson.
Carr stated the assembly with Stevenson went effectively and so they mentioned potential steps of going ahead with the purpose of not having anybody sleep outdoors. Carr stated they’re working with community-based organizations and Metropolis of Regina to discover a house for these affected by the SIS program.
“We’re engaged on what that may appear to be shifting ahead, what sort of indoor house we are able to discover for them,” stated Carr. “We’re simply working by means of the logistics and hopefully we’ve got an answer ahead of later.”
Stevenson stated they are going to be assembly once more sooner or later to additional talk about options.
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