More than 30 Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects in Saskatchewan are midway through the growing season. Volunteers plant crops, and inputs are donated by various companies. The provincial Foodgrains Bank representative Rick Block says all of the projects went ahead as scheduled and were not affected by COVID-19. By mid-March, he says supplies and planning for […]
The mâmawêyatitân centre’s Chili for Children in Regina and CHEP Good Food in Saskatoon each received a cheque for $15,000 from the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation on Friday. The money comes from the proceeds of sale of Rider masks. “Masks went on sale to the public in early May and received an […]
United Way Regina has announced that it will be accepting applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), to help provide support to charities providing frontline services to vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robyn Edwards-Bentz, CEO of United Way Regina, says that more than $1 million will be available locally. “They are certainly working […]
Four students at the University of Regina have been busy sewing masks for charity. SaskMasks started as a Facebook and Instagram initiative, but once word got out as to what the four were doing, the demand grew. Robyn Ham is a co-founder of SaskMasks and says they quickly had to adapt once word got out […]
COVID19 has put a lot of pressure on Saskatchewan families and the 32 foodbanks across Saskatchewan. In March alone, the Battlefords District food bank distributed 736 emergency food hampers, helping 2,134 people, 45% of those were children. This equates to 10 percent of the population in the Battleford area while in Regina the demand for […]
