Saskatoon RWC Meeting Minutes - Sept 17, 2014

Agenda:

Presentation by Verl Mastin, assistant director.

• Interval house has been in operation for 40 years
• 1st shelter in Canada
• Accommodates five to 10 families, 30 – 34 people
• Communal living
• Usual 30 days maximum, but can be extended due to circumstances
• Clients receive counselling, assistance in finding housing, financial aid and family services
• There usually is a waitlist
• There are currently 13 shelters in Saskatchewan and four second stage housing
• Affiliated with Adelle House – second 2nd stage
• 12 apartments that families can stay at for 1 year, counselling/family services continues

• Andrè Cote in charge of the childcare campaign
• Additional funding has been allotted to revamp the campaign
• Event – “Childcare 2020”
• Regional reps plus 1
• Active members
• Apply by next week, tba once reviewed at the leadership summit
• November 13 – 15 in Winnipeg
• Steven Lewis to be the guest speaker

• Saturday October 4, 2014 – Oskayak High School, 919 Broadway Ave,  3:00 to 5:30
• Sponsoring $200, PSAC logo attend to poster
• Martha will send another reminder the week before and link to the poster
• Nancy to hold lunch and learn at CRA

• 10th Anniversary Galla
• Victor Malorick – Orphanage 41
• Travelodge, October 18, 2014, 5pm cocktails, 6pm dinner
• $80 per person with a $40 tax receipt
• Confirmed if purchase of table they will charge for 7 persons instead of 8
• SRWC considering sharing table with Area Counsel or sending 2 persons each

• Nicole Wurm
• Jacqueline Maurice
• Jackie Neddleton
• Nancy Johnson attending
• Sept 18 to 21 – Regina

• NHR Committee meeting, first one in two years, Nov 3 & 4th in Ottawa
• Will be reviewing evaluations and deciding if they will continue with the national conference
• Mariam Abu, was PSAC HR portfolio, now working for CLL and HR in process of hiring for her position