SIGN for the Times
The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, commonly known as SIGN, is a not-for-profit agency in Yorkton, Saskatchewan Canada that provides 24 social and community programs and services ranging from daycare and before-and-after school programs to parenting and family support, from senior mobility to assistance for those living with HIV, from housing support to vocational employment, from walk-in counselling services to Indigenous cultural programs. Our podcasts explore those programs and include conversations with people who speak first-hand about the issues they have faced, but more importantly, how they have successfully overcome them.
SIGN for the Times
Part 1: Homelessness in Yorkton, Mostly Hidden but Very Real
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SIGN Communications
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Season 1
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Episode 5
Homelessness in Yorkton is not very visible. There are no camps, no people sleeping on the sidewalks. But it is real, very real, and SIGN Housing Support deals with it on a daily basis, helping those who do not have a place to sleep. This is the first of a two-part series examining the problem. We talk with the Housing Support manager, tell the story of one man who experienced it first hand, and talk with a landlord who rents to those who cannot find a place because of their history, their lack of funds or personal issues.