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Homeward Bound Windsor focuses on moving people who are chronically and episodically homeless as rapidly as possible from the street or emergency shelters into permanent housing with supports that vary according to participant needs.
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Three years ago, Dave Hobden, a long-time social worker, was asked to create a "housing first" program in Prince Albert. Housing first is a strategy that recommends housing a client before anything else — before detox, rehab, or mental health services. It also suggests clients be treated with enough dignity and respect to enfranchise them to propos...
Homeward Bound tenants are aged 18 to 80, and the program was tasked to provide proper support for everyone's needs. "There's a segment of our population that, because of the lifestyle, are not able to get into a group home," says Dave Hobden. "Lifestyle" means the use of drugs and alcohol. Homeward Bound is a harm reduction residence. Tenants can ...
Brian found himself at Homeward Bound after his estranged father, a resident, asked him to come and visit him there. His father began drinking after months of being sober, and was sent back to prison. But Brian decided to stay. "A couple of the managers really got involved and asked me about my problems, and they really talked to me. And you know, ...
Bridget Yard is a CBC journalist from northern Ontario working in Saskatoon, SK. She spent eight years as an honourary Maritimer, studying at St Thomas University in Fredericton, and working as a reporter in Fredericton, Saint John, and Bathurst, New Brunswick. She has a love for rural reporting and feature stories. Follow her work at @YardCBC. Thi...
Homeward Bound (YWCA Prince Albert) Address: 1169 Branion Drive, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, S6V 2S6. Office Hours: 0800 to 1600. Phone Number: (306) 763-8571. Crisis Intake Line: Geographic Service Area: Prince Albert, SK. Email: sherigiesbrecht.ywca@sasktel.net.
Homeward Bound is a housing-first initiative that moves individuals experiencing chronic, episodic homelessness rapidly into shelter. Staff provide support, referrals, and programming to assist with addiction recovery.
Dec 21, 2017 · Homeward Bound grew out of the provincial Housing First strategy, and manager Dave Hobden took the title literally - give clients a home first and figure out the rest later.
Our Homeward Bound Program is a housing first initiative—but what does that mean? Individuals struggling with chronic homelessness frequently struggle...
Dec 21, 2017 · Henderson came to Homeward Bound — a program in Prince Albert, Sask., that works with chronically and episodically homeless clients, who live in the program's 40-unit apartment building and in...
