Street Guide to Yorkton Services Please note: Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic some organizations may have altered their services This guide is provided for informational purposes only and is not an endorsement of any of the services listed.

Updated April 30, 2020

Emergency Services

RCMP/Fire/Ambulance: 911 RCMP Yorkton: 306‐786‐2400 (24 hours)

Toll‐free Help Lines

Saskatchewan HealthLine: 811. Free confidential, professional health, mental health and addiction advice, education and support Suicide Prevention and Support Crisis Line: 1‐833‐456‐4566 Hope for Wellness First Nation and Inuit Wellness Line: 1‐855‐242‐3310 AA Saskatoon & District 24‐hour Helpline: 1‐306‐665‐6727 North Battleford & Area Helpline: 1‐877‐341‐3322 Kids Help Line: 1‐800‐668‐6868 or text 686868

Housing

Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth  Youth Centered Peer Home (age 16‐17) Ministry of Social Services referral required. 306‐783‐2340  Rooming House (age 18‐30) By application only. 306‐783‐2340  Outreach Services: 306‐620‐7257 Women’s Safe Shelters:  Shelwin House: 306‐783‐7233 or toll free 1‐888‐783‐3111  Safe Haven: 306‐782‐0676 or toll free 1‐877‐444‐2836 SIGN Housing Support: 306‐783‐0006

Food Services

Love’s Pantry Free Breakfast: Wednesday and Thursdays 8 am to 10 am, Prairie Harvest Christian Life Centre, 72 Melrose Avenue, 306‐786‐6840. Take‐out only Salvation Army Foodbank: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 am to 2 pm, 78 South Front Street (east entrance of the Parkland Community Church), 306‐783‐4650 Love Lives Here Bus: Travels Yorkton Fridays evenings and hands out food and supplies. Will also drop off bags of lunch at Yorkton addresses. Send a message through Facebook with your address. Find them on Facebook under Love Lives Here Yorkton. Soup Haven Lunch Program: 306‐782‐5666 or 306‐783‐3237. These lunches are for kids only. Kids needing lunches can pick up at these churches on weekdays:  Westview United, 355 Bradbooke Drive, 8:45 am to 9:15 am  Prairie Harvest Christian Life Centre, 72 Melrose Ave., 9:30 am to 10 am  Dream Centre, 244 Myrtle Ave., 10:15 am to 10:45 am

Financial

Ministry of Social Services: Saskatchewan Income Support toll‐free: 1‐866‐221‐5200, Yorkton office 306‐786‐1300 Kuziak Building, 72 Smith Street East (corner of Fourth Avenue and Smith Street) Online application: www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/family‐and‐social‐support/financial‐help/saskatchewan‐income‐support‐sis

Walk‐In Clinics

Living Springs Medical Centre: Monday to Friday 5:30 pm to 9 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm, 101 ‐ 20 Gladstone Avenue South, 306‐890‐0405 City Medical Centre: Monday to Friday 9 am to 11:3 am, 1 pm to 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1 pm to 4:30 pm. 398 Broadway Street West, 306‐782‐1122

Harm Reduction

Turning Point Needle Exchange: Public Health Services. Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm, closed from 12 noon to 1 pm, SIGN on Broadway, 345 Broadway Street West Room 109. Use west door #5. 306‐786‐0637 or text 306‐621‐4713. Services provided:  Access to safe injection supplies, safe inhalation supplies, and free condoms  SIGN Positive Impact Social Worker: 306‐542‐3311, text 306‐590‐7994 or message on facebook.com/SIGNPositiveImpact

Counselling Services

SIGN Call‐in Counselling: 306‐782‐1440 Mental Health/Addiction Services: 306‐786‐0558 SIGN Aboriginal Family Violence Counselling: 306‐782‐0673 SIGN Sexual Assault Counselling: 306‐783‐9428 Primary Health Care Counsellor – Call‐in Counselling: 306‐786‐0878

Additional Resources

Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) For a complete list of programs visit www.signyorkton.ca or www.facebook.com/signyorkton

Yorkton Public Library Closed during COVID‐19 306‐783‐3523

Legal Services Legal Aid: 306‐786‐1440 Pro Bono Law: 1‐855‐833‐7257

Laundry T3 Laundry: 15 Agricultural Avenue, Monday to Friday 7 am to 9 pm.

LGBTQ+ Services Yorkton Pride Office: Boys & Girls Club of Yorkton 306‐795‐5044 SaskAbilities: 1‐833‐444‐4126 Ext. 2

Family and Children’s Programs Yorkton Early Years Family Resource Centre: 306‐782‐8171

Settlement and Newcomers East Central Newcomer Welcome Centre: 306‐783‐2777

Created by a partnership of Yorkton Public Library and SIGN Housing Support Program