Artist Rendition of new emergency and transitional housing in Saskatoon. (Photo supplied)

By NC Raine

CUMFI working to create more safe places to call home

Dec 4, 2024 | 11:27 AM

Women, children, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community fleeing violence will soon have more places to go – Aggie’s House or Shirley’s House.

“These short-term and transitional housing units will provide a safe have to the most vulnerable when they need it,” said Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada.

The Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated (CUMFI) is has received funding to develop 20 units in two wings of the same buildings. One wing will operate as an emergency shelter and will be called Aggie’s House. The other will operate as long-term transitional housing called Shirley’s House.

“I think it will make a major impact,” said Shirley Isbister, CUMFI President. “Indigenous people will have the opportunity to move through an Indigenous environment. They’ll be comfortable in that system.”

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