Sanctum Care Group now has a 27-unit apartment building to support women in the Prenatal Outreach and Resource Team (PORT) and Sanctum 1.5 programs.
This is thanks to a partnership with the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
Sanctum Care is an organization that works with people affected by HIV, addictions, mental health issues, poverty and homelessness.
The apartments will be rented to Sanctum’s clients and supports and services for mothers and children will be provided onsite by Sanctum staff.
Health Minister Paul Merriman says, “Thanks to the services Sanctum provides, we can continue to help vulnerable women and children stay healthy and safe. These homes will give mothers and their children the stability and supports they need and deserve – as well as hope for a better future.
Sanctum Executive Director Katelyn Roberts says this initiative will provide rapid and safe housing to pregnant women who are homeless and it will also be used as second stage housing for women who are graduating from the Sanctum 1.5 program with their children.

Both Sanctum 1.5 and PORT aim to help at-risk mothers safely care for their children and reduce the number of children entering out-of-home care. Since 2018, Sanctum 1.5 has supported 78 women and helped 110 children remain safely in the care of their mothers and reunited 44 children in out-of-home care with their mothers. The Government of Saskatchewan provided Sanctum with $740,000 to establish PORT.