Oscar’s Place is providing a very much needed service in the tri-community as an emergency shelter. It has been faced with some challenges such as not enough space to meet all the demands for emergency shelter and finding casual and on-call staffing, which has not been uncommon for make organizations and work places.
“Oscar’s Place currently is a 12-hour overnight emergency shelter, which is open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., 365 days per year and provides individuals who require safe overnight services with a warm space to sleep, a warm meal, laundry service, public washrooms, and shower facilities,” said Canadian Mental Health Parkland and The Pas Region Chief Executive Officer James Wigley. “As an overnight emergency shelter, both male and female clients can spend the night who are 18 years of age or older.