Shelter to meet growing need in Red Deer

Shelter to meet growing need in Red Deer

Hope Mission will begin operating a 24/7 emergency shelter in Red Deer on April 1, responding to rising homelessness in the community. The organization was selected by the province in December to serve as the shelter operator. While location details are still being...
Preventing family homelessness

Preventing family homelessness

Willinda Boline sits at her dining room table, watches her oldest son make waffles in the toaster, and remembers how close she came to losing her children. Willinda, a mother of six, was struggling to find stable housing for her family. After spending a night in their...
Keeping pets and people together

Keeping pets and people together

Shannon Kilgour can’t imagine being separated from Luna. A two-year-old golden labrador retriever, Luna has been with Shannon since she was five months old. “I can’t live without her,” says Shannon. “That would be like me giving up my own child.” Shannon and Luna are...
Responding to record need for shelter

Responding to record need for shelter

Hope Mission is expanding shelter capacity as the need reaches a new all-time high. “We are seeing more demand than ever for overnight shelter,” says Tim Pasma, senior director of programs. “We are finding creative ways to flex our space to make sure everyone has a...
Rapid response reduces overdose deaths

Rapid response reduces overdose deaths

Hope Mission’s overdose response team is saving lives as overdose rates continue to rise.   The rapid response team (RRT) responds to emergencies, mostly opioid overdoses, near Hope Mission’s downtown shelters. Over the past two years, the number of opioid overdose...