For The Love of Giving – Paulette and Bethany Home

Bethany Home in Saskatoon is a transitional housing facility for girls ages 12 to 18 years. The girls are referred to Bethany Home by their family service worker and are normally expected to stay for a period between 30 days to four months while their worker creates a plan for them to return home or move on to a long-term program in the community. Many of the girls that are referred to Bethany Home are at risk in their own homes or in the community.

While at Bethany Home, the girls are given the opportunity to learn life skills in a structured environment, such as cooking, planning healthy meals, laundry, and personal hygiene. They also have the opportunity to learn to make healthy choices and how to deal with conflict and crisis situations.

Staff at Bethany Home are always available to be supportive of the girls at any time of the day or night to assist them with any crisis they may encounter.

Recently, Bethany Home received a generous grant from Paulette Benning through a charitable gift fund. These funds will make a difference in the day-to-day lives of the girls staying at Bethany Home to support their physical, mental and spiritual well-being. The girls will also be treated to some special outings.

Some of the funds went to support a Sharing Circle under the guidance of Judy Pelly, and to the purchase of tobacco, a traditional gift presented to Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers as an acknowledgement of their wisdom and the teachings they share. The staff also purchased an air fryer for the kitchen, some laundry items, art supplies and a punching bag for the fitness room.

The girls will also be treated to several activities, including a night out at the movies and Saskatoon Blades and Harlem Globetrotters games.

Thank you, Paulette, for your generous gift. It will show the girls at Bethany Home that they are worthy and deserving of love.