One step closer: Saskatoon’s Hope’s Home received $150,000 donation

A generous donation made to the non-profit Hope’s Home is bringing the vision of Saskatoon’s first medically inclusive childcare facility one step closer to life.

Jacqueline Tisher, CEO and Founder of Hope’s Home said this facility is “truly life-changing” for parents with children that require 24-hour nursing care.

Jacqueline Tisher, CEO and Founder of Hope’s Home says the new care facility will be “life changing” for families. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)

A $150,000 donation was made on Thursday by Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation (DDCDC), a First Nation-owned and operated grant funding organization consisting of the seven-member First Nations of the Saskatoon Tribal Council.

The new facility will allow children to be a part of their community while parents go to school, work, or take a day for themselves.

“It gives them their life back, they can be mom and dad,” she said.

The facility located off of Fairmont Drive is being renovated, Tisher expects the facility to be up and running next year.

Hope’s Home facility will provide care and a special environment for 144 kids ages 6 weeks to 6 years old, with 25 per cent of spots dedicated to children with complex medical needs.

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The facility will have two care centers in its building. There will be a childcare center with sensory rooms, a gym, physical therapy spaces, and a full kitchen for homemade meals. There are eight inclusive classrooms, for kids of different developmental ages with accessible equipment and toys.

It will also be an extension of pediatric healthcare according to the Hope’s Home website. It will provide on-site nursing care, physical development consultants, early childhood educators and developmental workers.

The non-profit has a $8.6 million capital campaign titled “There’s No Place Like Hope” to fund the project’s specialized equipment and unique programs offered through the care facility.

“We proudly support Hope’s Home’s work towards inclusion and participation of children with complex medical needs in a safe space with the high-quality care they need,” DDCDC Board Chair Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said in a statement.