We have six beds in the home, and it's supported by a live-in mentor. There is a suite in the basement. It's a pretty big house, with six bedrooms, and every bedroom has its own bathroom. It has wonderful privacy. Then there are shared living spaces: kitchen, dining room, as well as heated garage in which they do all kinds of art projects, and then another gathering space in the basement. It's a wonderfully sized house.
We've had 14 youth in the home throughout the last two years, but it is long term. If someone moves in at the age of 16 and this is the best place for them until they are 21, that's fantastic. We've had a number of youth age up from Pride Home, and then we help them work with intentional landlords to find safe and secure housing following that.
In terms of transportation, we were actually donated a car, which is wonderful. For the youth living in the home, the wrap-around supports include mostly getting them to take the bus, but barring that, definitely driving them to appointments.
Accompanying, navigating and witnessing those appointments is one of the things that our full-time staff member, who also supports the home, does most. She goes with them to appointments so that people are using the correct pronouns and names and they know how to navigate those pieces.
We have had youth move into the home who are not from Saskatoon. I think we've had four from outside of Saskatoon, one from a first nation that was about four hours away. Now there's a group home taking shape in Regina as well. I know Prince Albert is looking to develop a similar model. It's starting to really grow across the province and we're seeing a lot of positive outcomes as a result.