Siloam Mission Articles

Bargain Shop Making Huge Toy Donation to Siloam Mission

Siloam Mission will receive a massive donation of toys today in time for the holidays from employees at The Bargain Shop. TBS at 1674 Main Street is closing its doors in January, forcing staff to find employment elsewhere. With their futures in the balance, the store...

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Manitoba Bisons Lend a Hand at Siloam Mission

Student-athletes from the University of Manitoba are helping out at Siloam Mission this week. Teams from Bison Sports are assisting at the Winnipeg homeless shelter December 8-12, working in two daily shifts to help out with breakfast and lunch seatings. Fourth year...

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Siloam Mission Receives Large Winter Clothing Donation

Siloam Mission is the recipient of hundreds of donated winter coats, blankets, gloves, socks and neck warmers. Peerless Garments made the brand new clothing donation to the Winnipeg homeless shelter on Tuesday after hearing the urgent call for items. “Our family...

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Siloam Mission Opens New Podiatry Room

Siloam Mission opened up its new podiatry room on Thursday to provide foot care services to those who use the homeless shelter. The room is located in the Saul Sair Health Centre at 300 Princess Street and was opened through the help of generous donations. Several...

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Siloam Mission Receives Large ‘Ginch’ Donation

A practical clothing donation arrived to Siloam Mission on Monday morning in the form of 5,000 pairs of underwear. Got Ginch/Need Knickers and DeliverGood.org are on their sixth annual cross-country campaign to raise awareness about the basic need of underwear often...

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Pop-Up Sidewalk Store to Clothe City’s Homeless

Winnipeg's homeless are being treated to a free shopping spree in the Exchange District as the cooler weather rolls around. Called The Street Store -- Winnipeg Free Style event, Old Market Square will house the free sidewalk shopping experience on Saturday, October 4....

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Basement of Siloam Mission Floods After Storm

For the second time in eight months, Siloam Mission's basement has taken on water. Following Thursday night's torrential downpour, the Winnipeg homeless shelter says it received 26 inches of rain in its basement. Damage to mechanical systems in the boiler room was...

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‘Five Hole for Food’ Game in Winnipeg July 12

‘Five Hole for Food’ Game in Winnipeg July 12

An 18-day cross-Canada street hockey game will make its way to Winnipeg on Saturday, July 12. Five Hole for Food is making its fifth anniversary road trip to tackle hunger. The tour will stop in 13 cities to play hockey for food. and cover more than 11,000 km, aiming...

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Siloam Mission Reopens Basement After Flood

Employees from Boeing Winnipeg stepped up to repair water damage caused to the basement of Siloam Mission last December. A broken sprinkler head devastated the homeless shelter, which relies on community donations to serve the city's less fortunate. “We lost a lot...

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Siloam Mission to Begin Composting Through New Program

By Sarah Klein Siloam Mission has partnered with Samborski Environmental to launch a composting program. The Winnipeg homeless shelter has received five new composting bins to help the facility cut down on waste by up to 50 percent. “We are so excited to have this...

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