The Warm Welcome Kitchen has decided to extend its season for one more month.
The organization’s board had its monthly meeting Monday night via Zoom, and voted to continue with its current format until June 30.
Warm Welcome has been providing meals that can be prepared by recipients since March 17. People can drop by the Estevan Salvation Army’s Food Bank on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons to pick up the meals, which can then be taken home.
The number of people in the household decides the size of the meal.
Board chair Wendy Godfrey said numbers at the beginning of May were a bit low, at 12-18 a day, but as the month progressed they saw numbers rise and now they are giving out 25-30 meals a day.
It's a mixed demographic, Godfrey said, with some families, couples and singles.
They are hoping that with Phase 3 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan strategy, more people will be getting back to work and able to afford more than they can while laid off.
Following the June 30 meal, Warm Welcome will take a break and resume serving meals on their regular starting date of Thursday, Oct. 1. They are hoping this meal will be served at Trinity Lutheran Church but that will depend on restrictions associated with COVID-19.
