Mobile App Aims to Help Saskatoon’s Most Vulnerable Sectors

The Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation has teamed up with the Canadian Red Cross to develop a mobile app that will help provide information to Saskatoon’s most vulnerable sectors.

The “Refresh” App will provide support for newcomers, refugees, Indigenous communities, and those recognized as being apart of Ethnocultural groups in categories like health, finances, family and wellness.

Executive Director, Anthony Olusola, says organizations that offer traditional or non-traditional social and human services are all listed on the app. From intervention to counseling or newcomer services, Olusola states sometimes all people need is just to know there are organizations or groups out there that look like them, speak like them and understand their cultural realities.

The app is available on Android and iOS systems, and Olusola says there is no better time to bring support and intervention services closer to people across Saskatoon communities.

He states the goal is to ensure no one is left behind or restricted in their ability to access information and resources they may be in dire need of during challenging and unprecedented times.

COVID-19 Response Program Co-ordinator, Candace Fox, says the app was developed due to the pandemic but they hope to see it succeed after COVID-19. She adds while a lot of the content right now is based around the pandemic, there is a lot of resources relevant to everyday life, for every span of individual. Fox adds they really tried to make the Refresh App very inclusive. The app also features daily inspirational quotes, a quiz and online/offline functionality for those who don’t always have an internet connection. Fox says there are community resources for things like programs, mental health associations and cultural groups.

Find out more at: trulyalivefoundation.org or by clicking here: Refresh Mobile App Poster