After having been asked to come to Portage la Prairie and help the homeless, Ron Eldridge has been making inroads to establish a homeless ministry here. Founder of Devoted To You Street Ministries, Eldridge says he came into partnership with a local service.

"We will be opening up a drop-in centre in Portage on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in a couple of weeks," Eldridge explains. "We partnered with CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) and we will be using their building on the weekends."

Eldridge says they're reaching out to the homeless as well as those below the poverty line who need clothing. He notes the centre will provide soup and sandwiches, and they're already storing items in the CMHA building. Eldridge adds he looks forward to everyone welcoming the ministry here and notes some churches have already started supporting them.