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Meet our General Manager
Maxton Eckstein
Maxton Eckstein is the General Manager of Square One Community inc., working with us since June 10, 2024. Max has been instrumental in advancing our Square One Community mission to help adults who are housing in-secure by building, coordinating, and strengthening the continuum of supports. He is pouring his efforts into providing leadership for PiT (Point in Time) counts, updating and maintaining a service (asset) map including community agencies who serve vulnerable populations, and coordinating a Community Housing Advisory group. Max facilitates our Square One Community Supportive Housing Initiative at William Milne Place while also working in collaboration with community partners to advocate for services and supports for housing insecure individuals and promote awareness of issues related to housing insecurity.
Max Eckstein writes:
“Hello! My name is Maxton Eckstein, and I am so thrilled to be stepping into the position of Special Projects Coordinator with Square One Community in Moose Jaw. Originally from Ontario, my wife, children and I have called Moose Jaw home for the past 7 years, after we fell in love with the welcoming and caring culture emulated by the city’s residents. As this tightly knit community has been growing, so have the needs of our most vulnerable and houseless citizens. That is why I am so excited to be joining the passionate team at Square One Community, who have been working tirelessly along with other partner organizations, to bring a brighter future to those suffering from housing insecurity. Coming from an educational background in Human Justice and Non-Profit Sector Leadership Innovation, and with close to 10 years’ experience in the human service field, I hope to help foster a culture of contagious hope and a spirt of collaboration as we partner together to provide supports to our most vulnerable citizens. I am looking forward to working with you all!”
Square One Community is very grateful and proud to be a part of a strong, diverse community and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with community members and organizations to provide supports to our most vulnerable.
Celebrating !!!
SQUARE ONE COMMUNITY CELEBRATED our first year of full operations that saw us go from our General Manager working alone to adding 8 skilled, Human Service staff members thanks to Federal Funding through the Reaching Home Program. Our initial goal was to lift 30 people out of chronic homelessness with wraparound supports. We IN FACT exceeded that goal housing and supporting 40 people; as well as 5 people who were rapidly re-housed and 5 people now participating in our TENANCY STABILIZATION PROGRAM. It’s been an INCREDIBLE year of growth for our organization and for the 50 participants we are so honoured to serve.
SUPPORTIVE STABLE HOUSING is more than a safe space to lay their head. It’s been the gateway to some of the following successes:
-93 percent reduction in interactions with emergency services
-More the 50 percent of program participants already voluntarily participating in some form of addictions recovery programming or processes
-Access to educational upgrades, with several already enrolled.
-7 clients recovered sufficiently to engage and participate in employment assistance and job searches, with 3 clients already returning to work
-More than 50 percent are already reestablishing past relationships with family and friends and are developing new, healthy social circles.
We are grateful to every single person who has supported the development of our program financially and emotionally. The community support has been the pivotal factor enabling us to grow our Supportive Housing Program to the considerable scope it has. We look to this new year with the renewal of Reaching Homes funding and our goal to raise even more funds so we can SAVE LIVES and BUILD UP OUR COMMUNITY
February 4, 2026
GRATITUDE!
