After-hours services at the Saskatoon Salvation Army are getting a shot in the arm.

The province is boosting their funding by 82-thousand dollars. 

Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer says the money will the facility keep up with a growing demand for its services.

"They have had increases and they are looking at expansion, so this will help them to have more staff on at night."

The money will add full time staff at the shelter, including counsellors.

Harpauer says the money should be a permanent addition to the Salvation Army's annual budget.