Adsum For Women And Children

• Nova Scotia non-profit forced to make ‘impossible decisions’ amid housing crisis

  An organization in Nova Scotia that provides housing support for women and families is sounding the alarm over homelessness in Halifax.

  Canada

  Apr 15
  
• With frigid temperatures coming, Halifax groups work to support unhoused people

  With temperatures expected to drop deep into the negatives Friday night, front-line workers in Halifax are busy trying to keep the city’s most vulnerable residents safe.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
  
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• Some hotel stays for homeless in Halifax ending: non-profit

  Adsum for Women and Children says some Halifax-area hotels are no longer working with the non-profit to accommodate their unhoused clients.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2022
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• Nova Scotia’s shelter system and why it’s simply a ‘Band-Aid’ on a much bigger problem

  In Part 2 of our series about homelessness in Halifax and N.S., people working within the shelter system say emergency shelters are a symptom of the housing crisis, not a solution.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2021
• Halifax charity says it spent $50K on hotels for safe shelter space since January

  Adsum For Women and Children spent $50k in the past three months on hotel rooms as shelter spaces are at capacity.

  News

  Apr 6, 2021
• Adsum announces 25 new homes for those without housing security

  Adsum says the design of the building is based on the belief that "low income housing can be both beautiful and environmentally sustainable."

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2021
• Nova Scotia promises $1.8M to three Halifax affordable housing groups

  Adsum For Women and Children, the North End Community Health Association, and the Mi'kmaq Friendship Centre will be the beneficiaries of the funding.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2020
• Number of people sleeping outside growing in Halifax due to lack of affordable housing

  Informal census finds dozens of people living outside in HRM.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2020