Halifax women and children shelter agency spends $50K on hotel rooms in three months

Over the past three months, a local women and children’s housing charity has spent $50,000 on hotel rooms. It’s not an expense Adsum House has funded before, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, safe shelter space is hard to come by and its executive director says they can’t turn anyone away who is struggling during these challenging times. Jesse Thomas has more.

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