Our Impact

What we do in numbers -

30 women and gender-diverse persons with housing, rented at 30% of their income; tenancy ranged from a few months to 25+ years
768 meals prepared by residents together with staff
960 hours of programming
936 food bags from Feed Nova Scotia to supplement residents' groceries
130 meetings with an Adsum social worker

11 community memebers and 4 children with affordable housing; tenancy ranged from 6 months to more than 6 years
120 visits to the Drop-In for showers and laundry

27 women and gender-diverse people, and 2 children with housing and 24-hour support
530 hours of educational, therapeutic and recreational programming
520 hours of one-on-one meetings to residents
13 parents with the Strengthening Parenting Skills program
Program and support to parents of 23 children and 2 pregnant individuals
21 children with regular supervised access visits with their mothers
18 individuals and families with support to move on to independent housing
In-person Outreach support to 11 clients and 10 children
787 phone support calls with ex-residents

3 families including 4 children, with safe, quality housing and supplemented rent to make housing affordable
Services and social work support as needed

117 requests for Diverting Families from Shelter to Home housing support services
53 families were provided with stable housing
86 families, including 155 children received ongoing support
0 children stayed in emergency shelter
22 families were supported with a total of $23,810 in one-time financial support ranging from $95.93 - $2700. Financial support helped to pay for family’s rental arrears, damage deposits, first month’s rent, power, oil and temporary stays in hotel. These one-time supports ensured families would not enter the cycle of homelessness.