More funding from the province for supportive housing and shelter options this winter.
“We know that people experiencing homelessness deserve a dignified place to shelter in the colder months,” said Trevor Boudreau, Minister of Community Services. “We’re providing funding for emergency supports across the province to ensure that people have warm places to stay.”
The province will spend $7.5 million on 200 units to provide temporary housing across Nova Scotia, 100 of them to be in HRM, with two parcels of land to be provided for the units. The funding will also be used to provide bed frames, mattresses, desks and supports.
These communities will include single occupancy rooms, plus bathroom and laundry units and on-site supports by local service providers.
Communities with 10 or more rooms will have a community room where residents can gather and access services.
The province is also providing $1.8 million for three overnight shelters coming to Amherst, Bridgewater and HRM.
Diversion and eviction prevention support funding is also being expanded by $570,000 to 11 organizations – eight in rural Nova Scotia and three in HRM – to ensure service providers have more options for Nova Scotians in need.
A $250,000 support toward a formalized emergency weather response will also be provided, as well as $180,000 to HRM for a designated campground for RV and trailer’s.
