Data from the Point-in-Time Count was released Tuesday, reporting that on April 7 this year, 586 individuals in the Halifax Regional Municipality were without a safe, permanent address. The previous count found that on the night of April 24, 2018, there were 220 homeless people recorded.
The archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth is seeking an extension on occupancy permits for its 20 emergency shelters on church grounds, suggesting there is nowhere else for those experiencing homelessness to go at this time.
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Halifax regional council's mobile shower pilot project started as a well-intentioned idea to provide hygiene to people who are homeless. But the showers were never used. A new report examines why.
Newly constructed modular housing units near the Dartmouth waterfront that were constructed for those experiencing homelessness are almost ready for occupancy.