New Dartmouth men’s shelter to provide 20 beds during winter months
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, there are 694 people who are actively homeless as of Nov. 22. Of those people, 519 are considered chronically homeless, which means they have been without adequate housing for six months of more. In August, that statistic was 469.‘Homes not cops’ rally held in Halifax The Dartmouth shelter is in addition to the recently-announced emergency shelter on North Park Street in Halifax, which currently has 25 assigned beds and 15 emergency overnight beds.“Day programming offering wraparound supportive services will be introduced in the coming weeks. The shelter will soon be renamed by shelter residents to reflect and support their cultural and social needs,” the province said.
That location opened as an overnight shelter on Oct. 1 and replaced the temporary shelter at the Brunswick Street Mission.
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