We are privileged ‎to meet and help incredible people every day, many of them mothers on very low income. They are struggling to give their children what we all want: a safe affordable place where they can create 'home'.

Adsum houses 92 people in one of our permanent and affordable locations across HRM, 365 days a year, including the 25 apartments in our new Sunflower in Lakeside. We house and provide programs and services to hundreds in independent apartments and hotels through our Shelter Diversion and Housing Support teams. 

Family homelessness is a huge burden for Halifax and across the country. A national report "Putting an End to Child and Family Homelessness in Canada" says: “Children who live in homelessness run the risk of doing poorly in school, developing negative health and mental health outcomes, having behavioral issues and struggling to exit poverty as adults. Research into the causes of youth and adult homelessness shows a connection to their living situation and experiences as a child. By focusing on prevention and ending children’s homelessness, we are able to stem the flow of people into homelessness in later years."