Housing is shown in the Woodlawn area of Dartmouth in winter 2025.
Front-line organizations say housing remains a massive barrier for women fleeing domestic violence. Many shelters and supportive housing are full, leaving some women with few options and some going back to their abusers.The 21-bed shelter Jodi McDavid runs for women fleeing domestic violence in Sydney, N.S., is consistently full, sometimes to the point that extra beds have to be set up in the living room.
McDavid said when a woman shows up at a shelter, known as a transition house, one of the first things front-line workers do is try to find them safe and affordable housing to move on to. Jodi McDavid said even though it's time-consuming and costly, her organization is working to create more affordable housing units for women leaving domestic violence shelters. Still, the time it's taking women to find a stable place to live when they leave an abusive situation has grown in the past five years, according to an organization that helps women move and stores their belongings for free while they look for new housing.
Hersey said 230 applications have been received since July and 139 households are now receiving the benefit. "It can become this choice of, 'Do I stay in this relationship with a roof over my head or do I risk being homeless?'" The province also funds "more than 800" supportive housing units for people experiencing homelessness, including as a result of gender-based violence.
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