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Housing is a human right.

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Leading the way to end homelessness through housing, services, and advocacy. Join us in our efforts to support women, families, youth, and gender-diverse individuals in our community.

About Adsum

What We Do

Programs & Services

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Housing

Adsum owns and operates three permanent supportive housing apartment buildings and five condominium units, which provide stability for more than 60 households

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Emergency Shelter

Adsum House is a 17-bed emergency shelter for women and gender-diverse individuals. The Bridge is an all-gender shelter with 180 units.

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Supports for Families

Adsum’s Outreach Team provides support to individuals and families throughout the community experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

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Eviction Prevention

This program provides one-time funding support to community members needing financial support to cover the cost of power and rental arrears.

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Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Benefit

Adsum is a recognized referral agency that assists individuals in applying for the Survivors of GBV Benefit through the government.

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Advocacy

Adsum uses our voice to advocate for an end to homelessness and the issues that contribute to it including poverty, violence, and the lack of truly affordable housing.

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About Us

01 Our Story

In 1983 Adsum House, an emergency shelter, opened its doors in response to the need of women who were homeless. Since then, we have grown from an organization providing solely emergency shelter for women in crisis to an organization that has designed and developed affordable housing options, supports, and programs for women, families, and gender-diverse adults.

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02 Reports to the Community

Adsum values transparency, accountability, and building trust with our community. Learn about our work and our impact through personal accounts from clients, staff, and volunteers.

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03 Our Staff and Board

Adsum employs over 150 full-time employees and roughly 50 part-time employees across our organization. Adsum is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with expertise spanning various industries.

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04 Careers at Adsum

Adsum strives to be a great place to work. Learn more about our current employment opportunities.

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How You Can Help

All Opportunities

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Donate to Adsum

Please help bring us closer to our vision of everyone having a safe and secure home by making a gift

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Make a Monthly Donation

Monthly gifts allow Adsum to plan for the future with confidence and allow donors to spread their donations over the year.

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Community Fundraising Events

Every year Adsum is fortunate to receive donations from companies, community groups, clubs, and individuals who organize events and fundraising campaigns.

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Memorial and Tribute Gifts

Make a gift in memory or in honour of a loved one or a special event.

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Gifts of Stocks and Other Securities

Gifts of securities to Adsum help us do our work and they can also have significant tax benefits.

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Estate Gifts

Estate gifts can have significant impacts on organizations while providing tax benefits for family members and/or other beneficiaries.

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Things We Need

Donate items from our list or host a donation drive with friends, colleagues, or your community.

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The Bridge Donations

Support The Bridge by donating items from our list. The Bridge accepts new and like-new items.

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Volunteering for Individuals

Learn more about volunteer opportunities for individuals.

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Volunteering for Groups

Learn more about group volunteer opportunities.

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Make a difference in our community today.

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If you are in need of help, call us.

902-423-4443

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Adsum for Women & Children operates in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. Adsum provides a range of shelter and housing support services in and near Kjipuktuk. We recognize that colonization has jeopardized Indigenous Peoples’ history and connection to this land. We are committed to demonstrating practices within our organization that are rooted in reconciliation and decolonization.

At Adsum, we understand that we are all treaty people. Adsum recognizes that acknowledgment is meaningless without action. We aim to keep our commitment to reconciliation in all our approaches, and strive to reflect, ask questions, and seek guidance and direction from our relationships with Mi’kmaw knowledge keepers. We acknowledge the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples within the unhoused population. We are committed to hiring and retaining Indigenous staff, to trauma-informed practices that recognize the impact of the generational trauma suffered by many Indigenous women, Two-Spirit people, and families that seek our services, to educating our staff and seeking professional development opportunities whenever possible, and to working in partnerships with Mi’kmaw service providers.

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Adsum for Women and Children

Canada Revenue Agency Charitable Registration Number 13 225 70 31 RR0001