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Housing Advocacy and Eviction Prevention

Program Details

Adsum’s Housing Advocacy and Eviction Prevention (HAEP) program provides one-time-only emergency funding to eligible community members who are at risk of eviction, or to folks who are in the process of securing permanent housing.

What the HAEP Program can cover:

Rental arrears
NS Power arrears
Damage deposits
First month’s rent

What the HAEP Program cannot cover:

Halifax water arrears
Payments for homeowners
Moving, storage, or hotel fees
Ongoing or repeat requests for funding
Arrears unrelated to primary residence
Non-housing related expenses

Who is eligible for HAEP

To be eligible for Adsum’s HAEP program funding:

You live in the HRM
You have dependents in your care most of the time OR you are 55+ and identify as a woman and/or gender-diverse
Your monthly household income does not exceed $2400 (net)
Your situation will be sustainable moving forward (you must have an income and the incoming funds can typically keep up with your outgoing monthly payments).

To apply send an email to evictionprevention@adsumforwomen.org or call (902) 423-5049 extension 5

Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Benefit

The HAEP team additionally supports women and gender-diverse individuals (regardless of age or household make-up) experiencing gender-based violence (GBS). Adsum is a recognized referral agency that assists individuals in applying for the Survivors of GBV Benefit through the government. For more information please contact us.

(902) 423-5049 ext 5

Email Eviction Prevention

That payment helped me and my kids avoid being evicted from our home. For some people that amount of money may not be a big deal, but for us, it was everything.
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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

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