Homelessness is increasing. In the Halifax area, men, women, young people and increasingly families, are finding themselves without housing - a place to call ‘home’. The causes of homelessness are complex and numerous, and the solutions are community driven. This web site is about solutions: the solutions in our community. Community Action on Homelessness works with community in advancing solutions to homelessness and the challenge some of our community members face in accessing safe and affordable housing. We envision the Halifax Regional Municipality as a healthy community for all citizens to live, work and raise families, and we are guided by our mission statement.
'Health & Homelessness in Halifax' report
The Health and Homelessness survey was conducted between January 13 and January 23,
2009 with the assistance of many community volunteers. Community Action on 
Homelessness
interviewed 158 homeless people in 6 shelters and 4 other locations throughout downtown
Halifax about their lives, their health and their access to health care.
The report examines the daily living conditions of homeless people in Halifax, their physical and mental health status and the barriers that they face when trying to gain access to health care.
'Halifax Report Card on Homelessness 2009' report
released March 24, 2009. click on the image to download
In June 2008, Community Action on Homelessness started the development of the Report Card on Homelessness to raise public awareness on the issues related to homelessness 
andto deliver a comprehensive set of statistics that reflect the current facts on homelessness in our community.
The Report Card documents the current state of homelessness using indicators that monitor homelessness, housing, and income. This enables us to identify pressure points in the system and develop proactive and responsive strategies. Statistics provided throughout the Report Card come from existing institutions - Statistics Canada, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, Service Canada, along with independent research projects that Community Action on Homelessness delivered over the past year.
If you have any questions about the Report Card, please contact John Hartling, Director of Community Initiatives, 420-2186, jhartling@cahhalifax.org.
Media coverage:
- March 25th - The Chronicle Herald , CBC News, March 25, Metro, The Coast
- March 27th - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
- March 30th - The Chronicle Herald -main story; Accompanying photo, Wayne MacNaughton, The Chronicle Herald
'Housing First: A Community Solution' DVD
watch the video
