http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/1462/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/3336 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Homelessness crisis persists </div> </div> </div> <p>The housing crisis in Nova Scotia has led to the creation of four volunteer-operated winter shelters across the province. After April 30th, all winter shelters will be closed for the season. There is a lack of affordable supportive housing due to government inaction, creating a situation where nearly three hundred people had to rely on volunteer-run shelters over the course of the winter.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/3336" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/3336#comments Out of the Cold Shelter Poverty Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:22:48 +0000 Hillary 3336 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca