Community social worker in Halifax, I love my garden and my chickens.
Halifax
Joined July 2012
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I cannot believe @HalifaxWater didn’t tell us about the lack of fluoride. I have a toddler who hates having his teeth brushed and I was counting on fluoride to help prevent cavities in his teeth. Their leadership needs to give their heads a shake and resign.
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Ha, tell me you’ve never spent time in a shelter without saying you’ve never spent time in a shelter. Mice and rats are two of many pests that are the scourge of homeless shelters
Take my old job! Its a good gig for people who can work independently in the community. Comes with a super supportive team that helps with all logistics and moral support.
We're hiring! Join the @DowntownHalifax & @SpringGardenRd team as the new Navigator Outreach Program Coordinator. More here: downtownhalifax.ca/lowdown/j…
#streetoutreach #serviceprovider #support #homelessness
There’s a weird feeling that I think other outreach workers might get after a really cold night like last night. When a client gets into your car and asks to crank the heat up because they are shivering and cold. I feel bad because I was comfortably warm already, and didn’t think
Great, more homeless people in the news. I guarantee that this will lead to an increase in calls to my colleagues by politicians and senior bureaucrats demanding that we house this person. And likely, these chosen homeless people will receive more support because of it.
Street navigator storm prep. hopefully there will be a drier place opening up for folks than these dollar store ponchos! #nspoli
If you are interested in data or homelessness, please attend on Tuesday!
2/3 PiT Counts are community-level surveys conducted across Canada to provide a snapshot of the state of homelessness on both local & national levels. The 2022 HRM PiT Count was led by @ewjonsson, Program Coordinator, @StreetoutreachR, and data analyst, @charlenegagnon.
On days like today, with @hfxpublib closed, I’m grateful for the community-led @CentreHfx !Currently 12 folks are indoors watching Keanu’s amazing performance in John Wick instead of freezing outside. Thanks to all involved in getting this open! @adsumforwomen @MOSHHalifax
Serious Q, Why doesn’t Halifax have an ACT team? I know several homeless ppl who’s mental health is so bad that they’ll likely end up in Forensics within weeks. If they had Assertive Community Treatment, I think the overall harm to them and other community members would decrease.
"81 people living outside" was announced today at the council meeting, so I hope to provide some context around that number, and what it means for people who work with those folks and who know them intimately: a thread. 1/13
Vacation Day 8: Arrived home from Cape Split to find @Tim_Bousquet announcing my marriage, and a bunch of HRPD folks evicting the people I work with. Spent the rest of the day trying to find hotel rooms and supports for people who found their tents thrown out and nowhere to go
cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot… In the article they quote two of us, but as a colleague said, "I'm glad they finally acted on what I told them 15 years ago". A reminder that lots of activism (yelling at the government) is a grind, and unfortunately, the results might not be seen soon.
Prediction: This summer we will see more visibly homeless people in HRM than ever before. I gave out my last tent yesterday, then asked four other org's, and we all had no tents left. I hope (naively?) that once the government sees homeless folks, then action will happen?
Jeez, I was off for two days and it seems like we have twice as many visibly homeless people! Shelters really need to stop kicking people out for frivolous reasons, or we could just build housing!
We did another survey a couple weeks ago. Fewer people outside thankfully. 14 is what we think. we spoke to 9 of them, all identified as male, but at the end we asked, what services do homeless folks need? Here are there answers:
Visited someone who recently moved from the streets into their own place today. Complicated emotions, mostly embarrassment because they were so happy at something so basic that the state should have provided for them long ago. Housing is a right, not a gift, everyone deserves it
Also pride and excitement because they are an awesome person, and I am excited to see how they move forward in their life. It was a ray of light in a day darkened by bureaucratic politics and the everyday challenges faced by folks battling the system.
#HousingisAHumanRight
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It’s gonna be -15 or so tonight and all the shelters for men are full. I gave out 4 sleeping bags, hope they are warm enough! Can we please build some housing in this city for low income folks?
