No Place Like Home

Homelessness, as we've recently seen in Halifax this summer, is not the foreign concept in Nova Scotia that many like to believe it is. Many Canadians struggle with it, and some marginalized groups are disproportionately at risk. I am producing a podcast called No Place Like Home where I am interviewing people from across the country to look at various facets of homelessness (like mental health, 2SLBGTQ+ rights, and Canada's colonial history). I'm hoping that this project will help debunk the idea that people who are homeless choose to be or are just lazy, and instead bring light to some of the many factors that may contribute to homelessness. On top of the podcast, I'm working with Welcome Housing Support Services to give 'starter kits' to some of their clientele. WHSS is based out of HRM and they provide support to people in various stages of housing instability.  This can include greatly subsidized apartments, but as I noticed when I moved into my first apartment, filling it with basics like cleaning supplies and kitchen products can be quite expensive. These kits involve necessities such as toilet paper, cooking supplies, and toiletries for those settling into new living situations to reduce some of that financial strain and to make their new house feel more like home.