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Homeless Shelter Opens in Saint Patrick’s Church Basement

The Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth has partnered with the Nova Scotia government to offer a temporary homeless shelter in the basement of the former Saint Patrick’s Church on Brunswick St. in downtown Halifax. The shelter has 25 beds and will offer two meals a day, sleeping kits, washrooms, showers, laundry facilities and communal space. The day to day operations of the shelter will be overseen by Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission.

This is not the first time the space has been used to serve the wider community. In the 1990s to the early 2000s the basement of Saint Patrick’s was used in the winter months by the Out of the Cold Community Association Halifax to provide overnight shelter for those on the street.

The church was officially closed in May 2024. Before the parish community could plan and celebrate a closing Mass, the city shuttered the building due to safety concerns.  Over the past few month the archdiocese has worked to make the building safe.  Conversations will resume to find an appropriate way for former parishioners to remember and honour the faith community that found a spiritual home in Saint Patrick’s church.

A statement about the shelter’s opening can be found by clicking here (pdf). 

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