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Shelter in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Housing and homelessness: emergency shelter, affordable housing, housing help, rent assistance. 146 listings, 15 free, 1 with no referral needed. Each has a last verified date. Last updated August 2024.

146 housing and homelessness listings in Halifax, including shelter, emergency shelter, affordable housing, housing help and rent assistance. 15 free, 1 with no referral needed, 9 open 24 hours.

  7. Herring Cove Apartments

    Organization

    • 4.1 km from centre
    • Crisis support
    • Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
    • Website checked March 2026

  11. Out of the Cold Shelter

    Organization

    • 1.9 km from centre
    • Crisis support
    • Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
    • Last verified

  13. Phoenix Youth Shelter

    Organization

    • 2.1 km from centre
    • Crisis support
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Always Open, Intakes 24 hr/day
    • Free
    • Website checked March 2026

  22. Adsum Centre

    Organization

    • 9.5 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Website checked March 2026

  23. Adsum Court

    Organization

    • 2.7 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Sliding scale
    • Website checked March 2026

  27. Alice House

    Organization

    • Babies and toddlers (0-3)
    • Children (4-12)
    • Free
    • Website checked March 2026

  30. Always Home Care

    Organization

    • 1.2 km from centre
    • Older adults (65+)
    • Website checked March 2026

  34. Barry House - Halifax

    Organization

    • 2.9 km from centre
    • Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
    • Free
    • Website checked March 2026

  35. Brunswick Street Mission

    Organization

    • 0.4 km from centre
    • Monday through Friday - 9am to 2pm
    • Free
    • Website checked March 2026

  40. Cogswell House

    Organization

    • 2.8 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Last verified

  46. Dartmouth Housing

    Organization

    • 2.0 km from centre
    • Monday to Friday 9am - 12:30pm
    • Website checked March 2026

  48. Direction 180

    Organization

    • 0.2 km from centre
    • Last verified

  62. Halifax Humanities Society

    Organization

    • 0.3 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • 7 days a week 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Last verified

  64. Harbour City Homes

    Organization

    • 0.4 km from centre
    • Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
    • Last verified

  65. Hawthorne House

    Organization

    • 2.8 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Last verified

  75. Home Instead

    Organization

    • 1.4 km from centre
    • Older adults (65+)
    • Last verified

  76. Home Warming

    Organization

    • 1.1 km from centre
    • Free
    • Website checked March 2026

  77. Homebridge Youth Society

    Organization

    • 2.8 km from centre
    • Babies and toddlers (0-3)
    • Children (4-12)
    • Website checked March 2026

  81. Jubien House

    Organization

    • 2.8 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Last verified

  84. Mayflower Home Care

    Organization

    • 2.6 km from centre
    • Older adults (65+)
    • Last verified

  112. Phoenix Centre For Youth

    Organization

    • 1.5 km from centre
    • Babies and toddlers (0-3)
    • Children (4-12)
    • Monday, Wednesday
    • Walk in
    • Website checked March 2026

  115. Railton House

    Organization

    • 2.8 km from centre
    • Last verified

  133. Sullivan House

    Organization

    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Last verified

  136. The Alders by Adsum

    Organization

    • 0.2 km from centre
    • Children (4-12)
    • Youth (13-24)
    • Website checked March 2026

  142. YWCA - Halifax

    Organization

    • 5.2 km from centre
    • Babies and toddlers (0-3)
    • Children (4-12)
    • Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
    • Last verified

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Common questions about housing and homelessness in Halifax

How many housing and homelessness listings are there in Halifax?

146 housing and homelessness listings in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including shelter, emergency shelter, affordable housing, housing help and rent assistance: 63 services and 83 organizations. Each one shows a phone number where the organization lists one and a last verified date.

Are any housing and homelessness services in Halifax free?

15 of the 146 listings are listed as free: Adsum House - Emergency Shelter, Metro Turning Point Emergency Shelter, Phoenix Youth Shelter and 12 more. Check the listing for who it is for.

Do I need a referral for housing and homelessness in Halifax?

1 listing says no referral is needed: Alcare Place. Others may ask for one; the listing text says so where the organization stated it.

Is any housing and homelessness help in Halifax available 24 hours?

9 listings are open 24 hours, 7 days a week: Herring Cove Apartments, HTHA - Transition House, Metro Turning Point Emergency Shelter and 6 more.

Is there crisis support among the housing and homelessness listings in Halifax?

20 listings are marked as crisis support: Adsum for Women and Children - Adsum House Emergency Shelter, Adsum House - Emergency Shelter, Bryony House and 17 more. In danger, call 911. Struggling or thinking of self-harm, call or text 988.