This week Justin and Anuj sat down with Pat McKenna from the Naomi Society to discuss their plans for a new 10-unit building at Sugarloaf. Behind the construction plans lies a sobering reality: Nova Scotia declared intimate partner violence an epidemic in 2024 after eight femicides in a single year, and all 483 shelter beds in the province are currently full. The Naomi Society is building affordable second-stage housing for women and children fleeing violence, providing a safe place to land after shelter stays when returning to the community. From coordinating escapes to shelters to accompanying women through court proceedings, the organization supported 225 individual clients in Antigonish and Guysborough counties in just six months. If you or someone you know needs help, call the Naomi Society at 902-863-3807. Tune in to understand the hidden scale of this crisis in our community and what’s being done to address it.
More info for the Naomi Society website:
https://naomisociety.ca/
