Barry House
Barry House – Established 2001
Barry House, also known as “the Women’s Shelter on Gottingen” or simply “Barry,” is an emergency shelter in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It offers 17 beds for people who are 16 years or older and identify as women or are gender expansive.
Who We Serve:
Barry House welcomes individuals facing various challenges, including:
- Mental health concerns
- Disabilities
- Unemployment or underemployment
- Substance use issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Experiences of abandonment or rejection
- Poverty
Services:
- Three meals daily
- Phone and laundry facilities
- Personal care and comfort items
- Help finding long-term housing
Community Support:
Barry House collaborates with our Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) team, Halifax Regional Police, and the Department of Community Services Income Assistance Worker, as well as liaise with many support programs that serve our guests.
Resources
- Shared Care Mental Health: Provides one-on-one mental health support and referral to services.
- Employment Support and Income Assistance (ESIA) worker: Provides support to people in accessing income assistance.
- Mental Health Mobile Crisis: Provides crisis intervention mental health services.
Contact
SNUGS are sleeping areas with 4.5 feet high walls and 1.5 feet of plexiglass attached to the walls.
Barry House Statistics (2022)
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Provided a night’s rest for 131 people -
Average age of guests: 26-54 -
Average length of stay: 29 days
General Information
- Gender: Female & Female-Identified
- Age: 16+
- Intake: Yes – ID requested but not required
- Pay-per-night: No – there is no charge for eligible guests*
- Sleeping arrangements: Snugs
- Number of beds: 17
- Accessible: No – must be able to climb stairs
- Drop-in: No
- Daytime access: Yes
- Children welcome: No
- Pets welcome: No
- Showers: Yes – toiletries and towels as available
- Meals: Yes – Breakfast – Lunch – Supper daily for guests
- Food bank: No
- Laundry: Yes
- Clothing bank: Yes – selection dependent on donations
- Furniture bank: No
- Medication storage: Privacy Bins
- Preferred pharmacy: Compass
- Drug and alcohol use: Harm Reduction
- Trustee program: By referral