Future

10/13/21 • 20 min

Chapter 8 - In this final episode of Somebody Must Say These Things, we can see the tremendous role the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia plays to ensure a safer society for women and children. However, they need our help to secure stable funding. With less time devoted to lobbying for funding, THANS can dedicate themselves to assisting Nova Scotian women and children and building a brighter future for all. Because no one deserves to live with abuse.

This podcast was made possible by the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia. THANS exists to eliminate violence against women in Nova Scotia. Their organizations provide a full range of support services to women and their children in a safe, supportive environment and provide survivors of violence with opportunities to learn about available resources and alternatives to facilitate informed personal choices and decisions."

THANS is not 100% government funded by the provincial or federal government. This needs to change. Go to thans.ca to learn how you can help.

This podcast is narrated by Grace McNutt.

Produced by Podstarter.

THANS is not 100% government funded by the provincial or federal government. This needs to change. Go to thans.ca to learn how you can help.

This podcast is narrated by Grace McNutt.

Produced by Podstarter.

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Stakes

Chapter 7 - In 1978, the first transition house opened in Nova Scotia. In 1989, the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia was incorporated. While this organization has done so much for women and children in this province, the instability of funding means they are always in jeopardy. In this episode, we spoke with survivors of abuse, Brenda, Flo, and Ginger, who can remember a time before transition houses were widely accessible - and just what is at stake if we lose them.

THANS is not 100% government funded by the provincial or federal government. This needs to change. Go to thans.ca to learn how you can help.

This podcast is narrated by Grace McNutt.

Produced by Podstarter.

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Silent Depression

In this episode, we look into these changes and the increasing demand for support services during post-pandemic economic hardship. "The Silent Depression" is a term used to describe the observed increase of people seeking help for basic needs like food and shelter post COVID-19. The effects of this depression has exasperated the existing shortage of resources aimed to support survivors of gender-based violence. This episode highlights the urgent need for funding, particularly for clients experiencing poverty, unemployment, marginalization, unsafe living situations and lack of support.

Since our last season, the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia has observed a change. As a refresh, THANS is an umbrella organization of violence against women organizations, with 11 members providing services across rural Nova Scotia. Each member is an independent nonprofit organization and maintains its own staff to provide services to women and children in their communities. Communities needs which may include safe shelter 24 hour crisis lines, outreach services and or second stage housing to women and their children who have experienced violence or abuse.

This podcast was made possible by the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia. THANS exists to eliminate violence against women in Nova Scotia. Their organizations provide a full range of support services to women and their children in a safe, supportive environment and provide survivors of violence with opportunities to learn about available resources, and alternatives to facilitate informed personal choices and decisions.

THANS is not 100% government funded by the provincial or federal government. This needs to change. Go to thans.ca to learn how you can help.

This podcast is narrated by Ginger MacPhee, Executive Director at Chrysalis House Association.

Produced by Podstarter.