PROGRAMS & SERVICES COORDINATED ACCESS Coordinated Access is a system that brings consistency to the process by which individuals experiencing housing insecurity, energy poverty or homelessness access resources and services throughout Lunenburg County. COORDINATED ACCESS HOUSING SUPPORT TRUSTEE PROGRAM HOUSING SPECIALIST coordinated-access HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES SSODA’s Housing Support Services helps potential tenants find and maintain their housing through weekly home visits, case management and goal setting sessions. housing-support TRUSTEE PROGRAM SSODA’s Trustee program offers financial literacy and basic money management services for individuals and families who may be struggling to maintain their housing costs, create and/or keep a budget, or pay bills in a timely manner. trustee-program System Planner The Affordable Housing Specialist engages multiple partners, agencies, rental providers and stakeholders in the implementation of the Coordinated Access System, and is responsible for the following: Leads the operations of the Coordinated Access System Establishes quality control for data Provides regular maintenance and updates within the Coordinated Access System Guide Manages data entered into Homeless individuals & Families information System (HlFlS) database Supports community organizations interested in the adoption of HIFIS Champions data driven community response by providing real time data reports to stakeholders, funders and community partners affordable-housing-specialist

STAFF & BOARD MEET OUR STAFF South Shore Open Doors Association is a non-profit society incorporated in the province of Nova Scotia. It is composed of a volunteer Board of Directors, coordinated access system staff, and housing support Staff. JOSIE RUDDERHAM Chief Executive Officer ERIKA LANGILLE Housing Support Services, Lunenburg County AMANDA PHILLIPS-POOLE Trustee AMELIA SAVORY Housing Support Worker, Lunenburg County KRISTA MILLER Intensive Case Manager COURTNEY CARMICHAEL System Planner BOARD OF DIRECTORS The volunteer Board of Directors is composed of diverse stakeholders and members of the community, including and especially those with lived experiences of homelessness/housing vulnerability. It works towards establishing and maintaining a collaborative system of service providers and community partners working towards common objectives. The Board is also supported by volunteer Resource Advisors with particular expertise in housing issues. The members of the Board of Directors (as of June 30, 2023) are: RACHEL WHYNOT SIOBHAN DOYLE NAOMI ISNER BEN MOGL-MACLEAN MICHAEL GRAVES ANGIE BROWN JEREMY PORTER

CURRENT STATISTICS As of Winter 2025 127 INDIVIDUALS currently experiencing homelessness 5 MONTHS is the average length of homelessness 190 INDIVIDUALS currently identified as experiencing homelessness, including children 55 INDIVIDUALS experiencing chronic homelessness 63 CHILDREN currently experiencing homelessness/housing insecurity 157 HOUSEHOLDS now housed through SSODA HOUSEHOLD BREAKDOWN 212 Seniors 15 Veterans 72 Indigenous 74 Youth (25 and under) 245 Families 13 African Nova Scotians 1 Latin/Hispanic 38 Other SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS 5 sleeping in public spaces 25 sleeping in tents 25 sleeping in vehicles 28 sleeping in transitional housing 31 sleeping in shelter 52 sleeping in hotels 130 couch surfing (safe) 15 couch surfing (unsafe)* 16 sleeping in campground 173 renting pending eviction notices ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDS 331 in Bridgewater 196 in Lunenburg County 90 in Queens County 22 in town of Lunenburg 22 in Chester 31 did not disclose/other 19 in Mahone Bay TOP EVICTION TYPES Eviction due to relationship breakdown Leaving home due to domestic violence Building being sold Eviction due to change in income makes up only 23 of all intakes completed.