{"id":57298,"date":"2025-07-29T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=57298"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:30:00","slug":"summer-isnt-safe-for-some-nova-scotia-families-but-you-can-help-them-move-on-from-family-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=57298","title":{"rendered":"Summer isn\u2019t safe for some Nova Scotia families, but you can help them move on from Family Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HALIFAX<\/strong>: The summer months bring hotter, longer days with kids home from school and, often, a rise in family violence by at least 12% (source<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next two months of summer, Nova Scotia volunteers will spend more than 140 hours moving survivors out of violent homes through Shelter Movers\u2019 free moving and storage services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By volunteering with Shelter Movers as a mover or driver, you too can help a neighbouring family change their lives for the better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFamily violence absolutely has seasonal patterns,\u201d says Michelle Tupy, the Chapter Director for Shelter Movers\u2019 Nova Scotia Chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know there are spikes in need during the summer, and it\u2019s critical that we are ready and available at the moment a survivor is ready to leave so we can help them avoid escalation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeaving is often the most dangerous thing a survivor of abuse will ever do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Supported by local business partners, Shelter Movers Nova Scotia will build on local action to ensure survivors in their community have support when they need it most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers are at the heart of Shelter Movers\u2019 work, filling the critical role of movers and drivers on every move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As further inspiration for Nova Scotians to spend a few days of their summer making a difference for survivors in their community with Shelter Movers, volunteers who participate in at least two moves between July and August 2025 will be entered to win a $150 gift card to their local Canadian grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Shelter Movers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelter Movers is a national charity that provides moving and storage services at no cost to individuals and families fleeing abuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelter Movers is the only service of its kind in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its inception, Shelter Movers\u2019 Nova Scotia Chapter has been instrumental in supporting survivors of intimate-partner and family violence across Nova Scotia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through partnerships with over 25 local community agencies and over 15 local business partners, the Nova Scotia Chapter facilitates an average of 14 moves each month, positioning them to move over 25 families to safety between now and the end of summer – all for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 Days of Your Summer Can Change 2 Families\u2019 Lives Forever<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demand for Shelter Movers\u2019 services has steadily increased every year since the Nova Scotia Chapter began offering services 6 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colette, a mover and truck driver for Shelter Movers\u2019 Nova Scotia Chapter, originally got involved with Shelter Movers prior to the Summer of 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI initially signed up to volunteer with Shelter Movers to help out in the rural communities over the summer while work was slow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been over a year now, and I\u2019m still signing up whenever I can to help on the moves in my area.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt, a mover for the chapter says: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI figured a volunteer role would boost my resume, and it was something I could do during my spare time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s now been over three years with Shelter Mover,s and I have done more than 40 moves. Seeing real impact in my community is all the motivation I need to sign up again and again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI highly recommend it as a volunteer opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shelter Movers provides the plan, Nova Scotia volunteers make it happen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After six Nova Scotia women were killed by their partners within three months beginning in October of last year, the domestic violence officer for Halifax police cited getting at least 10 new domestic violence files per week – and that\u2019s just for the cases that get reported (source<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shelter Movers fills a critical gap in support services, offering vital assistance to survivors who would otherwise be confronted with the daunting prospect of losing everything should they flee their abuser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVolunteers across these communities are critical in our mission to ensure survivors have the support they need, when they need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Gender-based Violence in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a community-supported solution,\u201d says Michelle. \u201cOur volunteers live and work in the same neighbourhoods as the survivors we support and whether it is in Halifax, the Valley, Colchester and Cumberland or South Shore, we offer our services to any survivor at any stage of their separation from their abuser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n