No inquires after a fire at a homeless shelter in downtown Halifax on Wednesday night.
It happened at Souls Harbour Rescue Mission and people staying at the shelter had to be moved to a hotel.
CEO Michelle Porter says they don’t know how bad the damage is right now, but adds there is a great need to make lunches for the day.
She says they need about 150 brown-bag lunches made-up for their guests.
“We do not know the extent of the damage but we do know that we will not be allowed into the building tomorrow (Thursday). This location is not only our men’s shelter but also our drop-in centre where we serve over a hundred meals daily. If there’s one thing we learned during COVID, it’s that people still need meals even when there is an emergency,” said Porter in a Facebook post.
A fire fund is now live on the shelter website.
“If you are able to prepare any amount of sack lunches to help, please drop them off at 5568 Cunard Street [Thursday] around 11:30-12 p.m. Staff will be in front of the building,” said Porter.
