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The Village at Pine Tree Park welcomes first tenants

SYDNEY, N.S. – The Village at Pine Tree Park will welcome its first eight tenants on Monday afternoon (October 21).

The remaining tenants will move in over the week in groups of eight daily until the 35 units are occupied.

The Village’s first thirty-five residents are “excited and grateful,” said New Dawn Enterprises President and CEO, Erika Shea.

New Dawn, in partnership with the Ally Centre of Cape Breton, will operate The Village at Pine Tree Park, with funding from the Province of Nova Scotia.

Each of the Pallet shelter units includes heat/AC, a single bed and table, storage, and a locking door.

Support services in the Village will include daily hot meals, healthcare, mental health and addictions supports, employment services, and case management by trained staff. The Village will have staff on-site 24/7.

Ally Centre staff has been conducting the assessment and intake process over the past several months to identify those with the greatest need who will benefit from the Village. The Village will be at capacity when the 35 tenants move in next week, and a waitlist of more than twenty remains.

It is expected many of the first 35 tenants of the Village will transition to Eleanor’s Court when it opens early next year – opening up spaces for those on the waiting list for the Village.

Eleanor’s Court is a deeply affordable supportive housing development currently under construction in Northend Sydney and is another partnership between New Dawn Enterprises and the Ally Centre.

The Village will provide emergency temporary housing for those in CBRM who are currently unhoused or who are at risk of becoming unhoused. It is part of a province-wide initiative in response to growing homelessness with the goal to provide safe, supportive shelter, to get people out of the elements, and to prevent weather-related deaths.

“This project will offer shelter, stability, wrap-around services, and help in securing permanent housing, but just as important, it will offer respect, dignity, and love to everyone who walks through the door in their time of need,” Shea said.

For more information about the Village at Pine Tree Park, visit: newdawn.ca/pallet.

OPEN HOUSE

New Dawn and the Ally Centre will host an Open House from 10:00am-12:00pm on Monday, October 21st.

Members of the media are welcome to learn more about and visit the Pallet Company units, tour the community building and grounds, and meet some of the Ally Centre staff who will be supporting and caring for Village tenants.

PLEASE NOTE: Open House is by invitation only.

EVENT DETAILS:
TIME: 10 am – 12 pm
DATE: Monday, October 21, 2024
LOCATION: Pine Tree Park, Sydney

PRESS CONTACT:
Ardelle Reynolds
Manager, Community Engagement, New Dawn Enterprises
areynolds@newdawn.ca
(902) 539-9560 ext.251 | (902) 304-017

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October 16, 2024

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