HOPE COTTAGE
2435 Brunswick Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 2Z4  (902) 429-7968 

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Mark
Mark is a lab technician and has been unemployed since he lost his job 18 months ago through “down sizing”.  He has been attending Hope Cottage for the past year.  A typical day in his life includes a 30 min. walk to Hope Cottage twice a day for meals, which will account for 5 hours of his day to get two meals.  He is also expected to be actively looking for work.  He makes a daily visit to the employment office looking for prospective jobs.  He does not have access to a fax machine, or a computer to produce a c.v.  Most prospects in the Halifax area will be in places like Burnside or Bayers Lake, given that he has no means of transportation, it will be a 1 1/ 2 hr walk to an interview.

In summary, Hope Cottage is many things to many people.  To some it is an old building that we will be adding an addition to, to others a place to get a meal or two each day, to others a place of refuge from the daily grind and still to others a place to have a meal with friends and discuss the happenings of the day.  Others view it as a sign of Hope and some our volunteers as a place to live out their faith according to the Gospels, finally others see Hope Cottage as the culmination of 27 years of failing social policies.  No matter how you view Hope Cottage, it is clear that it will be with us for some time to come.