transition house definition
transition house means a facility that provides food and lodging with or without charge to two or more persons receiving a type of social assistance as defined by the Guaranteed Available Income for Need Act, receiving foster home services under the Family and Child Service Act, receiving personal care, supervision, social or educational training or physical or mental rehabilitative therapy under the Community Care Facility Act and excludes a public school under the School Act or a private school, any portion of a facility licensed under the Hospital Act; any portion of a facility licensed under the Mental Health Act, or a home designated or approved as a detention home under the Correction Act;
transition house means a single family dwelling which provides temporary housing for persons (maximum 12 persons) fleeing abusive situations, typically women and children;
transition house means Core Services and temporary shelter in a communal setting. Stays are typically no longer than thirty (30) days but may be extended to suit individual circumstances. Violence means violence against women and/or their children including physical, emotional, economic, financial, sexual and/or spiritual abuse, including domestic, family, gender-based or intimate partner violence.
More Definitions of transition house
transition house means a facility licensed or authorized by the applicable agency that provides food and lodging with or without charge to two or more persons:
transition house means a facility that provides food and lodging with or without charge to two or more persons receiving a type of social assistance as defined by the Guaranteed Available Income for Need Act, receiving foster home services under the Family and Child Service Act, receiving personal care, supervision, social or educational
transition house means a member organization of the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia.