Bryony House is a 24 bed shelter for abused women and their children. Established in 1978 by the Halifax Transition House Association, it is Nova Scotia's first transition house. The Halifax Transition House Association receives 75% of its funding from the Provincial Department of Community Services; grants, foundations, donations, and fundraising provide other revenue.

Each year Bryony House offers safety and shelter to approximately 450 women and children and answers over 4500 distress calls. Women who contact us come from many walks of life, socio-economic classes and cultural backgrounds. The issue they have in common is that they are in, or are fleeing, an abusive intimate relationship.

The Halifax Transition House Association believes in the right of all women and their children to live free of violence.

To provide shelter for women and their children who seek safe and secure refuge from a violent relationship

To own, operate, and maintain house(s) for temporary accommodation of abused women and their children

To provide abused women with culturally sensitive support services, including counselling, with the aim of regaining power to consider alternatives and pursue options

To provide the children of the abused women with emotional support and counselling

To raise funds to further the objectives of the Halifax Transition House Association

To increase society's awareness of violence against women and their children

To advocate legislative, social, and economic change with the aim of ending violence against women and their children

Bryony House is a member of THANS (Transition House Association of Nova Scotia), an umbrella organisation for transition houses across Nova Scotia.