Registered Referral Partners

Service organizations that serve Nova Scotians who may need support with the cost of digital inclusion may become a registered Referral Partner in the GEO Connects program.

Each Referral Partner is permitted to provide a limited number of referrals into the program. The total number of Referral Partners and each partners’ allocation is limited by the program’s overall budget.

If your organization is interested in learning more about our programs and how we may be able to partner together, you are welcome to attend one of our partner information sessions. Click here to register for a session.

2025 Referral Partner Registry

Region Directory

Click on each region to quickly find our list of partners for that region.

Annapolis Valley

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

APTEC is the employment and training division of the Native Council of Nova Scotia established to provide human resource development services to the rural, urban, off-reserve Mi’kmaq / Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

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Africadian Empowerment Academy is a non-profit education and skills development-based organization, designed to empower, equip and iNova Scotiapire members of the Nova Scotia community of African descent, to pursue and fulfill their lifelong dreams & aspiratioNova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

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Autism NS is a community-based organization that builds understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for Autistics/individuals on the autism spectrum and their families through leadership, advocacy, education, training, and programming across the lifespan.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

The Black Educators Association is a non-profit organization established in 1969 to support African Nova Scotian communities in developing strategies for achieving an equitable education system.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Bryony House is a 24-room shelter. Each year, approximately 500 individuals and their children stay with us and 2,500 distress calls are answered.

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Kentville

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Chrysalis House is a safe and non-judgmental environment providing shelter and outreach services for women and children.

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All Nova Scotia

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The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia (CMHA NS) Division delivers safe, inclusive evidence-based programs, training and navigation support that Nova Scotians need to be well and stay well.

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West Hants and Kings County Nova Scotia

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Community INC provides inclusive employment services in the counties of West Hants and Kings, Nova Scotia, to help you reach your employment goals.

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East Hants

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East Hants CLA provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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Annapolis Valley / Middleton

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Farm to Feast Cafe organizes events monthly for both the garden and kitchen! Events include our Garden Open House, Community Supper, Kitchen Parties and More!

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NS / HRM

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Healthy Minds Cooperative offers a safe space to connect, learn, and grow. Helping those who experience barriers from mental health illness and addiction.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HS Nova Scotia), helps those who call our communities home to live life to the fullest with provincially funded hearing and speech services.

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Kings County and Hants-County

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Kids Action program is a network of family resource programs in Kings and Hants Counties, Nova Scotia.

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Kings County

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The Kings County Seniors’ Safety Society provides oversight and programming for safety and education initiatives that assist seniors living independently in the communities of Kings County.

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All Nova Scotia

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Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit and a charitable organization that provides culture-focused programs, services, and support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1973.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSABSW offers educational and community based programs ranging from clinical counselling to professional development.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSECDIS supports Children with developmental delays from birth to school entry.

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Sipekne’katik First Nation, Sackville, and West Hants

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POSSE facilitates non-judgmental Harm Reduction and Human Rights training for youth and young adults ages 15-35 to provide peer support, crisis intervention, harm reduction street-level outreach, services and education while fostering communities of care.

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All Nova Scotia

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PeopleWorx Society helps people overcome obstacles to employment.

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HRM/NS

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RRANS is dedicated to providing private sponsorship and settlement assistance for LGBTQI+ refugees seeking resettlement in Nova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

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SchoolsPlus is a collaborative interagency approach supporting the whole child and their family with the school as the center of service delivery.

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All Nova Scotia

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SEED provides support to help vulnerable youth in Nova Scotia work towards their employability goals and being self-sufficient.

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NS / HRM

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Shelter NS provides a place to stay and services to promote stability for marginalized individuals.

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All Nova Scotia

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Stepping Stone is a not for profit organization that provides services and support to current and former sex workers.

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Annapolis Valley

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The Portal Youth Outreach Association assists youth experiencing homelessness in the Annapolis Valley and prevention of further youth from becoming homeless.

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Annapolis Valley

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VCLN provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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All Nova Scotia

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YWCA Halifax Waverley Inn Residence offers 32 units of deeply affordable housing to women and gender diverse people.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA SHYM + WISH provides hope through short and long-term apartment units for women and gender diverse people who need affordable, dignified, and supportive housing.

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Cape Breton

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Glace Bay

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Abbey Ridge offers a supportive living program for youth who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.

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All Nova Scotia

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APTEC is the employment and training division of the Native Council of Nova Scotia established to provide human resource development services to the rural, urban, off-reserve Mi’kmaq / Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia.

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CB County

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ALACB rovides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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All Nova Scotia

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Africadian Empowerment Academy is a non-profit education and skills development-based organization, designed to empower, equip and iNova Scotiapire members of the Nova Scotia community of African descent, to pursue and fulfill their lifelong dreams & aspiratioNova Scotia.

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CBRM / Sydney

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Ally Centre uses a community development and harm reduction approach in providing services, education, support and advocacy on blood borne pathogens and related issues for the people of Cape Breton Island.

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Cape Breton

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Ally Pallet Shelter is a partner of Ally Center of Cape Breton.

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All Nova Scotia

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Autism NS is a community-based organization that builds understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for Autistics/individuals on the autism spectrum and their families through leadership, advocacy, education, training, and programming across the lifespan.

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All Nova Scotia

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The Black Educators Association is a non-profit organization established in 1969 to support African Nova Scotian communities in developing strategies for achieving an equitable education system.

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Cape Breton County

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Breton Ability strives to help individuals with varying abilities reach their full potential and achieve a life that is meaningful to them.

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All Nova Scotia

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Bryony House is a 24-room shelter. Each year, approximately 500 individuals and their children stay with us and 2,500 distress calls are answered.

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Cape Breton Island

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Cape Breton Food Hub makes it easy to get local food from producers to consumers.

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Cape Breton County

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Cape Breton Transition House Association coordinated an integrated approach to Intimate Partner Violence- the Cape Breton Interagency on Family Violence.

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Cape Breton County

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Cape Breton Community Housing Association offers a range of community based services for persons with mental illness and/or experiencing homelessness.

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All Nova Scotia

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The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia (CMHA NS) Division delivers safe, inclusive evidence-based programs, training and navigation support that Nova Scotians need to be well and stay well.

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Eskasoni

Description:

Eskasoni Mental Health Services (EMHS) provides a wide range of services to the Mi’kmaq people of Eskasoni, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The Tui’kn Residential School Survivor Team provides services to all 5 Unama’ki (Cape Breton) communities.

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NS / HRM

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Healthy Minds Cooperative offers a safe space to connect, learn, and grow. Helping those who experience barriers from mental health illness and addiction.

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All Nova Scotia

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Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HS Nova Scotia), helps those who call our communities home to live life to the fullest with provincially funded hearing and speech services.

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Inverness County

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Provides academic support for NS Adult Learning

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Sydney, Indigenous Communities on Cape Breton Island

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The Jane Paul Indigenous Women’s Resource Centre provides a variety of support and services to vulnerable Indigenous women and girls.

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Port Hawkesbury

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Leeside Transition House offers safe shelter for abused women and their children with 24-hour staffing; 24-hour crisis support telephone line.

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All Nova Scotia

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Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit and a charitable organization that provides culture-focused programs, services, and support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1973.

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We’koqma’q

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Mi’kmaw Family Healing Centre helps people maintain a healthy and violence-free lifestyle.

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Cape Breton County

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New Dawn Enterprises engages the community to create and support a culture of self-reliance.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSABSW offers educational and community based programs ranging from clinical counselling to professional development.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSECDIS supports Children with developmental delays from birth to school entry.

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Cape Breton Regional Municipality

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Pathways to Employment empowers people with mental illness, substance use and social challenges to live with more independence, and inclusion in our community.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

PeopleWorx Society helps people overcome obstacles to employment.

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Potlotek

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Potlotek First Nation serves as a key gathering spot for cultural events such as the annual St. Anne’s Mission and continues to be a stronghold of Mi’kmaq traditions.

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HRM/NS

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RRANS is dedicated to providing private sponsorship and settlement assistance for LGBTQI+ refugees seeking resettlement in Nova Scotia.

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Richmond County

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Provides academic support for NS Adult Learning

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

SchoolsPlus is a collaborative interagency approach supporting the whole child and their family with the school as the center of service delivery.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

SEED provides support to help vulnerable youth in Nova Scotia work towards their employability goals and being self-sufficient.

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NS / HRM

Description:

Shelter NS provides a place to stay and services to promote stability for marginalized individuals.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Stepping Stone is a not for profit organization that provides services and support to current and former sex workers.

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Cape Breton

Description:

The Ann Terry Society is a women-centered employment organization that assists unemployed women in preparing for, obtaining, and finding employment.

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Victoria County

Description:

VCHSS is a service provider for the Continuing Care branch of the NS Department of Seniors and Long-term Care, providing light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care and more.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA Halifax Waverley Inn Residence offers 32 units of deeply affordable housing to women and gender diverse people.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA SHYM + WISH provides hope through short and long-term apartment units for women and gender diverse people who need affordable, dignified, and supportive housing.

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Halifax

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HRM

Description:

7th Step Society of Nova Scotia works to reduce recidivism through positive peer support.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

APTEC is the employment and training division of the Native Council of Nova Scotia established to provide human resource development services to the rural, urban, off-reserve Mi’kmaq / Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia.

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HRM

Description:

Adsum for Women and Children, our housing, programs, and services are located and provided in Mi’kmaw Territory. We strive for meaningful partnerships with all the peoples of this land as we continue to live and learn in Kjipuktuk (Halifax).

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Africadian Empowerment Academy is a non-profit education and skills development-based organization, designed to empower, equip and iNova Scotiapire members of the Nova Scotia community of African descent, to pursue and fulfill their lifelong dreams & aspiratioNova Scotia.

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HRM/ Dartmouth

Description:

Alice House is the key to opportunity and a new beginning. We provide safe second-stage housing and supportive counselling for women and children in NS.

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Halifax area, Bedford, Clayton Park, Sackville, Dartmouth, Amherst, Bridgewater

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Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth supports families living on low incomes

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Halifax Regional Municipality

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AMRC is dedicated to addressing the unique needs of immigrants, refugees, and the Muslim community.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Autism NS is a community-based organization that builds understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for Autistics/individuals on the autism spectrum and their families through leadership, advocacy, education, training, and programming across the lifespan.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

The Black Educators Association is a non-profit organization established in 1969 to support African Nova Scotian communities in developing strategies for achieving an equitable education system.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Bryony House is a 24-room shelter. Each year, approximately 500 individuals and their children stay with us and 2,500 distress calls are answered.

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HRM / Spryfield

Description:

Chebucto Connections helps residents participate in community life, from Armdale to the Pennants, by focusing on individual and community strengths.

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HRM

Description:

Chebucto Links offers a variety of programs and services to support seniors in the community and their families.

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HRM

Description:

CMHA Halifax Dartmouth supports Individuals who have low income;PersoNova Scotia with Disabilities;People experiencing mental health challenges

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All Nova Scotia

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The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia (CMHA NS) Division delivers safe, inclusive evidence-based programs, training and navigation support that Nova Scotians need to be well and stay well.

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Halifax

Description:

Coverdale Justice works to increase access to justice from women and gender diverse individuals navigating the legal system.

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Dartmouth

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Dartmouth Learning Network provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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Demetreous Lane area Dartmouth

Description:

Supporting residents in the Demetreous Lane area of Dartmouth

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HRM

Description:

East Preston Family Resource Centre offers a wide range of programs and services that are welcoming and inclusive.

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Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia

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ESMVLN provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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HRM

Description:

Halifax Refugee Clinic provides legal representation for those claiming refugee status in Nova Scotia.

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NS / HRM

Description:

Healthy Minds Cooperative offers a safe space to connect, learn, and grow. Helping those who experience barriers from mental health illness and addiction.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HS Nova Scotia), helps those who call our communities home to live life to the fullest with provincially funded hearing and speech services.

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HRM

Description:

It Takes a Village Community Outreach and Advocacy works to uplift and empower our community’s most marginalized individuals.

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HRM

Description:

Job Junction is an Employment and Career Resource Centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit and a charitable organization that provides culture-focused programs, services, and support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1973.

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Program specific

Description:

MSVU provides access to excellent university education, especially for girls and women.

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HRM

Description:

North Grove is a dynamic community hub that offers programs, services and space for people to learn and connect through family support

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSABSW offers educational and community based programs ranging from clinical counselling to professional development.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSECDIS supports Children with developmental delays from birth to school entry.

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HRM

Description:

NPower Canada is a charitable organization that launches Canadian job-seekers into meaningful and sustainable careers.

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Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia

Description:

Open Arms Resource Societey supports individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness in the Annapolis Valley

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Spryfield and Sambro Loop Area

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Pathways to Education partners with local communities to help young people overcome barriers to education and reach their full potential

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All Nova Scotia

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PeopleWorx Society helps people overcome obstacles to employment.

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HRM

Description:

Phoenix is a non-profit, community based organization located in K’jipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. Together with the community, we support youth and families in their journey to thrive. We are a voice for social justice and community engagement.

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HRM

Description:

Prescott Group provides jobs and connections for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)

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HRM

Description:

The Preston Area Learning Skills Society is committed to the academic well being of the Preston Area.

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HRM

Description:

PGSD works with partner agencies serving Dartmouth and to share our resources and knowledge to better understand and address complex social issues facing our community members.

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HRM/NS

Description:

RRANS is dedicated to providing private sponsorship and settlement assistance for LGBTQI+ refugees seeking resettlement in Nova Scotia.

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HRM

Description:

ReachAbility provides supportive and accessible programs that build capacity for inclusion and equalize the playing field for people facing barriers.

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Clayton Park / Fairview

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Saint Benedict Parish provides outreach to the Clayton Park/Fairview community

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

SchoolsPlus is a collaborative interagency approach supporting the whole child and their family with the school as the center of service delivery.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

SEED provides support to help vulnerable youth in Nova Scotia work towards their employability goals and being self-sufficient.

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NS / HRM

Description:

Shelter NS provides a place to stay and services to promote stability for marginalized individuals.

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HRM

Description:

Solutions Learning advocates for our participants to not only secure employment but also to thrive in their chosen careers.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Stepping Stone is a not for profit organization that provides services and support to current and former sex workers.

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HRM

Description:

TEAMwork Cooperative is an employment centre for Nova Scotians who want to explore career possibilities.

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HRM

Description:

The Marguerite Centre is a holistic, non-clinical, peer support, and life skills focused long term addictions recovery centre for women.

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HRM

Description:

The Overlook is a harm reduction, peer-supported housing project with the capacity to house 60 tenants.

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HRM

Description:

Unity Charity is a national non-profit organization empowering youth aged 13-29 through free Hip Hop programs.

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HRM

Description:

Welcome Housing provides deeply affordable housing and support for the unhoused

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA Halifax Waverley Inn Residence offers 32 units of deeply affordable housing to women and gender diverse people.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA SHYM + WISH provides hope through short and long-term apartment units for women and gender diverse people who need affordable, dignified, and supportive housing.

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North Shore

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

APTEC is the employment and training division of the Native Council of Nova Scotia established to provide human resource development services to the rural, urban, off-reserve Mi’kmaq / Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Africadian Empowerment Academy is a non-profit education and skills development-based organization, designed to empower, equip and iNova Scotiapire members of the Nova Scotia community of African descent, to pursue and fulfill their lifelong dreams & aspiratioNova Scotia.

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Antigonish County

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Antigonish County ALA provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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Antigonish and Guysborough Counties

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Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association is a women’s resource centre we offer support counselling, information, referrals, advocacy and programs on a vast range of topics.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Autism NS is a community-based organization that builds understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for Autistics/individuals on the autism spectrum and their families through leadership, advocacy, education, training, and programming across the lifespan.

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Cumberland CountyWestmoreland

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Autumn House offers services to women and gender diverse people who have been abused by an intimate partner.

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All Nova Scotia

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The Black Educators Association is a non-profit organization established in 1969 to support African Nova Scotian communities in developing strategies for achieving an equitable education system.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Bryony House is a 24-room shelter. Each year, approximately 500 individuals and their children stay with us and 2,500 distress calls are answered.

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Cumberland County

Description:

Provides academic support for NS Adult Learning

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia (CMHA NS) Division delivers safe, inclusive evidence-based programs, training and navigation support that Nova Scotians need to be well and stay well.

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Colchester County

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CALA provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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Colchester, East Hants & HRM

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Futureworx helps people with diverse needs identify their strengths, set goals and develop skills to achieve success in school, work and life.

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Guysborough County

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Guysborough Learning provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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NS / HRM

Description:

Healthy Minds Cooperative offers a safe space to connect, learn, and grow. Helping those who experience barriers from mental health illness and addiction.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HS Nova Scotia), helps those who call our communities home to live life to the fullest with provincially funded hearing and speech services.

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Cumberland County / Amherst

Description:

In the Works aims to empower youth in recovery from mental illness and addiction to redesign their lives in a way that fulfills their wants and needs.

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Colchester County

Description:

Maggie’s Place supports families in Cumberland and Colchester Counties in Nova Scotia, Maggie’s Place Family Resource Centres strive to strengthen and enhance the health and social development of children and families within their communities

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Cumberland County

Description:

Maggie’s Place supports families in Cumberland and Colchester Counties in Nova Scotia, Maggie’s Place Family Resource Centres strive to strengthen and enhance the health and social development of children and families within their communities

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit and a charitable organization that provides culture-focused programs, services, and support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1973.

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Millbrook

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Mi’kmaw Family Healing Centre helps people maintain a healthy and violence-free lifestyle.

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Guysborough and Antigonish County

Description:

Naomi Society supports women, children, and all genders through trauma-informed community prevention, outreach, support, and advocacy.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSABSW offers educational and community based programs ranging from clinical counselling to professional development.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

NSECDIS supports Children with developmental delays from birth to school entry.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

PeopleWorx Society helps people overcome obstacles to employment.

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Pictou county

Description:

Pictou County Continuous Learning Association provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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Pictou County

Description:

Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre is a women’s resource centre we offer support counselling, information, referrals, advocacy and programs on a vast range of topics.

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Indigenous Community

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Pictou Landing First Nation supports the Indigenous Community of Pictou Landing First Nation. The mental wellness and addiction team support clients with various programming including addictions and mental health as well as other factors that could affect them.

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HRM/NS

Description:

RRANS is dedicated to providing private sponsorship and settlement assistance for LGBTQI+ refugees seeking resettlement in Nova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

SchoolsPlus is a collaborative interagency approach supporting the whole child and their family with the school as the center of service delivery.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

SEED provides support to help vulnerable youth in Nova Scotia work towards their employability goals and being self-sufficient.

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NS / HRM

Description:

Shelter NS provides a place to stay and services to promote stability for marginalized individuals.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

Stepping Stone is a not for profit organization that provides services and support to current and former sex workers.

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New Glasgow

Description:

Tearmann Society for Abused Women is recognized as a leader and a change agent, advocating for strengthened community support systems, sustainable partnerships to eliminate violence against women, and services that focus on transitioning women toward independence and greater self-worth.

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Colchester, East Hants, West Hants

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The Lotus Centre supports women, non-binary people, trans people, queer, and gender-oppressed people and their families in the Central Nova area.

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Truro / East Hants

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Third Place Transition House is a 10 bed shelter that offers support services for women and children fleeing abuse and violence.

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Cholchester County

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THOS works to ensure housing security for everyone in Colchester and East Hants.

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Cumberland county

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YMCA of Cumberland works to improve the health and well-being of Canadians in Spirit, mind, and body

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Stellarton, Nova Scotia

Description:

We aim to support youth connecting them to local support services and resources that also work to meet the community’s basic needs.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA Halifax Waverley Inn Residence offers 32 units of deeply affordable housing to women and gender diverse people.

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

YWCA SHYM + WISH provides hope through short and long-term apartment units for women and gender diverse people who need affordable, dignified, and supportive housing.

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Southern

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All Nova Scotia

Description:

APTEC is the employment and training division of the Native Council of Nova Scotia established to provide human resource development services to the rural, urban, off-reserve Mi’kmaq / Aboriginal Peoples of Nova Scotia.

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Area Served:

All Nova Scotia

Description:

Africadian Empowerment Academy is a non-profit education and skills development-based organization, designed to empower, equip and iNova Scotiapire members of the Nova Scotia community of African descent, to pursue and fulfill their lifelong dreams & aspiratioNova Scotia.

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Area Served:

All Nova Scotia

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Autism NS is a community-based organization that builds understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for Autistics/individuals on the autism spectrum and their families through leadership, advocacy, education, training, and programming across the lifespan.

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All Nova Scotia

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The Black Educators Association is a non-profit organization established in 1969 to support African Nova Scotian communities in developing strategies for achieving an equitable education system.

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All Nova Scotia

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Bryony House is a 24-room shelter. Each year, approximately 500 individuals and their children stay with us and 2,500 distress calls are answered.

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All Nova Scotia

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The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia (CMHA NS) Division delivers safe, inclusive evidence-based programs, training and navigation support that Nova Scotians need to be well and stay well.

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Digby

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DALA provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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Bridgewater

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Employment Solutions Society is a registered non-profit society dedicated to assisting job seekers find employment and employers find suitable workers.

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Bridgewater

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Harbour House’s doors are open to women of all ages and abilities and their dependent children in support of their leaving the cycle of violence.

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NS / HRM

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Healthy Minds Cooperative offers a safe space to connect, learn, and grow. Helping those who experience barriers from mental health illness and addiction.

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All Nova Scotia

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Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HS Nova Scotia), helps those who call our communities home to live life to the fullest with provincially funded hearing and speech services.

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Yarmouth, Digby, Barrington, Shelburne and Clare.

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Juniper House where women in Yarmouth, Digby, and Shelburne Counties can receive counseling, programs, advocacy, referrals, and outreach services.

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Truro / NS

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Literacy Nova Scotia has been supporting the literacy community by working to eNova Scotiaure that all Nova ScotiaNova Scotia have equal access to quality literacy, essential skills, and lifelong learning opportunities.

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All Nova Scotia

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Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit and a charitable organization that provides culture-focused programs, services, and support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1973.

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Bridge Town and Yarmouth

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Mountains & Meadows Care Group have small Option Homes which provide support for 3-4 participants in their communities

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All Nova Scotia

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NSABSW offers educational and community based programs ranging from clinical counselling to professional development.

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All Nova Scotia

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NSECDIS supports Children with developmental delays from birth to school entry.

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Digby

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Digby Learning Centre is a satellite location of our Burridge Campus

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Shelburne County

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Our House Youth Wellness Centre is a registered charity dedicated to the health and wellbeing of youth ages 12-24 residing throughout Shelburne County.

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All Nova Scotia

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PeopleWorx Society helps people overcome obstacles to employment.

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Queens County / Liverpool

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Queens Learning Network provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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HRM/NS

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RRANS is dedicated to providing private sponsorship and settlement assistance for LGBTQI+ refugees seeking resettlement in Nova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

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SchoolsPlus is a collaborative interagency approach supporting the whole child and their family with the school as the center of service delivery.

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Lunenburg and Queens Counties

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Second Story Women’s Centre supports women and gender-diverse people, provides safer spaces, and advocates for social change.

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All Nova Scotia

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SEED provides support to help vulnerable youth in Nova Scotia work towards their employability goals and being self-sufficient.

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Shelburne County

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SASI offers vocational services, residential services and supported living assistance to adults with intellectual and mental health disabilities.

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Shelburne County

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Shelburne County Learning Network provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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NS / HRM

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Shelter NS provides a place to stay and services to promote stability for marginalized individuals.

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Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties

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SHYFT can provide temporary housing for up to seven youth (ages 16 – 24). In addition to residential services, SHYFT offers programs and workshops. Outreach youth can also access washroom, laundry, and kitchen facilities.

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Lunenburg and Queens Counties

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SSODA is the living vision of the community’s collaborative approach to addressing the rapidly increasing housing crisis and situations of energy poverty in Lunenburg & Queens County, Nova Scotia.

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All Nova Scotia

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Stepping Stone is a not for profit organization that provides services and support to current and former sex workers.

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Mainland Nova Scotia/8 Mi’kmaw communities

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaw proactively promotes and assists Mi’kmaw communities’ initiatives toward self determination and enhancement of community

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Yarmouth

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Wasoqopa’q First Nation (Acadia) – Through its people and resources, we will achieve strong leadership of services and programs that will enable AFN to be a healthy and prosperous Mi’kmaq community.

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Yarmouth County

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YCLN provides academic support for Nova Scotia Adult Learning

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HRM / NS

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YREACH Immigration Settlement in rural Nova Scotia Y-Immigrant Services in HRM

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HRM / NS

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YMCA Nova Scotia Works providers deliver employment and career services in Nova Scotia; connecting people to jobs and jobs to people.

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All Nova Scotia

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YWCA Halifax Waverley Inn Residence offers 32 units of deeply affordable housing to women and gender diverse people.

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All Nova Scotia

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YWCA SHYM + WISH provides hope through short and long-term apartment units for women and gender diverse people who need affordable, dignified, and supportive housing.

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