Halifax Community News

He arrived at the Halifax West End park on foot Sunday morning carrying an armful of donations: bags of ice, a flat of pop and a few litres of Tim Horton’s coffee. “They need it more than I do, ” said the downtown Halifax resident.

More than 100 people gathered in front of Halifax city hall on Saturday to protest the municipality's approach to dealing with homelessness, demanding that evictions be stopped. It has been a month since Halifax Regional Police and city staff carried out a mass eviction of people sleeping on public property on the peninsula, and the pressure is rising.

In its 16th year, the Step Up to Leadership program is a well-rounded, nine-week workshop intended to develop leadership skills for volunteers of any experience level

When Rebeccah Raphael launched a free, volunteer-run tutoring service to provide schoolchildren in Nova Scotia with learning support during the COVID-19 pandemic, she had a feeling it would grow to meet a crucial need.

The federal government is on an urgent search for more volunteers to help with a program that completes free tax returns for people with modest incomes, after it was forced to turn some families away in Nova Scotia last year.

In his capacity as director of Yarmouth Recreation, Frank Grant is close to the local sports scene and he appreciates the importance of volunteers, so as he and his colleagues prepare for this year’s Volunteer Week activities, Grant looks forward to seeing more people recognized for their volunteer efforts.