Organismes sans but lucratif à Halifax

The mission of the NSAA is to: - To increase public awareness of adult aphasia and other language disorders affecting people after stroke and other brain injuries. - To support and/or provide community programs for people with aphasia and/or language disorders: communication groups, and relearning for speech, writing and reading. - To provide information about resources to recover lost skills to the extent possible, to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize the psychosocial impact of the language impairment. The NSAA vision The Association: - Increases public awareness of aphasia through education. - Acts as an independent source of information for people with aphasia, families and/or caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the greater public. - Promotes and supports the participation of people with aphasia in their own communities. - Encourages participation of all members.

We are an all volunteer association that promotes and coordinates the construction and maintenance of parks and trails in the Cole Harbour area of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Currently we have over 26 km of trails include sections of the Trans Canada Trail stretching from Shearwater to Lawrencetown and up to Main Street (highway 207) and the Cole Harbour Heritage Park along Bissett Road.

What is the Dump and Run? The Halifax Dump and Run is Halifax's largest community garage sale! Our goal is to divert waste from local landfills by collecting items people no longer have use for and selling them (discounted) at a gymnasium-sized indoor yard sale in order to raise money for charitable organizations. Last year over $13,000 was raised for charities throughout Nova Scotia.

Halifax Meals on Wheels has been delivering fresh, nutritious meals for almost half a century. Dedicated volunteers deliver meals to those in Halifax who are unable to prepare a meal for themselves. Volunteer teams consisting of a helper and a driver deliver fresh chilled meals and warm hearts while providing peace of mind for our clients and their families.

Special Olympics Sackville-Bedford is dedicated to enriching the lives of persons with an intellectual disability – through sport. We are a not-for-profit, grassroots organization that provides sport training and competition opportunities for athletes of all ages and abilities.

Chebucto Links is a community outreach association that offers support (programs, information and resources) to enable older persons to remain independent and safe in their community of choice.

Love Caravan is a nonprofit organization from Vancouver dedicated to bridging the generational gap between youth and seniors. This August, we’re embarking on a nationwide tour to senior communities and homes all over Canada. Our groups consists 10-15 students and the event will have an hour of performance followed by an hour of interactive activities. We’d love to know if you have any volunteers that may be interested in performing or partaking in general volunteer activities at a senior home in Halifax anytime on August 31st, or the morning of September 1st. We're specifically looking for musicians and dancers among other general volunteers.

Love Caravan is a nonprofit organization from Vancouver with the goal of bridging the generational gap between youth and seniors. This summer we are going on a cross-country tour of senior residences to provide live entertainment and interactive activities from youth volunteers. For more details, please contact lovecaravanpr@gmail.com

The Avalon Sexual Assault Centre is a feminist organization working to eliminate sexual assault/abuse, and to change the current socio-political culture that fosters sexism, social injustice and other forms of oppression.

Community Justice Society non-profit organization established in 1999.  CJS administers the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program.  The Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program works with youth (12-17 years old) and Adults (18 & over) and provides an alternative avenue from the court system to repair the harm caused by crime and supports the involvement of persons and communities harmed by crime. CJS also delivers other community programs in the Halifax Regional Municipality, as well as advocates and educates about restorative justice.

In the early 1970’s the city of Halifax was concerned about the rising costs of social assistance, and the increased dependence of more and more people on it. On December 13th, 1977 a non-profit organization (Human Resource Development Association, now MetroWorks Employment Association), “was launched by the city of Halifax largely through the efforts of the municipal social planning department to provide learning, training, and employment for people on social assistance as an alternative to welfare.” At a time when funds were limited we understood that new solutions needed to be found to better use existing resources and turn them into sources of growth. We pioneered the use of welfare funds to capitalize businesses that hired persons facing persistent multiple barriers to employment. Our approach would change how North America, and the world, looked at poverty reduction, the rising costs of social assistance, unemployment, and economic development. Forty years later our idea of creating hybrid business structures (for-profit and non-profit) continues to drive transformational change encouraging people to work across traditional fields of responsibility to develop new ideas (products, services, models) to tackle the rising needs of: - individuals living with mental illness and ability differences - individuals living on a low or fixed income (social assistance) - single parent households - individuals who are under-employed or unemployed Through our hybrid business structures we have ensured a continued link between economic development and the goal of increasing social equity and individual dignity. Our organizational structure and mandate has been described as “one of the most imaginative initiatives in North America.” For over thirty years (1982 – 2013) our activities were referenced in numerous books, reports, and case studies gaining us international recognition. In Canada, we were selected by Carlton University’s Community Economic Development Technical Assistance program as a “host provider.” A study released in 1993 (and validated by KPMG) determined that the net benefit to government during our first fifteen years of operation totaled $7 million. Over the past 40 years we have operated 14 social enterprises, including: - Stone Hearth Bakery (in operation for 35 years) - Stone Hearth Café and Catering (in operation for 3 years) Recent recognition and awards include: - 2017 Halifax Business Awards: Gold in Small Business of the Year and Silver in Innovative Business of the Year - 2017 Champion of Mental Health: Named by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health - 2017 Great-West Life, London Life, and Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award: Honourable Mention MetroWorks has persevered to create innovative solutions to close the gap between work and welfare. Our organization is a bridge and safe place for individuals from all backgrounds to access the support they need. We are a place where the general public, businesses and government can learn and understand the societal concerns we address. We are proud of our accomplishments, and that we have been able to clearly demonstrate that individuals facing persistent multiple barriers to employment would rather work for a living than depend on social assistance.

The Salvation Army recognizes that poverty is a critical issue, and that everyone has a right to access basic necessities such as nutritious food, health care, education and economic opportunity.