Nonprofit Organizations in Halifax

The Canadian Paraplegic Association (Nova Scotia) is a charitable organization providing client directed counselling and rehabilitation services, information, advocacy and support services to persons with spinal cord injuries and other mobility disabilities---and their families---throughout Nova Scotia. CPA(NS) has been providing these services and supports for over 64 years. Our mission is to assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities to achieve independence, self reliance and full community participation. We work closely with the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre in our reach to support those in need as they return to their home and their communities...your communities.

The Canadian Red Cross Society, a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated to helping Canadians, as well as the most vulnerable throughout the world, is seeking volunteers for Halifax and surrounding area.

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<p class="sans-14px-black-75 about__description">The Canadian Red Cross is part of the largest humanitarian network in the world, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Our mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.</p>

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Our Mission
We help people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience.
Our Network
The Canadian Red Cross Society is part of the largest humanitarian network in the world, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. This network includes the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation) and 192 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies dedicated to improving the situation of the most vulnerable throughout the world.

<h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span style="font-size: medium">It is our intent to stimulate interest and scholarship in the area of spirituality and social work through hosting conferences, encouraging research, and publishing quality articles and research papers by practitioners, students and academics. </span></h2>

The Canadian Wildlife Federation’s mission is to conserve and inspire the conservation of Canada’s wildlife and habitats for the use and enjoyment of all. The Canadian Wildlife Federation conducts its activities through a cooperative approach – working with people, corporations, non-government organizations, and governments to inspire collaboration in achieving wildlife conservation. We will use the best available science-based information to develop our policies, programs and communications. CWF prides itself in being accountable and transparent in fulfilling our mission.

Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia is a non-profit society that fosters the growth and development of safe and environmentally responsible, recreational stand up paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking in Nova Scotia; through training, promotion, advocacy and stewardship providing paddling opportunities and developing resources. Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia is the official voice of recreational canoeing and kayaking in the province. We are suported financially by members, and by the Office of Culture and Heritage.

We are a non profit organization whose main goal is to sponsor refugees to come to Nova Scotia and support refugees their settlement in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The organization run by volunteers. We are looking for volunteers to work in various positions such as: project management, program coordinator, administration work (virtual), settlement support persons,  social marketing/computer science person  (being a main contact person with our website developer and maintaining our FB page and creating and maintaining Twit & other social media accounts). All the work will be done virtually.

CeaseFire Halifax is a non-profit organization based in the Halifax Regional Municipality which focuses on eliminating violent behaviour among youth in African Nova Scotian communities. Our mission is to inspire change and encourage the use of non violent solutions.

The Centre for Pediatric Pain Research is an international leader in children’s pain research. The interdisciplinary research conducted by our faculty, students, and staff tackles many facets of children’s acute and chronic pain. We are committed to conducting high-quality research on how to better understand, assess, and manage children’s pain and translating this research into improved practice.

I'm a part of a CHILD-BRIGHT funded research team based out of the IWK Children's Hospital in Halifax. We are offering a survey and e-health program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Our website is <a href="https://lifebeyondtrauma.ca/">https://lifebeyondtrauma.ca/</a>.

Channel of Peace is a Christ- centered counselling service which offers hope and healing in harmony with your faith by providing professional therapy and education to assist you to overcome life's challenges.  Some of our areas of expertise include: couples counselling, anxiety and depression, grief and loss, trauma, older adult transitions, parent support, adoptive families, behaviour management and play therapy.