Nonprofit Organizations in Halifax

Dartmouth Family Centre & Dartmouth North Community Food Centre together are a non-profit organization providing programs and services free of charge to families and residents in the neighbourhood of Dartmouth North. We offer programs centred around parental support and child development, access to healthy food and food skills, as well as advocacy.

Dartmouth Handcrafters Guild was formed as a non-profit group by six craftspeople in 1974, and has grown through the years to over 170 craftspeople.  It is the first major craft show of the season.  The Guild takes great pride each year in donating their profit to local charities, selected by members.  Since 1994 the guild has donated over $208,000 to various charities in Nova Scotia.  visit our web site www.handcraftersguild.ca

Dartmouth Housing is a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing established in 1982. The majority of our properties are 3 or 4 bedroom duplexes, all within Dartmouth. The organization was established to fill the housing demand for families that did not have sufficient earned income to obtain decent, adequate and safe living accommodations.

Our mandate is to provide safe, affordable housing for low and middle income working families.

Established in 1985, under the leadership of Dr. John Savage, The Dartmouth Learning Network Society provides opportunities for adults and their family members to improve reading, writing, math, communication, document use, computer use, teamwork and critical thinking skills, in addition to helping them gain a love of life-long learning.

<strong>We offer programs for:</strong>

<strong>• </strong>Adults, 19 years of age and older looking to gain new skills, their adult high school diploma, their General Education Development (GED) equivalency.

<strong>•</strong> Adults, 19 years of age and older looking for help to gain employment

<strong>•</strong> Adults with learning differences or challenges looking to gain new skills

<strong>•</strong> Parents, caregivers, childcare centres and community members looking to ensure children achieve success in school.

<strong>The Dartmouth Learning Network Community Learning Team</strong> is made up of a small compliment of staff (four full-time and three part-time), supported by over 40 trained volunteers. We work with people 1-1, in small groups and classroom settings and at our location on Wyse Road and at partner sites throughout Halifax Regional Municipality. Our volunteers provide $104,000 in unpaid service to the Dartmouth Learning Network every year.

<strong>The Dartmouth Learning Network Community Learning Team</strong> is dedicated to helping raise the aspirations and abilities of Nova Scotians looking to improve opportunities in life for themselves and their children.

<h3>THE DARTMOUTH MAKERS ARE A NON-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN SOCIETY OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTS PEOPLE. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN DARTMOUTH ARTS COMMUNITY BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE QUALITY WORK AND PROMOTE LOCAL TALENTS. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 2014, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE CRAFT SHOWS WHERE ARTISTS, CRAFTERS AND MAKERS CAN MARKET AND SELL THEIR WORK.</h3>

<a href="http://www.dartmouthfamilycentre.ca/community-food-centre" target="_blank">Dartmouth North Community Food Centre</a> is a project of Dartmouth Family Centre. The Dartmouth Family Centre is located in North Dartmouth, an under-served and high-needs area with a dearth of community gathering spaces. The area is home to significant senior and immigrant populations: 13.5% of the population is aged 65, and many live alone and on a fixed income; 31% of households are single-parent families; and immigrants make up 6.4% of the population, a number that is expected to grow in coming years. Launched in the fall of 2015, Dartmouth North Community Food Centre expands on the existing array of programs to provide a number of new entry points for families with young children, while expanding food access and skill-building opportunities for other community members. Programming includes community action programs, community meals, an affordable produce market, and community kitchens and gardens

Dartmouth Players is the only community theatre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and remains one of the most successful community theatre groups in Nova Scotia, both theatrically and financially. We are a registered charity and a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a viable and affordable community theatre in Dartmouth. We are a true amateur group: we pay no wages or salaries, and our members, performers, and technicians contribute and perform simply for the love of theatre. We produce at least four productions per year to an average per-play audience of well over one thousand people and host several guest groups
<h2><strong>Early Days</strong></h2>
Although the organization in its current form has existed for 25 years, the roots of the community theatre group go as far back as 1957. Community theatre in Dartmouth got its beginnings through the Dartmouth Parks and Recreation Department when it obtained permission to use and equip the Prince Arthur Junior High School Auditorium as a community theatre. Around 1958, the Dartmouth Drama Club was formed after a meeting at Southdale School. During the 1961/62 season, the Group hosted two festivals: the Provincial One-Act Play Festival and the Regional Dominion Drama Festival.

Over the next several years, directors such as Rosa Atkinson, John Poulton, Arthur Ware, Robert Vandekieft, Cliff Tyner, and Flo Trillo directed plays in both Prince Arthur and Prince Andrew High School auditoriums. The Group took part in many of the Nova Scotia Drama League's festivals such as in Truro (1970), and the Dominion Drama Festival (1971 and 1973). The group changed its name to "Dartmouth Players" in about 1971 and in early 1974 moved to the converted Dundas Cinema in Dartmouth. In the spring of 1974, Dark of the Moon, directed by Flo Trillo, was the only play produced in the Dundas Street Theatre as it burned down later that year. Since they had lost everything in the fire, the Players were unable to continue and disbanded.
<h2><strong>A New Beginning</strong></h2>
Cliff Tyner and Arthur Ware were approached by Dartmouth City Council in 1985, following a Dartmouth-based production presented in the Dunn Theatre in Halifax and witnessed by then Mayor of Dartmouth, John Savage. Dr. Savage recognized the need for community theatre, and Tyner and Ware were given the use of a small room in Findlay Community Centre, where the inaugural meeting of the newly revived Dartmouth Players took place in January 1986. Plays were staged at the Dartmouth High School, Prince Andrew High School auditoriums, and the Findlay Centre until the Crichton Avenue Community Centre opened in the fall of 1987. The Centre became the settled home of the group, and over the next twenty-plus years, Dartmouth Players has produced well over sixty plays and hosted many visiting theatre groups. Our audience has grown continually during that time to reach well over five thousand people a season. We hope to see you at the theatre, and enjoy the show!

Since 1976 the Dartmouth Seniors' Service Centre has been providing activities and services which may not otherwise readily available in our community. The Centre offers various social, physical, and educational programs. www.dartmouthseniors.ca

<strong>Mission</strong>
The Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre supports seniors and their families through services, programs, and fun times!

Funded by The Dartmouth Kiwanis Club & Community Service Grants we are a registered charitable organization with a volunteer Board of Directors.

Our greatest asset is the volunteer efforts of our own members.

Membership is open to anyone over 50 at $15.00 per year.

We offer various social, physical, and educational activities and programs. These include, but are not limited to: Painting, Wood-Working, Tai Chi, Yoga, Singing, Duplicate Bridge, Crafts, Fitness & Exercise, Day Trips, Daily Lunches (Monday-Friday), and more.

We are also the provider of Medical Transportation, and the Dartmouth Meals on Wheels Program which serves the Dartmouth area 3 days/ week.

The Frank Mackay House is the first project of the Dartmouth Shelter Society. It supports families and individuals who are not in active addiction. This “clean safe space”  supports those who are succeeding in recovery but facing challenges with housing and finding employment. Volunteers provide supper and breakfast meals to up to 10 guests daily.

Dartmouth Volksmarch Club is a non profit, walking, hiking, events, sports and recreation club, founded in Nova Scotia 1981.  Every week throughout the year we get together for guided recreational walks, on one of the many beautiful and varied trails in Nova Scotia. We walk on Trailways, trails  along the coasts, and rivers, and in forests, and wilderness areas. Our walks are usually 10 KM in length but sometimes longer. All walks are open to the general public and begin at a set time and location For more information visit our website  www.dartmouthvolksmarchclub.com and on FB. We are a member of the national (CVF) and international (IVV) Volkssport organizations.

Dartmouth Volksmarch Club
P.O Box 28082, Dartmouth, NS B2W 3E0
<em><strong>~~~ Fun ~~~ Fitness~~~~Friendship~~~</strong></em>

Solutions Learning Centre, the operating name for the Dartmouth Work Activity Society, has been helping people succeed since 1980. Our work activity programs offer the training that allows participants to develop job specific skills. Our programs are ongoing throughout the year with continuous application dates and offered at no cost. If you, or someone you know, require help finding employment

As an Africentric Institute, the DBDLI creates educational change and genuine opportunities for learners and communities of African ancestry to reach their full potential.

Educational research is vital to achieving our vision. We conduct and disseminate learnings from that research providing policy analysis that informs policymakers, educators, parents and the general public on how to best improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Nova Scotian learners of African descent.

The Institute works directly with African Nova Scotian / Canadian organizations, communities, government partners, and educational institutions to identify, develop and implement educational and community capacity enhancement policies, programs and services.