Nonprofit Organizations in Halifax

Excalibur ADHD Association offers programs to people with ADHD in Nova Scotia.  We have several support groups, some accessible through Skype.  We offer Parent Menagement Training, Saturday and Summer Camps for children 6-12 years old, and our Working Memory Program.  Members of our Association have access to our book and on-line libraries.  Some programs cost less to members.

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Our mission is to feed Nova Scotians in need and reduce that need.

To achieve this, we distribute 2 million kilograms of donated food to our member network of 147 food banks and meal programs across the province. But our role also extends beyond food. We support our members as they build capacity to serve their communities, and we help raise awareness of the challenges hunger and poverty create each day for thousands of Nova Scotians.

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival has blossomed into one of Canada’s premier celebrations of film and filmmaking, becoming an essential platform for films both local and global. Celebrating its 42nd year in 2022, the festival began as a tiny, grassroots operation in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1981, relocating to Halifax the following year. Providing an immersive escape and experience for movie lovers, filmmakers, and industry professionals worldwide, the Atlantic International Film Festival is Atlantic Canada’s curator of epic and unforgettable stories.

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is an eight-day celebration of film, media and music from around the world. It’s a festival that turns Halifax – a charming and historic coastal city – into an international mecca for the arts, abuzz with filmmakers, industry types and film lovers.

Offering a first look at the best international films of the festival season, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is a champion of local filmmakers, committed to bridging the gap. We attract some of the biggest players in film, media and music from around the world. All of our film selections are chosen with our community in mind and our special events are designed to bring us all together. A not-for-profit organization, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival depends heavily upon its strong ties to the surrounding and thriving arts community.

<h3><b>About FIXT POINT Arts and Media:</b></h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400">FIXT POINT is a Toronto-based arts & media company with national reach. Our mandate is to inspire audiences and artists to imagine change, and our mission is to promote local culture and preserve local heritage through the telling of tales across multiple platforms. We endeavour to be leaders in public engagement, embedding training and outreach into our process of creation and dissemination. FIXT POINT was founded in 2006 and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 2011.</span>
<h3><b>About FIXT POINT’s previous work:</b></h3>
<span style="font-weight: 400">To date, we've interviewed over 3,000 Canadians from every province and territory in almost 200 communities in our storymobiles (mobile recording studio on wheels); edited and posted hundreds of oral histories on our storymap; produced two seasons of a TV/web series for TVO; and, most recently, we were awarded Touring Artist of the Year from the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA).</span>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="http://www.thetaleofatown.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">The Tale of a Town Story Map</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="https://tvo.org/programs/main-street-ontario"><span style="font-weight: 400">TVO Series</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><a href="http://www.fixtpoint.com/empathysquad"><span style="font-weight: 400">Empathy Squad Podcasts</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: 400">Find out more at </span><a href="http://www.fixtpoint.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">www.fixtpoint.com</span></a>

<p class="font_8">The Fairview Resource Centre is a community hub located in Fairview, Nova Scotia. Fairview is in the urban core of Halifax and considered the most diverse neighbourhood east of Montreal. The population is approximately 12,000 and the community has many small/medium size businesses, apartment buildings and single family homes. The centre began in 1986 and is a non-profit organization and registered charity. In 2015, the centre moved from 3524 Dutch Village Road to their own facility at 6 Titus Street. The centre has grown to offer a variety of programs and supports for all ages.  All programs and services are FREE of charge.</p>
<p class="font_8">The goal is to provide EDUCATION, OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT to the community. The centre offers community based, participant lead programs in a safe and welcoming environment. We know transportation, language barriers and childcare can be a challenge to access services. That is why the centre offers on-site childcare, help with transportation and uses translators if needed. We want to remove as many barriers as possible so that everyone can access services.</p>
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<p class="font_8">Some of our programs include advocacy and referrals, health and wellness programs, youth programs, pre-school programs, one on one adult skill development opportunities, health and safety programs, community meals, home based support programs, adult/senior programs, family interaction programs and much more.</p>
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Family SOS is a local, non-profit, child-centered organization directed toward building strong and healthy families. As an inclusive family support agency, Family SOS offers free comprehensive programs that will benefit all family members.

<strong>Family SOS </strong>is a local non-profit, child-centered organization that helps build strong and healthy families. As an inclusive family support agency offering FREE comprehensive programs that benefit all family members, Family SOS works to help children and youth in need by offering free support services in the community.

<h3 class="p1"><span class="s1">Founded in 2004, Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia is a non-profit cooperative of farmers’ markets for farmers’ markets.</span></h3>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">With over 30 unique members across the province, our cooperative is the unified voice of our region’s farmers’ market sector.</span></p>
 
<h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">Vision</span></h4>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Together, our organization and our members are building a cooperative and dynamic farmers’ market sector cultivating successful businesses, vibrant local economies, and healthy communities.</span></p>

<h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">Mission</span></h4>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Our cooperative advances growth and prosperity for our member farmers’ markets and their vendors through training, resources, advocacy, promotion, and community.</span></p>

<h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">What We Do</span></h4>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Looking to start or grow a farmers’ market or a market-based business? Look no further! We work tirelessly to support our region’s farmers’ market sector. </span></p>

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is Canada’s leading private funder of vision research.

We offer hope to Canadians by identifying the best, most promising research that is driving treatments and cures for blinding eye diseases, and by raising and stewarding funds to support this essential, sight-saving research.

Over our 45-year history, we have invested over $40 million to support vision research and education across Canada: that’s over 200 research grants that have led to over 600 new discoveries in areas such as:

- stem cell research
- neuroprotective therapies
- technological developments
- pharmaceuticals
- gene therapies

We are also committed to developing vision research funding partnerships in Canada and internationally. Through these partnerships, we have helped to unlock more than $10 million to drive research forward.

All of the research and educational initiatives we fund supports our goals of understanding why vision loss occurs, how it can be slowed or stopped, and how sight can be restored.

First Book Canada, a registered charity, provides new books and educational resources to Canadian children from low-income families, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books. In 2014, we granted over 825,000 new books to children across the country. Through work with publishing partners, an ever-expanding network of volunteers, and over 3,000 book recipient groups, First Book Canada grants children in need unprecedented access to free and low-cost books. First Book Canada works through existing community programs and literacy efforts already serving this population, elevating the quality of these programs with additional mission-related resources.

<span style="font-weight: 400">FIXT POINT is a Toronto-based arts & media company with national reach. Our mandate is to inspire audiences and artists to imagine change, and our mission is to promote local culture and preserve local heritage through the telling of tales across multiple platforms. We endeavour to be leaders in public engagement, embedding training and outreach into our process of creation and dissemination. FIXT POINT was founded in 2006 and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 2011.</span>

 

<span style="font-weight: 400">Find out more at www.fixtpoint.com</span>