Nonprofit Organizations in Halifax

More moments. More life. That’s why Heart & Stroke leads the fight against heart disease and stroke. Powered by donors and volunteers, we fund life-saving research and help Canadians lead healthier lives. Heart & Stroke is a health charity active in communities across the country. We are sustained by the commitment and generosity of more than 125,000 volunteers and more than 1.4 million donors.

We are a volunteer-based, health charity dedicated to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke. Our vision is “Healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke. Together we will make it happen.” We are united by five core values: Passion for Health, Embracing Diversity, Being Extraordinary Together, Learning Every Day and Making a Difference.

Our vision: Healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke. Together we will make it happen. Our mission: Prevent disease Give children and youth the best start for a long, healthy life Empower Canadians to live healthy lives Save lives Enable faster, better cardiac emergency response and treatment Enable faster, better stroke response and treatment Promote recovery Enhance support for survivors, families and caregivers Our values: A passion for health Making a difference Learning every day Being extraordinary together Embracing diversity We achieve our mission through: Investing in life-saving research Advocating for healthy public policies Partnering with stakeholders Engaging Canadians to make health last Ensuring health equity To learn how we are working towards our mission, see our Strategic Plan.

Heat and Stroke is an organization that has focused on fighting heart disease and stroke for over 60 years. Our mission includes Prevention- Through policy change to reduce sugar intake in youth and to promote physical activity while reducing sedentary behaviour. Saving Lives- By teaching CPR and and advocating and supplying funding for more AED's in public areas Promote Recovery- By providing various rehabilitation tools to survivors The Heart and Stroke Foundation also recognizes that Women's and Indigenous heart health are under researched and we are part of the paradigm change to promote research in theses populations.

HeartWood Centre for Community Youth Development is a dynamic and innovative not-for-profit, registered charity focused on creating meaningful youth engagement to build healthy communities. We have provided our services within Nova Scotia since 1988; we also have affiliations and partnerships nationally and have delivered programs across the country and internationally. Currently we are looking for new volunteers for our Board of Directors. HeartWood’s mission is “youth engagement for positive community change.” We do this by Helping Youth to positively engage in their communities and develop their skills and capacity to take action and make change; training and coaching adults in youth engagement strategies and tools; working directly with larger systems over an extended period of time to improve their youth engagement strategies and inform their policies to better serve youth.

Mission Statement HepNS is a charitable organization that reduces the impact of hepatitis through support, information and education. HepNS staff, volunteers and board of directors work to support Nova Scotians at risk for or living with viral hepatitis Governing Principles We recognize that hepatitis has an impact on everyone. We respect an individual’s right to privacy. We believe that everyone has the right to make their own informed choices. We are committed to govern responsibly in accordance with our mission

Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, founded in 1959, is a non-profit registered charity whose goal is to conserve buildings and sites of historic significance, and to promote this important cultural component of Nova Scotia’s identity. HTNS gives small grants, publishes, hosts lectures and other educational events, researches buildings and sites.

At Hockey Helps the Homeless we leverage Canada’s affinity for hockey to raise awareness and financial support for the homeless through education, fundraising, and by partnering with solutions-based local homeless support agencies.

The Chronicle Herald Holiday Parade of Lights presented by Eastlink is taking place on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 at 6:00pm in downtown Halifax! This year's parade will be led by the second annual Red Nose Run in support of the QEII Foundation, a fun run that follows the same route as the parade and begins at 5:45pm. We will need volunteers on the route for the run as well. For 20 years we have relied on the help of our volunteers to help make the Holiday Parade of Lights a success. Please join us again on November 19th to help kick off the holiday season! We are looking for volunteers in the following positions: - Marshalling Area Line-up Coordinators - Run Start Line - Run Finish Line/Parade End of Route - Parade/Run Route Team Members Volunteer Requirements: - All volunteers must be 16 years of age or older by November 19, 2016 - All volunteer correspondence will be done via email, please check your email often! - Volunteers must give 24 hours notice of shift cancellation except in cases of emergency. - If you would like to be stationed at a specific location along the parade route, please mention this in the Notes section of the application To sign up, or for more information e-mail parade@herald.ca

The Hooked Rug Museum of North America collects, exhibits and preserves the heritage of hand-hooked rugs and artifacts used in the making of fibre art. It researches the history of this art, presents it in an accurate manner and also encourages future development of the art.  We are run solely by volunteers with one summer student (open seasonally May - October).

Hospice Halifax is dedicated to supporting people affected by life-limiting illness, death, grief or loss. We are a non-sectarian, registered not-for-profit organization committed to expanding awareness about the strengths of hospice care. We are working toward establishing the first free-standing residential hospice in Nova Scotia. Hospice palliative care means providing opportunities for individuals and families to uniquely address practical, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs while preparing for the individual’s death. Residential hospices provide a home-like setting for individuals who are living with and dying from end-stage illnesses who require holistic care and regular symptom assessment and treatment and care plans. Hospices also help individuals and families cope with grief and loss during the illness and after the individual’s death. Hospice care is safe, high quality, patient-centered, and cost effective. Palliative care, aimed at relieving physical suffering and providing comfort and quality of life, can be delivered in a dedicated section of a health care facility, in an individual’s home, or at a hospice.

Located at Shatford Memorial Elementary School in Hubbards, NS, this cooperative nursery school operates a programme 4 mornings a week to up to 12 preschoolers.