Nonprofit Organizations in Halifax

We are a not for profit community based soccer club. We are about having fun, developing life long soccer players, and community leaders.

We are a 500 member minor basketball club located on the peninsula area of Halifax.

A sub-section of Parks and Recreation, Halifax Youth Section oversees the implementation of Municipal youth services and programs.

The Halifax Triathlon Club (HTC) is a swim-bike-run club for ALL levels. Whether you want to train for your first try-a-tri, sprint, olympic or 15^th long distance triathlon, the HTC welcomes all who are interested in swim-bike-run

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<p class="landing_context ">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.</p>

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Karate Nova Scotia is the only body which the Province of Nova Scotia recognizes for Karate.  Our goals are to provide a provincial organization to promote, encourage and stimulate interest in karate in Nova Scotia and celebrate the excellence in all styles of karate affiliated under Karate Nova Scotia.  Participating in karate extends far beyond the self-defense aspect into training for the mind by increasing concentration, focus and determination.  It not only increases fitness but also self confidence, self-awareness and self-esteem.  Participating in karate molds skills which carry over into all other aspects of life.

Building a healthy, happy community through recreational, cultural, sport and social activities.

Lake & Shore Community Recreation Society manages the municipal-owned recreation centre located at Inspiration Drive, Porters Lake. The Centre provides recreation, sport, cultural and social activities for the Eastern Shore region in a beautiful facility.

The Lifesaving Society is a national volunteer organization and registered charity, composed of tens of thousands of individual members and over 2,000 affiliated aquatic facilities, municipalities, waterfronts and schools. Established in England in 1891 as The Swimmers' Life Saving Society, we became the Royal Life Saving Society in 1904. Today, we are known to Canadians simply as the Lifesaving Society.

The Dragonboat Festival is an annual event which raises money for the Nova Scotia Amateur Spot Fund. The goals of the fund are described below.
<div>To supplement the opportunity for Nova Scotian athletes, coaches and officials to train compete and develop at/to a level that will advance them to comparable Canadian standards of excellence.</div>
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<div>To ensure that Sport Nova Scotia and its broad-based membership (including community and provincial sport organizations), can develop and deliver innovative participation programs that enhance the provincial sport system.</div>
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<div>To enhance funding for programs and services integral to sport delivery in Nova Scotia.</div>
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<div>To stimulate the commitment and training required to achieve levels of performance that demonstrate a measurable improvement in athletic competition or organizational capacity building that leads to a better sport delivery system in Nova Scotia.</div>
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<div>To not duplicate current sport funding, educational sources and professional fees. The Sport Fund through Sport Nova Scotia will work with other funding organizations, departments, and agencies (Nova Scotia Health Protection and Promotion, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, Sport Canada, Coaching Association of Canada, Canadian Olympic Committee, and Sport Canada) to try and ensure the most efficient allocation of resources in the sport system. The Sport Fund will maintain its ability to fund outside of established programs in order to support programs and services it deems significant and/or exceptional.</div>

The Mayflower, which houses six sheets of curling ice for leagues of all levels, is one of the largest curling clubs east of Ontario and one of the most well-known clubs in Canada. Teams representing Mayflower have proudly brought home banners for provincial, national, and world titles for decades. The club boasts an impressive roster of hosting several Canadian championship events, numerous provincial championship events, as well as national competitive events, including the 1995 TSN Skins Game, the 2002 Canadian Mixed, the 2011 Canada Winter Games (Curling Venue), and the 2014 Travelers Canadian Club Championships. In January of 2016 and 2017 the Mayflower proudly hosted the Nova Scotia Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, the first time these events were held concurrently. The Mayflower clubhouse has two lounges, a bar, a full-service kitchen, and a pro shop.

The Mayflower was founded in in 1905 and is a landmark in our city’s rich history. In 1912 the ice shed was used as a morgue for victims of the infamous Titanic sinking, and just five years later the club was destroyed in the devastating Halifax explosion. The Mayflower was rebuilt on Agricola Street, where it remained until moving to its present location on Monaghan Drive in 1962.

The Mayflower Curling Club is a not-for-profit organization, governed by its Board of Directors as directed by the membership. The Board is made up of an Executive (President, Past President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) and seven additional Directors (Membership, Curling, Day Ladies, Juniors, Property and Ice, Social, and Marketing). The General Manager is responsible for daily operations and reports to the Board.

Our membership is our most valued asset at the club. Today the club includes over 400 adult members and over 100 youth members that participate in leagues each day of the week.

MRHL is a new youth roller hockey where its mission, vision & values align to give all kids regardless of socioeconomic background the opportunity to play a sport they love at an affordable price for all.

motionball for Special Olympics is a national not-for-profit organization raising funds and awareness in support of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation. Hosting 50 annual events in 17 cities and on over 35 University Campuses, motionball is proud to have donated over $17M net since our inception in 2002.