Nonprofit Organizations in Halifax

Beyond The Wards Canada is an initiative that aims to highlight the contributions of under-recognized frontline workers that have been largely left out by mainstream media. While we don’t want to take light away from the healthcare workers who are tirelessly fighting COVID-19, it’s important for us to look beyond the hospital wards and see the heroes that occupy our day-to-day lives too. During this challenging time, our goal is to provide everyday heroes with extra support through kind and uplifting messages of encouragement, love, and appreciation. These heroes include the people we rely on every day, such as transportation, sanitation, and postal workers.

We provide a platform where individuals can submit messages of gratitude through art, written notes, letters, and even performances. These messages are sent to the workers of their choice and shared across our media platforms. For more information about our cause and the list of different heroes we're supporting, visit our website: https://www.beyondthewardsto.com/. We’re have also launched our testimonial campaign, Stories Unmasked, which tells the stories of essential workers and the challenges they've faced throughout the pandemic, and we plan to launch an activism campaign by the end of the month.

Bide Awhile Animal Shelter provides a safe place for homeless and abandoned animals until they find their forever homes.

At Bide Awhile, we’re different than other shelters. We believe that difference is our respect for and commitment to our relationships with our animal companions. These ideals not only provide the foundation for our values and our mission statement, they’re evident in everything that we do.

Our mission statement:

We’re dedicated to:

- Rescuing and caring for unwanted and abandoned animals
- Finding a suitable and caring home for each animal
- Providing an environment that’s free from the threat of unwarranted euthanasia
- Cultivating awareness, respect, and appreciation for our animal companions
- Vigorously promoting spaying and neutering
- Managing our resources and contributions in a responsible manner

As Canada’s leading child and youth mentoring charity, Big Brothers Big Sisters facilitates life-changing relationships that inspire and empower children and youth to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax has been creating friendships since 1967. We started out matching Big Brothers with Little Brothers and have grown to include a variety of different programs that serve both boys and girls. We are proud of our achievements and continue to strive to be on the leading edge of the Big Brothers Big Sisters movement in Canada.

We are a small non-profit organization who has raises funds that helps grant children an advance education by establishing and operating an independent school for grades primary through middle school grade nine, open to children and youth of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Bladder Cancer Canada is a nationally registered charity organized to help bladder cancer patients and their support teams address day-to-day issues of the disease, increase awareness of bladder cancer among the general public and medical community as well as fund research, which pursues the diagnosis, treatment and elimination of bladder cancer.

The Emera Blue Nose Marathon is the largest annual running and walking event in Atlantic Canada! Known as “The People's Marathon,” the Blue Nose Marathon welcomes participants of all ages, abilities and fitness levels to celebrate healthy living and active lifestyles. Now in its 21st year, join one of Halifax’s most anticipated community events May 17 – 19, 2024.

Blue Nose Marathon is a community based and volunteer-driven organization.

How it began:
Legend has it, back in the age of sail when the sea was at the core of our existence, mariners would arrive in the port of Halifax with noses stained blue by the dye of their peacoat sleeves – the perfect substitute for a handkerchief. It is in their name we run: Blue Nose. It began with a dream – that Halifax have its own annual marathon. Realizing that there were many races around the world, we came up with a unique idea. Our marathon would be part of a weekend of events promoting and celebrating healthy living and active lifestyles. As well, we would encourage everyone in our community and beyond to get involved as a volunteer, sponsor, spectator, or participant, be it as a runner, walker, or Nordic walker.

With the help of more than 1,000 volunteers, there are six running events (5KM, 10KM, half marathon, full marathon, marathon team relay, youth run-4KM and 2KM) taking place during the Victoria Day weekend. There is also an Active Living Expo that spans two days with more than 80 booths. The Giv’er Charity Challenge has grown to over 80 charities that collectively have raised over $500,000.

Our club is a non-profit, community-based organization. We are a recognized charity providing social, recreational and educational programming for children and youth. The array of services and programs offered at the Boys and Girls Club of Spryfield is formulated to respond to the needs identified from within the community’s target area.

The Boys and Girls Club of Spryfield now offers a wide array of programs included in our after school program. We offer programs between the hours of 3-5 every week day, as well as full day in-service and summer camps.

Our offerings include:

- beginners music program
- healthy snacks
- gym program
- basic sewing
- peer support
- mentorship programs for both pre teens and teens
- crafts
- help with homework
- basic first aid
- swim to survive
- leadership development

In the past two years attendance in our programs has more than tripled and continues to grow. Although the need for programs that we offer is expanding, our financial opportunities are not.

We are located in a strong community which has given us much support over the years and we will depend on this support in the future if we want to continue to provide our services to the future leaders, businesses, residents and parents of our community.

S.T.A.R. (Share the Art of Reading) is a new program directed by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax (Dartmouth North) site. It is a joint project of the Dartmouth North Association, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Halifax School Board and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax. S.T.A.R. is a play-based tutoring program designed to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of the students in Primary-Grade 3 at the Harbour View Elementary School. It operates during the noon hour on Wednesdays and Fridays as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays after school

Brain Injury NS is the only organized voice for the more than 70,000 brain injury survivors in Nova Scotia. Most of us know someone who has suffered from a concussion, had a stroke, an aneurysm, or been injured due to accident or violence. We work to help these individuals and their families navigate the healthcare system and offer opportunities to participate in our peer support and other programming so they know they aren't alone in their recovery.

We welcome volunteers from any region of the province to join us as peer support program leaders, event helpers, Committee members, or even to sit on our provincial Board of Directors.

Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) is the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization. As we drive toward curing T1D, we help make every day better for the people who live with it.

In 1974, a group of parents determined to find cures for their children living with type 1 diabetes came together to begin what is now Breakthrough T1D, launching the largest funder and advocate for T1D research in Canada.

Our focus was and remains on finding cures for type 1 diabetes (T1D); since then, the organization has helped to fund research that has led to innovation and evolution of treatments that improve the quality of life for people living with T1D.

<strong>Vision:</strong> A world without T1D

<strong>Mission:</strong> Improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications

<strong>Today:</strong> We are Breakthrough T1D. Recognizing that JDRF wasn’t reflective of both type 1 diabetes and the T1D community, we have refreshed our name to meet our mission where it already is.

Our purpose is our north star: As we drive toward curing type 1 diabetes, we help to make every day better for the people living with it.

<b>Working toward a world without T1D</b>

Breakthrough T1D works every day to change the reality of this disease for millions of people—and to prevent anyone else from ever being diagnosed with it—by funding research, advocating for government support of research and improved access, ensuring new therapies come to market and connecting and engaging the T1D community.

Thanks to these better therapies, which our funding has been instrumental in helping to develop and make available – people with T1D live longer and stay healthier while they await cures.

We must keep up the pace of funding so progress doesn’t slow or stop entirely, so we can get to a world free from type 1 diabetes.

The Breast Cancer Society of Canada is a national organization with family focused roots.

The Society's mission is to save lives through breast cancer research with a vision to end breast cancer

Inspiring Hope and Dignity.
The Brunswick Street Mission seeks to inspire a better quality of life through a ministry of care that addresses physical, emotional, practical and spiritual needs for those experiencing poverty.
We serve those who struggle with poverty. Many are homeless, others are at risk of homelessness. There are individuals, couples, and families with children. Some work, others are on assistance, and others on disability or pension support. Their backgrounds are incredibly varied but they have in common that their present day is a struggle, and their future does not hold much promise.