Social & Community Services Organizations in Halifax
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The RCMP Veterans Association is a national non profit organization with branches in each province. Nova Scotia is the largest in Canada with over 900 members. Membership is made up of serving and retired members of the RCMP, RCMP civilian staff and family members. It is a social group but mostly a support group that helps each other out and the community. The skills the organization spans all aspects of the RCMP, which expertise in many areas.
Red Bear Healing Home is a non-profit society registered with the Province of Nova Scotia (June 23, 2011). Red Bear Healing Home is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and managed by an Executive Director.
Mission
Building Respect for all Life through Sustainable Living
Principles
Red Bear Healing Home upholds the following principles:
- The Seven Sacred Teachings / Laws of Love ♦ Respect ♦ Wisdom ♦ Honesty ♦ Courage ♦ Humility ♦ Truth. Interpretations are available on-line by searching for The Seven Sacred Teachings. It is also now available on itunes.
- The Teachings of the Four Directions - see Rupert Ross, Returning to the Teachings
- The Teachings of the Sacred Tree
- Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
The Resilience Research Centre studies resilience from all aspects.
"In the context of exposure to significant adversity, resilience is both the capacity of individuals to navigate their way to the psychological, social, cultural, and physical resources that sustain their well-being, and their capacity individually and collectively to negotiate for these resources to be provided in culturally meaningful ways." (Ungar, 2008 and Ungar, 2011)
The Resource Opportunities Centre is a non-profit, community development organization serving the communities along Route 333, from Goodwood to Dover. In 2010 the ROC was named the volunteer management organization of the new Prospect Road Community Centre located at 2141 Prospect Road in Hatchet Lake. The Centre is operated via lease agreement with the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Ronald McDonald House is a “home-away-from-home” for out of town families with sick children receiving vital medical treatment in Halifax. Our warm, welcoming and affordable accommodations help ease the heavy financial and emotional burdens placed on the hundreds of families who come through our doors each year.
The Rotary Club of Halifax North West is part of Rotary International, an organization of 1.2 million people in 33,000 Clubs, in over 200 countries around the world. The focus of our Club is support of charitable causes serving youth and the elderly and persons at risk. Locally, our support is focused on the Spryfield area in Halifax, but our Club is also involved in international projects which support the global community. Our main source of funding is a 50/50 draw in Spryfield called Toonies for Change, in which participants register a player number and play a Toonie a week. The project is very well supported by the community in the form of volunteers who devote their time each week in the operation of the project. That said, there is a need for part-time managerial and administrative support.
The Rotary Club of Halifax North West is part of Rotary International, an organization of 1.2 million people in 33,000 Clubs, in over 200 countries around the world. The focus of our Club is support of charitable causes serving youth and the elderly and persons at risk. Locally, our support is focused on the Spryfield area in Halifax, but our Club is also involved in international projects which support the global community. Our main source of funding is a 50/50 draw in Spryfield called Toonies for Change, in which participants register a player number and play a Toonie a week. The project is very well supported by the community in the form of volunteers who devote their time each week in the operation of the project. That said, there is a need for part-time managerial and administrative support.
The Salvation Army Centre of hope is a non profit organization. We help people within our community with various different things and needs.
The Salvation Army recognizes that poverty is a critical issue, and that everyone has a right to access basic necessities such as nutritious food, health care, education and economic opportunity.
Second Harvest is the largest food rescue organization in Canada and global thought leader on food recovery. We work across the supply chain from farm to retail to capture surplus food before it ends up in the landfill which negatively impacts our environment.
Last year, we recovered more than 22.3 million pounds of nutritious, unsold food — focusing on protein, dairy and produce — we rescued before it became waste and redistributed to a broad network of 2,300 social service organizations. Supported by hundreds of corporations, foundations, and the community at large, we rescue and redistribute enough food to provide over 62,000 meals a day in Canada. Since 1985 we have rescued and delivered more than 177 million pounds of food, preventing over 75 million pounds of greenhouse gas equivalents from entering our atmosphere.
VISION: No Waste. No Hunger.
Shelter Movers is a national, volunteer-powered charitable organization providing moving and storage services at no cost to individuals and families fleeing abuse. We collaborate with local businesses and community agencies to support people, primarily women and children, as they transition to a life free of violence.
Established in July 2019, Shelter Movers Nova Scotia (SMNS) is made up of a growing team of dedicated volunteers helping to ensure an immediate and lasting impact on survivors in the province. With headquarters in the Halifax Regional Municipality and two rural extensions in the Annapolis Valley and the South Shore, SMNS offers our services to over 60% of the Nova Scotian population.
Shelter Nova Scotia is passionate about ending homelessness one person at a time. We help people transition from crisis to community. To this end, we operate 5 facilities in HRM providing over 44,000 bed nights per year to men and women with young children who otherwise have nowhere to turn. Each year we care for 1500 people. 17% of our clients are between the ages of 16-24.
We offer far more than shelter; utilizing client and housing support workers in tandem with mental health and addiction services we help people find sustainable independent living. www.shelternovascotia.com
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