Community Grants 2021-22

COMMUNITY GRANTS - APRIL 2021

  • 7th Step Society of Nova Scotia- Peer Support Workers for Criminalized Individuals with Mental Health Needs

  • Adsum Association for Women & Children- Peer Works

  • Aidean Mae Fund- Help Keep Our Youth Alive

  • Alice House- Rebuilding Lives Women's Program

  • AMPLIFY NS- AMPLIFY:  Breaking Down Barriers

  • Autism Nova Scotia- Healthy Relationships, Sexuality, and Autism - Youth (HRSA-Y)

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax- Circles Project

  • Cape Breton Hope Project Foundation- Olericulture Project - From the garden to the table

  • Cape LaHave Adventures- Bluemind Women's Coastal Wellness Project

  • Cape LaHave Adventures- Youth Waterways

  • Caravan Theatre- Caravan Theatre Community Project

  • Chebucto Community Development Association- Diagnosing Poverty Prescribing Possibilities

  • Chester Municipal Heritage Society- Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes

  • CMHA- Circle of Friends Peer Support

  • CMHA- Mental Health Community Coffee House - Hybrid Edition

  • Common Roots Urban Farm - Woodside- Growing Wellness During A Pandemic

  • Common Roots Urban Farm BiHi/MetroWorks- Rx Nutrition and Wellness

  • Coverdale Courtwork Society- Caitlan’s Place

  • Dalhousie University- Dalhousie Mental Health Connections Pilot

  • Early Psychosis Intervention Nova Scotia- Early Psychosis Intervention Nova Scotia Fitbit Program

  • Eating Disorders Nova Scotia- Everyone Deserves Help: Increasing Access to Counselling

  • ElevateHER Mental Health- Self Care & Coping Distance Coaching (The Covid-19 Edition)

  • Find Your Voice Music Therapy- Trans-Formative Voices: Music Therapy Program

  • Fountain of Health Association for Optimal Aging- Staying Connected in Stressful Times: Improving Mental Health and Reducing Social Isolation in Nova Scotia's Seniors

  • Halifax Lancers- Healing with Halifax Horses

  • Halifax Refugee Clinic- Bridging the Care Gap:  Connecting Survivors of War, Torture, Violence and Trauma with Virtual Mental Health Support

  • Hepatitis Outreach Society of Nova Scotia- Project Remedy

  • Hinchinbrook Farm Society- Equine Therapy for Residents of Support Homes

  • Hospice Halifax- Bereavement Programs & Support Services

  • Inclusion Clare- "TO GATHER" In the Garden Cultivating Health and Well Being

  • Jane Paul Indigenous Women's Resource Centre- Evening Star Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness

  • John Howard Society- Holistic Responses

  • Judique Historical Society- Community Caregiver's Circle

  • Kids Help Phone- Brighter Days - An Indigenous Wellness Program

  • Kids Help Phone- Peer to Peer Support Program

  • Lake City Works- LakeCity Works' Psychological Health and Safety Workplace Strategy

  • Landing Strong- The Resiliency Project

  • LOVE Nova Scotia- LOVE Weekly Programs & Free Flow Friday

  • Lung Association of Nova Scotia- Supporting those that need it the most: Quit Smoking Pilot Program

  • MacPhee Centre- 2SLGBTQ+ Pilot Project

  • Mainline- Peers Supporting Peers

  • Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, Direction 1801 Self-Care: For Us, By Us

  • Neptune Theatre Foundation- Improv for Anxiety

  • Neptune Theatre Foundation- Songs & Stories with Seniors

  • No Time for That Anti-Bullying Society- "No Time for That" Virtual Tour

  • North End Community Health Centre- Pause: Mental Health Walk-In Clinic

  • Old School Community Gathering Place- The Old School Open Doors Drop In

  • Pathways to Employment Society- Stepping Together: Peer Support

  • Peoples' Counselling Clinic- African Nova Scotia Mental Health Network and Services

  • Recreation Nova Scotia- Developing Culturally Relevant Adaptations to Recreation for Mental Health Training

  • Regional Independent Students Association (RISA)- Window Coverings

  • Riverview Home Volunteer Association- Therapy Activities to Improve Mental Health

  • Schools Plus- Music Therapy for At-Risk Girls at Cunard Jr. High School

  • Souls Harbour Rescue Mission- Getting a Re-Start on LIFE

  • South Shore Public Libraries- Caring Calls

  • St. George's YouthNet- St. George's YouthNet Teen Program

  • Stepping Stone Association- Care and Resiliency Empowerment Project (CARE Project)

  • Survivors of Abuse Recovering- Mentorship Program and Mentor Training Module

  • Theatre Nova Scotia- Mental Health Resiliency Workshop Series for Theatre Artists
    Truro Homeless Outreach Society- Volunteer Recruitment Officer

  • West Hants Community Mental Health & Addictions- Court Monitored Mental Health Program

  • YWCA Halifax- Mental Health Hour

  • Matthew Steele, Recreation Therapist- Heavy Metal Self Help

  • North End Community Health Centre- Long Term Counselling Support

  • Stepping Stone Association- Stepping Stone's Holistic Addictions Program (HAP)

COMMUNITY GRANTS - SEPTEMBER 2021

  • Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program – Your Mind Matters: An African Nova Scotian Youth Education Program

  • Roots of Empathy – Building a Foundation for Positive Mental Health in Nova Scotia

  • Marguerite Centre – Individual Program Planning – Gambling Prevention

  • Chebucto Family Centre - Community Support Program

  • Eating Disorders Nova Scotia - Everyone Deserves Help: Expanding Access to Nutrition Counselling

  • John Howard Society - Caring Dads: Prioritizing Mother & Child Safety

  • Coverdale Courtwork Society - Helping Women Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction

  • Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc. - Hope Blooms

  • North End Community Health Centre - Managed Alcohol Program (MAP)

  • Salvation Army Halifax Centre of Hope - Anchorage Recovery Peer Support Worker

  • YWCA - CASE Survivor Fund

  • Shelburne County Mental Health & Wellness Association - Nova Scotia Warm

  • East River Valley Community Development Association - Mental Health Lunch & Learn

  • HeartWood Centre for Community Youth Development - HeART: Art and Mindfulness Programming

  • Old School Community Gathering Place - Bridging the Gaps in Rural Mental Health Care

  • Jane Paul Indigenous Women's Resource Centre - Healing Our Hearts

  • Black Wellness Cooperative of Nova Scotia Ltd. - Afrocentric Mind Body Breath - Yoga

  • East Coast Music Association - Help From My Friends Peer Support Program

  • 7th Step Society of Canada - Nova Scotia - Peer Support Workers for Criminalized Individuals

  • Shelburne County Youth Health and Support Association - A Young Man's Guide to Self-Mastery

  • Alcare Place - Music Therapy at Alcare Place

  • Gambling Risk Informed Nova Scotia - Enhancing Youth Awareness of Gambling Harms through Interactive

  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Dartmouth - Mental Health Support

  • reachAbility Association - The Wellness Program

  • Reseau Sante - Nouvelle-Ecosse - Youth Addiction Prevention

  • Truefaux Films Inc.

  • SMB Counselling - Taking Our Power

  • South Shore Fieldhouse Society - HBSSC Sensory Experience Room

  • African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes (ADAM) - Facilitating Usage of Mental Health Services Among African Immigrants in Nova Scotia

  • Creative Pictou County - Connection through Creativity

  • TREY Society - Project Coordinator

  • Truro Homeless Outreach Society - Educate, Encourage, and Empower

  • Chester Municipal Heritage Society - No Story Too Small

  • Adsum - WiFi at Adsum Court Apartments

  • Shannon Johnson, PhD, Dept of Psychology & Neuroscience, Dalhousie University - Nature Matters: Developing an Online Nature Module to Improve Mental Health in Nova Scotian Undergraduates