Community Grants Recipients 2022-23
Round 2 - distributed OCTOBER 2022
1. Alice House - "Rebuilding Lives Program”
2. Kids Help Phone - "Peer-to-Peer Community Engagement Initiative"
3. Kids Help Phone - "Maximizing Access for Youth Mental Health”
4. Sackville Area Warming Centre - "Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFA) SAWC Volunteers"
5. CMHA - Colchester-East Hants Branch - "Keeping Survivors Safe”
6. Avalon Sexual Assault Centre - "Building Cultural Relevancy into Sexual Violence Mental Health Services: Toward Indigenous-led Healing, Representation, and Service Accessibility Project”
7. CMHA – NS Division - "THRIVE Mental Health Programming in Nova Scotia”
8. reachAbility Association - "The Wellness Hub”
9. Roots of Empathy - "Roots of Empathy: Building a Foundation for Positive Mental Health in Nova Scotia”
10. CMHA – NS Division - "The Women’s Empowerment Squad”
11. Find Your Voice Music Therapy - "Trans-Formative Voices: Transgender and Non-Binary Youth and Adults Voice Therapy Program”
12. CMHA – NS Division - "Changing Minds in Nova Scotia”
13. CMHA – NS Division - "CMHA-NS & safeTALK”
14. North End Community Health Centre - "Pause Mental Health”
15. Healing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) - "Couch of Hope Counselling Services - Phase Two”
16. Alcare Place - "Art/Music Therapy at Alcare Place”
17. Ray of Hope Retreat - "12th Annual Ray of Hope Retreat”
18. CMHA – NS Division - "Chronic Pain Peer Support Project”
19. Eating Disorders Nova Scotia - "Everyone Deserves Help: Expanding Access to Nutrition Counselling Phase II”
20. Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia - "Professional Development for Holly House Support Staff”
21. Hospice Halifax - "8 Week Closed Grief Support Group”
22. CMHA – NS Division - "Living Our Lives to the Full in Nova Scotia”
23. Fountain of Health Association for Optimal Aging - "Program Development of “THRIVE with Optimal Aging Workshop Series”: Integrating the “THRIVE © Approach to Wellbeing” for Nova Scotia Seniors”
24. Neptune Theatre Foundation - "Re: Action & Care Program at Neptune Theatre”
25. Searidge Foundation - "Searidge Aftercare Expansion”
26. LOVE Nova Scotia - "LOVE Leadership Retreat Camp”
27. Eating Disorders Nova Scotia - "Everyone Deserves Help: Expanding Access to Counselling Phase II”
28. YWCA Halifax - "Mental Health Hour”
29. CMHA – NS Division - "Membertou Youth Gathering”
30. Hope for Mental Health Society (formerly SSNS) - "One-to-one Peer Support for individuals with psychotic disorders (Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, psychosis) and Bipolar Disorder”
31. New Start Counselling (New Start Society) - "Healing from Harm: Supporting the LGBTQ+ community”
32. Truro Housing Outreach Society - "Program Coordinator”
33. Insight Wellness and Research Consulting - "Drawing for Change”
34. Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation - "The Mental Health and Addictions Patient Care Fund”
35. Hepatitis Outreach Society of Nova Scotia (HepNS) - "Steady”
36. Colchester Ground Search and Rescue Association - "Preventive Suicide Response and Education for Ground Search and Rescue”
37. 7th Step Society of Nova Scotia - "Peer-Support Workers & Programming for Criminalized Individuals”
38. Prudentia Institute: Youth Knowledge Exchange - "Thriving in a Complex World”
39. TREY NS - Trauma Recovery for Exploited Youth - "Life Skills Coach”
40. Spencer House Seniors Center - "Mental Health Café”
41. Healthy Minds Network Cooperative - "Building 2SLBGTQIA Circles of Support: safeTALK”
42. Out of the Cold Community Association - "Out of the Cold Peer Advisory Council”
43. Halifax Sexual Health Centre - "Integrated Informed Consent for Gender-Affirming Care”
44. Youth Project - "The Sparkle Archives: A Queer History Project for Youth”
45. Riverview Home Volunteer Association - "Use of Music Therapy to improve Mental Health”
46. Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance - "Improving Mental Health in 2SLGBTQQIA+ Youth in Nova Scotia Post-Covid”
47. Chebucto Family Centre - "Maternal Mental Wellness Programing”
48. Bereaved Families of Cape Breton Society - "Bereavement Services Death Cafe Project”
49. Youth Project Cape Breton - "Queersine – Healing with Food”
50. Bereaved Families of Cape Breton Society - "Bereavement Services Diversity and Inclusion Project”
51. Chester Municipal Heritage Society - "No Small Story”
52. Hinchinbrook Farm Society - "EQUINE THERAPY PILOT FOR MANAGING PTSD IN FIRST RESPONDERS & MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL”
53. Raising the Villages Cooperative Ltd - "Working Upstream to Improve Mental Health Outcomes”
54. Sackville Area Warming Centre - "Licensed Mental Health Counsellor”
55. Wapna'kikewi'skwaq - Women of First Light - "Dream Walker's Vision: Reclaiming Traditional Knowledge”
56. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County - "Big Bunch – Getting Youth Socialized”
57. Simply Good Form - "Trans Affirming Name Change + Gender Marker Pathway and Clinic Pilot”
58. The Marguerite Centre - "The COPE Project: Covid Outreach & Prevention Enhancement Project”
59. Arts Health Antigonish (AHA!) - "New in Town: A Comedy Cabaret!”
60. Conseil Jeunesse Provincial de la Nouvelle-Écosse (C.J.P.) - "Tchisque-Té”
61. The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy - "Medication Support”
Round 1 - distributed April 2022
1. 7th Step Society- 7th Step Youth Outreach
2. 7th Step Society- Diversification & Collaboration
3. 7th Step Society- Peer-Support Workers and Programming for Criminalized Individuals
4. Adsum- PeerWorks
5. Aidean's Place- Help Keep Our Youth Alive
6. Alcare Place- Social Re-Integration/Community Involvement Project
7. Annapolis Valley Hants Community Action for Kids- Fathers in the Kitchen
8. Autism Nova Scotia- Healthy Relationships, Sexuality & Autism - Sexuality Education for Caregivers
9. Black Wellness Collective- Creating Space for Inclusive Mental Wellbeing
10. Cecilia Concerts Society- Sensory-Friendly Chamber Music Concert Series
11. Club Inclusion- Mentors for Mental Health
12. CMHA Halifax-Dartmouth- Getting Through the Digital Door
13. CMHA NS- ASSISTing the Community
14. CMHA NS- Circle of Friends - Building Peer Support Capacity in Cape Breton
15. CMHA NS- Making Connections: Supporting Adult Caregivers of Rural 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in Nova Scotia
16. Common Roots – Woodside- Growing Skills & Community
17. Coverdale- Project RISE Up
18. Direction 180- INSIDE-OUT
19. Direction 180- Self Care: For Us, By Us
20. Eating Disorders Nova Scotia- Safe, Seen and Supported Project
21. Eating Disorders Nova Scotia- White Folks' Problem: A support group for African Nova Scotians living with an eating disorder
22. ElevateHER- Distance Coaching Self Care & Coping Workbooks
23. Farm to Feast Café Association- Conversational Café for Mental Health
24. Fire Service Association of Nova Scotia- Fire Service of Nova Scotia Mental Health & Wellness
25. Flourish Centre- Flourish New Friends Initiative
26. Halifax Lancers- Building Bonds Through Horses
27. Healing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) Counselling Services Society- Couch of Hope Counselling Services
28. John Howard Society- Holistic Responses
29. Kings County Firefighters- Resilient Minds for First Responders in Nova Scotia
30. Laing House- BIPOC Empowerment Program
31. Landing Strong- Resiliency Project - Phase II
32. LOVE Nova Scotia- Weekly Programming & Free Flow Fridays
33. Marguerite Centre- Holistic Collaborative Treatment Program
34. Mainline- Wellness Navigator
35. Mi'kmaq Circle of Hope- The Land Loves Us Back
36. Northwood- Mental Health Programs & Music Therapy
37. Our Health Centre- THRIVE: Mental Health Walk-in Clinic
38. Pictou County Roots for Youth Society- Compassionately Rooted in Mental Health
39. Regional Occupational Centre (ROC) Society- Monthly Paint Night with Patti David
40. Saint Mary's University Counselling Centre- Saint Mary's Creating Space for Wellness
41. Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia- One-to-one Peer Support for Families
42. SchoolsPlus, Integrated Service Regional Coordinators- Grieving Together - An Integrated Service Response to Grief and Loss
43. SchoolsPlus, South Shore Regional Centre- Connecting Families: Concurrent Interventions for Intergenerational Trauma
44. Second Story Women’s Centre- Community Outreach Counselling
45. Shoreham Village- Between the Mountains - Music Therapy
46. Simply Good Form- LGBTQ+ Beyond Barriers Workplace Skills Connection Pilot Program
47. SMB Counselling- AIMS - Achieve, Intent, Mindful, Strength
48. Souls Harbour- Wellness for Life #SoulsHarbour
49. St. Stephen's Parish- Vintage Voices
50. Strongest Families- Parents Empowering Neurodiverse Kids Program – Phase 1
51. Survivors of Abuse Recovering- Group Support to Survivors & Caregivers of Survivors
52. Tri-County Women's Centre- Supporting Women with Mild to Moderate Mental Health Needs
53. Welcome Housing & Support- Belle Aire Terrace Furnishings and Décor
54. Youth Project- Chosen Family, Community Lineages
55. Youth Project - Dreaming 2SQTBIPOC Futures
56. YWCA - Mental Health Hour
57. West Hants Community Mental Health- West Hants Community Connection Project
58. Mental Health Day Treatment Program -Get Snow-cial! Winter Wanderers Outdoor Walking Group
pringle-wilson bipoc grant
Laing House - BIPOC Empowerment Program