Annual Report 2022-23
Funded Partners 2022-23
Funding Recipients 2022-23
The following organizations received funding from United Way Halifax in 2022-23 for United Way Halifax Community Fund programs, Healthy Food Fund programs and United Hurricane Relief Fund programs. These amounts do not include designations from donors.
Community Fund Programs
The following organizations received funding through multi-year contracts, for programs that address poverty, housing and homelessness and inclusive communities. The total funding for Community Fund programs was approximately $1.4 million in 2022-23.
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Alice House
$30,000 -
Bayers Westwood Family Resource Centre
$57,000 -
Bryony House
$58,805 -
Canadian Mental Health Association Halifax - Dartmouth Branch
$81,300 -
Chebucto Connections
$86,000 -
Chebucto Family Centre
$25,000 -
East Preston Day Care Centre
$25,000 -
Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia
$44,000 -
Fairview Family Resource Centre
$55,000 -
Freedom Foundation of N.S.
$35,000 -
Halifax Refugee Clinic
$52,000 -
LOVE Nova Scotia
$25,000 -
Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre
$58,000 -
Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Centre
$46,000 -
Nova Scotia Sea School
$17,500 -
Society of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Nova Scotians
$50,900 -
Spencer House Seniors' Centre
$27,000 -
St. George's YouthNet
$7,000 -
St. Paul's Family Resource Institute
$15,000 -
Stepping Stone
$45,000 -
The Club Inclusion
$47,100 -
The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia
$60,000 -
The Marguerite Centre
$35,000 -
The North Grove
$67,000 -
The Old School Community Gathering Place
$34,603 -
The Public Good Society of Dartmouth
$45,000 -
The Youth Project
$15,000 -
Veith House
$41,000 -
VETS Canada
$14,000 -
Welcome Housing & Support Services
$52,000 -
Youth Voices of Nova Scotia Society
$8,000 -
YWCA Halifax
$50,000
Healthy Food Fund
The Healthy Food Fund was a one-time grant that provided nutritious groceries, snacks, or meals to people in our community who are most affected by food insecurity during the summer. The total amount disbursed was $151,500.
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AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
$5,000 -
Akoma Holdings Inc
$2,100 -
Beacon House Interfaith Society Food Bank
$2,000 -
Beechville Baptist Church
$7,500 -
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
$7,500 -
Boys & Girls Club of Preston
$4,500 -
Brunswick Street Mission
$1,200 -
Chebucto Connections
$7,500 -
Chebucto Family Centre
$5,000 -
East Preston Day Care Centre
$7,500 -
Eastern Shore Family Resource Association
$2,000 -
Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia
$5,000 -
Emmanuel Baptist Church
$7,500 -
Fairview Family Resource Centre
$7,500 -
Hope Blooms
$5,000 -
Independent Living Nova Scotia
$7,000 -
LOVE (Leave Out ViolencE) Nova Scotia
$5,000 -
Life Branch Church
$3,000 -
Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Society
$7,800 -
Mulgrave Park Caring and Learning Centre
$5,500 -
Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Centre
$5,000 -
North End Parent Resource Centre
$7,500 -
Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank
$5,000 -
Regional Independent Student Association
$2,500 -
Spencer House Seniors' Centre
$5,000 -
Stepping Stone
$5,000 -
The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia
$5,000 -
The Public Good Society of Dartmouth
$4,000 -
Veith House
$5,000 -
Ward 5 Neighbourhood Centre
$2,400
United Hurricane Relief Fund
The United Hurricane Relief Fund was established to help organizations to meet basic needs for people who lost food or wages as a result of Hurricane Fiona. It supported organizations in areas most impacted, including Halifax, Pictou County, Cape Breton and Antigonish. The total amount disbursed was $356,302
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Adsum Association for Women & Children
$5,000 -
Akoma Holdings Inc
$3,000 -
Alice House
$5,000 -
Bayers Westwood Family Resource Centre
$5,000 -
Beacon House Interfaith Society
$2,600 -
Beechville Baptist Church
$5,000 -
Canadian Mental Health Association - Halifax Dartmouth Branch
$5,000 -
Chebucto Connections
$5,000 -
Chebucto Family Centre
$5,000 -
East Preston Day Care Centre
$10,000 -
Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia
$1,000 -
Fairview Family Resource Centre
$3,000 -
Farmers' Markets of Nova Scotia Cooperative
$7,100 -
Halifax Refugee Clinic
$3,000 -
Halifax Transition House Association
$5,000 -
Independent Living Nova Scotia
$3,000 -
LOVE (Leave Out ViolencE) Nova Scotia
$5,000 -
Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre
$10,400 -
Musquodoboit Valley Family Resource Centre
$3,000 -
North Preston Day Care Society
$5,000 -
Old School Community Gathering Place
$5,000 -
Stepping Stone
$5,000 -
The North Grove
$5,000 -
Welcome Housing & Support Services
$5,000 -
YWCA Halifax
$5,000 -
United Way Cape Breton
$107,000 -
United Way of Colchester County
$58,750 -
United Way of Pictou County
$67,552
* Funds received by other provincial United Way organizations were disbursed to agencies to support those affected in their respective areas.
Micro Shelters
One way United Way Halifax is addressing the immediate needs of people experiencing homelessness is through micro shelters. These small shelters are cost shared between United Way Halifax and the organization hosting the shelter. In 2022-23, United Way Halifax shared the cost of four micro shelters with Beacon House Interfaith Society. They also received funding to move and hook up the micro shelters. United Way Halifax’s total investment was $32,840
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Beacon House Interfaith Society
$1,600
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