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 2023-24.

• 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

CSRF (Community Services Recovery Fund)

The Community Services Recovery Fund was a one-time is a one-time investment of $400 million to help Community Service Organizations (charities, non-profits, Indigenous governing bodies) adapt, modernize, and be better equipped to improve the efficacy, accessibility, and sustainability of the community services that they are providing through the pandemic recovery and beyond. United Way Halifax was proud to partner with United Way Centraide Canada to administer funding locally to applicants in Mainland Nova Scotia. Five projects were funded in Colchester/Cumberland counties, 26 were funded in Halifax and areas not served by a United Way, two projects were funded in Lunenburg County and three in Pictou County for a total of $2,166,762.

• 7th Step Society of NS

  $43,600

• Affirmative Ventures

  $94,760

• African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition (ANSDPAD)

  $100,000

• Chebucto Links

  $15,600

• Canadian Mental Health Association Halifax-Dartmouth Branch

  $73,000

• Colchester Adult Learning Association

  $62,796

• Dartmouth Learning Network

  $100,000

• Dartmouth Adult Service Centre

  $10,000

• deCoste Entertainment Centre Society

  $100,000

• Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute

  $192,400

• East Hants Family Resource Centre

  $10,670

• East Hants Historical Society

  $23,820

• Emmanuel Baptist Church

  $7,500

• Evangel Assembly

  $33,000

• Halifax Sexual Health Centre

  $10,000

• Hinchinbrook Farm Society

  $10,102

• Kings Point Transit

  $74,681

• Laing House

  $42,800

• Lake Echo Baptist Church

  $10,500

• Maggie's Place

  $51,856

• Mosaic Church

  $26,099

• North Preston Basketball Association

  $45,920

• Northern Healthy Connections Society

  $52,976

• Parish of St. Margaret of Scotland

  $62,975

• Preston Area Learning Skills Society (PALS)

  $100,000

• Ship's Company Theatre Society

  $50,000

• Sipekne'katik First Nation

  $100,000

• Summer Street Industries Society

  $100,000

• The Ark

  $27,635

• The Army Museum - Halifax Citadel

  $28,175

• The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq

  $100,000

• The PREP Academy

  $43,500

• The Richard Preston Centre

  $100,000

• Valley Community Learning Association

  $199,677

• Viola's Place Society

  $50,000

• Yarmouth County Museum

  $10,220

• Youth Voices

  $10,000

United Way Halifax Wildfire Recovery Appeal

The Wildfire Recovery Appeal was established to help organizations to support people who were impacted by the wildfires in HRM and Shelburne and Barrington. The appeal first helped meet basic needs for those who were displaced, and later supported ongoing and long-term needs. The total disbursed in 2023-24 was $1,028,307.

Halifax Area Organizations

• Emmanuel Baptist Church

  $19,800

• Freedom Kitchen & Closet

  $71,000

• Hammonds Plains Community Centre

  $15,000

• Highland Park Ratepayers Association

  $45,000

• Lucasville Baptist Church

  $15,000

• Lucasville Community Association

  $5,000

• Lucasville Education Committee Society

  $7,000

• St. Luke’s United Church

  $50,000

• St. Margaret’s Bay Legion

  $80,000

• St. Margaret’s Bay Lions Club

  $30,000

• St. Margaret’s Bay Toy Library

  $133,500

• St. Nicholas Anglican Church

  $80,000

• Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

  $3,000

• TEAM Work Cooperative

  $10,000

• Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development

  $5,000

• Unicorn Theatre Society

  $115,000

• Wallace Lucas Community Centre

  $22,000

• Westwood Hills Home Owners Association

  $25,000

Shelburne & Barrington Area Organizations

• Acadia First Nation

  $55,475

• ANS Western Service Providers Network

  $25,000

• Barrington & Area Lions Club

  $20,000

• Black Loyalist Heritage Society

  $3,000

• Centreville United Baptist Church

  $8,000

• Clyde Area Community Centre Association

  $20,000

• Shelburne County Arena Association

  $50,000

• Shelburne County Senior Safety & Services Society

  $9,532

• Shelburne County Youth Health & Support Association 

  $66,000

• Shelburne Loyalist Food Bank

  $20,000

• Villagedale Community Association

  $20,000

Urgent Food & Essentials Fund

The Urgent Food & Essentials Fund, made possible with support from the Province of Nova Scotia, supported local nonprofits that were already running food and essentials programs. The fund is administered by United Way Halifax for all programs across Mainland NS. Total funding disbursed was $1,900,000.

Colchester & Cumberland Counties

• After the School Bell

  $15,000

• A Hand Up Society

  $15,000

• Black Girl Magic Colchester

  $15,000

• Colchester Adult Learning Association

  $15,840

• Cumberland Homelessness and Housing Support Association

  $21,468

• Groundswell Church

  $20,000

• Hants Learning Network Association

  $17,500

• Kidney Foundation of Canada - Atlantic (Colchester)

  $7,500

• Matthew 25 Windsor District Food Bank

  $17,500

• North Shore Community Connection Society

  $2,192

• Open Hamper Food Bank Society

  $15,000

• Portapique Community Centre

  $15,000

• Portapique Market Cooperative Ltd

  $13,500

• River Hebert Joggins and Area Development Association

  $18,000

• Souls Harbour Truro

  $20,000

• The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia - Truro

  $12,500

• The Lotus Centre

  $5,000

• Truro Pride Society

  $15,000

• Wekope'kwitk Mijipjeweyuo'kuom Society

  $20,000

Halifax

• AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia

  $30,000

• Akoma

  $10,713

• Barefoot Farmers Association

  $9,610

• Beechville Baptist Church

  $17,575

• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Halifax

  $25,000

• Boys & Girls Club of Preston

  $12,500

• Calvin Presbyterian Church

  $30,000

• Caring & Sharing Angel Tree Food Bank

  $16,275

• Chebucto Connections

  $23,000

• Chebucto Links

  $22,050

• Coverdale Courtwork Society

  $30,000

• Dartmouth Community Fridge

  $20,367

• Dartmouth North Christian Food Bank

  $25,000

• Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre

  $30,000

• East Dartmouth Christian Food Bank

  $21,500

• East Preston United Baptist Church

  $20,000

• Eating Disorders Nova Scotia

  $20,000

• ElevateHER Mental Health Support Services Canada

  $25,250

• Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia

  $30,000

• Emmanuel Baptist Church

  $15,000

• Family SOS Association

  $30,000

• Halifax Refugee Clinic

  $30,000

• Hope Blooms

  $30,000

• John Howard Society of Nova Scotia

  $52,425

• Juniper House

  $12,000

• Kidney Foundation of Canada - Atlantic (Halifax)

  $10,000

• MetroWorks Employment Association

  $25,000

• North End Community Health Centre

  $30,000

• North Preston's Future

  $30,000

• Nourish Nova Scotia

  $30,000

• Old School Community Gathering Place

  $25,500

• Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank

  $30,000

• Portal Youth Outreach Association

  $30,000

• Preston Area Food Network

  $30,000

• RCL Branch 115 St. Margaret's Bay

  $30,000

• reachAbility

  $28,000

• Regional Independent Students Association

  $28,980

• Rising Tides New Horizons

  $9,300

• Salvation Army Centre of Hope

  $20,000

• Salvation Army Halifax West Community Church

  $30,000

• Shelburne Loyalist Food Bank

  $14,100

• Shelter Nova Scotia

  $30,000

• Souls Harbour Rescue Mission

  $30,000

• Spencer House

  $20,280

• St. Paul's Family Resource Centre

  $20,000

• Street Connection

  $10,000

• YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth

  $30,000

• Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development Association

  $17,575

• Villagedale Community Association

  $30,000

• Wallace Lucas Community Centre

  $30,000

• We Will Win Youth Association

  $10,000

• Welcome Housing & Support Services

  $30,000

• West End Community Food Bank

  $30,000

Lunenburg County

• Bridgewater and Area Inter-Church Food Bank

  $22,000

• Bridgewater And Area Lions Club

  $2,000

• Community Food Resource Network

  $20,000

• Flourish 55+ Healthy Activity Society

  $500

• Kidney Foundation of Canada - Atlantic (Lunenburg)

  $5,000

• Lighthouse Food Bank

  $5,000

• Lunenburg County Seniors' Safety Program

  $15,000

• Lunenburg Interchurch Food Bank

  $5,000

• New Germany and Area Food Bank

  $7,500

• Queens County Food Bank

  $10,500

• Queens County Senior Safety Program

  $3,280

• Second Story Women's Centre

  $4,500

• South Shore Open Doors Association

  $10,000

• South Shore Transition House Association

  $5,000

• The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia - Bridgewater

  $12,250

• The Salvation Army - Bridgewater

  $20,000

• Through the Years Early Learning Centre

  $2,470

• YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia

  $2,000

Pictou County

• Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association

  $12,000

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County

  $17,850

• Kidney Foundation of Canada - Atlantic (Pictou)

  $4,500

• Mulgrave and Area Medical Centre

  $4,270

• New Glasgow Farmers Market Cooperative

  $9,500

• Person Directed Planning Pilot Project (Summer Street Industries)

  $5,000

• Pictou County East Foodbank

  $10,000

• Pictou County Seniors Council Seniors Outreach

  $4,000

• Pictou County Women's Resource and Sexual Assault Centre

  $13,000

• Pictou West Food Bank Society

  $5,000

• Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library

  $3,000

• Tearmann Society for Abused Women

  $25,300

• The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia - Pictou

  $18,340

• The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia - New Glasgow

  $13,500

• The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia - New Glasgow (Edge Program)

  $18,340

• Upper Big Tracadie Seniors Action Club

  $18,000

• Viola's Place Society

  $8,400