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