List of Practicum Placement Host Organizations 2018/19

Name Status Description Website Address Office Fall 2018 Winter 2019 Size Availability Availability

Ensure that people of African descent living http://www.ada 3200 Kempt 2 full-time Available Available African Diaspora in the Maritimes have access to mns.org/ Rd #202, Association Of The opportunities for cultural, social, political and Halifax, NS Maritimes Confirmed economic engagement

The Association for Provides funding to enable the education of http://aningaproj No office 1 staff Assigned Available the Aninga Project Confirmed young women in Uganda. ect.org/

Atlantic Institute for Confirmed, A non-partisan research institute that http://www.aims 287 Lacewood 7 full-time, Available Available Market Studies requires a provides a distinctive Atlantic Canadian .ca/ Dr, Halifax, NS 14 fellows statistics perspective on economic, political, and background social issues.

The organization delivers mini non-credit No website No office 2 full-time, Available Available courses, reading groups, tutoring sessions, and or short workshops – the topics of which volunteers range from literacy tutoring and resume Burnside Prison writing through to philosophy, art, and legal Education Program Confirmed studies to prisoners.

Canadian Centre for CCEPA provides an arena for critical http://www.ccep 630 Francklyn 4 full-time Available Available Ethics in Public thinking, public discussion and research into a.ca/ St, Halifax, NS Affairs Confirmed current ethical challenges in society.

Shows that there are choices and https://www.poli No office 1 full-time, Assigned Available alternatives in public policy, promotes cyalternatives.c 2 part-time Canadian Centre for policies that are socially and economically a/offices/nova-s Policy Alternatives Confirmed just and environmentally sustainable. cotia

Canadian Mental Promotes the mental health of all and https://cmhahal 12 Wentworth 3 full-time Available Available Health Association - supports the resilience and recovery of dart.ca/ St, Dartmouth, Halifax/Dartmouth people living with mental illness through NS Confirmed advocacy, education, research and service.

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Canadian Rights and The Centre promotes rights and freedoms canrightsandfre 647 Bedford Small Available Available Freedoms Centre by working with communities, businesses edoms.ca. Highway, Suite office ​ and governments to reduce conflict, repair 101 harms and build stronger relationships with individuals and communities most Confirmed vulnerable to social injustice.

CeaseFire Halifax Focuses on eliminating violent behaviour http://ceasefireh 45 Alderney 4 in office, Available Available among youth in Black Nova Scotian alifax.com/ Drive, Suite 7 in communities by inspiring change and 210, community encouraging the use of non violent Dartmouth, NS Confirmed solutions.

Centre for Studies in The Centre for the Study of Security and https://www.dal. 6299 South 3 staffs Available Available Security and Development (CSSD) is a multi-disciplinary ca/sites/cssd.ht Street, Room Development network of scholars, working together to ml 301, 3rd. Floor explore the complex intersections of Henry Hicks Confirmed security and development. Building

Challenge AIDS and A vibrant community organization for health http://www.cha No office 1 staff Available Available MALARIA In Africa and well-being by treating malaria and ma.ca/mission/ reducing poverty and the incidence of HIV-AIDS among youths in Canada and Confirmed abroad.

Coverdale Courtwork Confirmed, Provides support to women and girls within http://www.cove 2346 Hunter 3 full-time Available Available Society requires the Halifax Regional Municipality who are rdale.ca/ St, Halifax, NS interview involved with the justice system.

Dalhousie Legal Aid Provide legal aid services for persons who http://www.dal.c 2209 Gottingen 8 full-time, Assigned Available would not otherwise be able to obtain legal a/faculty/law/dla St, Halifax, NS 16 advice for assistance and to conduct s.html students research and engage in programs relating Confirmed to law reform in .

Dalhousie Office of Provide confidential service to members of http://www.dal.c 6299 South St, 4 full-time Available Available Human Rights and the Dalhousie Community seeking advice, a/dept/dalrespe Rm 2, Halifax, Equity Services support, and conflict resolution related to ct.html NS Confirmed harassment or discrimination.

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Dress for Success Promote the independence of economically https://halifax.dr 2016 Gottingen 2 full-time Available Available Halifax disadvantaged women by providing essforsuccess.o St, Halifax, NS Confirmed, work-appropriate attire, a network of support rg/ requires and the career development tools to help interview women thrive in work and in life.

Ecology Action Confirmed, A society in Nova Scotia that respects and https://www.ecol 2705 Fern 10+ in Available Available Centre contingent on protects nature and provides ogyaction.ca/ Lane, Halifax, office, 20+ project environmentally and economically NS floaters availability sustainable solutions for its citizens.

Elizabeth Fry Society Responds to the needs of women in prison, https://www.fac 1 Tulip Street, 2 full-time Available Available of Mainland Nova develop community services and supports ebook.com/efry Dartmouth, NS Scotia Confirmed, for women who have been charged with societyhalifax/ requires offences or are at risk of coming into conflict interview with the law.

The ENRICH Project http://www.enric No office 1 full-time Not Available hproject.org/ researcher available (Dr. Ingrid Waldron) and very Aim to support Mi’kmaw and African Nova large (40+) Scotian communities in addressing and volunteer advocating on the socio-economic and base and Confirmed, health effects associated with environmental advisory Winter ONLY racism in their communities. board

Fairview-Clayton Confirmed, http://nslegislatu 3845 Joseph 2 full-time Available Available Park Constituency ideally re.ca/index.php/ Howe Dr, Suite Office (Provincial) someone people/member 203, Halifax, from or s/patricia_arab NS familiar with Represents the Fairview-Clayton Park the riding Constituency in provincial parliament.

Halifax Armdale http://nslegislatu 1 Craigmore 2 full-time Available Available Constituency Office Represents the re.ca/index.php/ Drive, Unit 101, (Provincial) Confirmed Constituency in provincial parliament. Halifax, NS

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Halifax Refugee Provide legal representation for those http://halifaxrefu 5538 Macara 3 full-time Available Available Clinic Confirmed claiming refugee status in Nova Scotia. geeclinic.org/ St, Halifax, NS

Halifax Sexual Health Improve and optimize the sexual health of http://www.hshc 6009 Quinpool 3 full-time Available Available Centre all members of our community, by providing .ca/ Rd #201, high quality and caring services, and Halifax, NS empowering clients to make healthy Confirmed choices.

Heartwood Centre for Work with youth to develop their skills and http://heartwood 5516 Spring 6 full-time Available Available Community Youth confidence as community leaders and train .ns.ca/ Garden Rd Development and coach adults to meaningfully engage #202, Halifax, Confirmed youth. NS

http://www.hepn 5571 Cunard 2 full-time Available Available Reduces the impact of hepatitis through s.ca/ St #201, Hepatitis NS Confirmed support, information and education. Halifax, NS

HRM Human Addressing workplace rights issues and No website 5251 Duke St, 12+ Available Available Resources, human rights issues through mediation, Third Floor, full-time Organizational facilitating discussions, workplace Halifax, NS Development and assessments and harassment Health Confirmed investigations.

Address the impact of crime in our http://ns.johnho 1-541 Sackville 3 full-time Assigned Available community, specifically in helping people ward.ca/ Drive, Lower Confirmed, overcome the barriers they face in their Sackville, NS John Howard Society requires an efforts to make positive changes in their of Nova Scotia interview lives and break free of a criminal cycle

Laing House Laing House is a peer support organization http://www.laing 1225 3 in office, Available Available for youth living with mental illness, where house.org/ Barrington, 7 floating members can embrace their unique gifts Halifax, NS and find their way in a caring and supportive Confirmed environment.

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Legal Information Provides Nova Scotians with easy to www.legalinfo.o 5523 Young St, 5 full-time Available Available Society of Nova understand information and resources about rg/ Halifax, NS Scotia Confirmed the law.

Nova Scotia Advisory https://women.g 6169 Quinpool 2 full-time, Available Available Council on the Status Educate the public and advise the provincial ov.ns.ca/ Road, Suite 12 on of Women government on issues of interest and 202, Halifax, council Confirmed concern to women. NS

Provides a range of information to the http://nsbs.org/ 800–2000 20+ Assigned Available public, members of the Bar and other Barrington full-time Nova Scotia lawyers who seek information about the Street, Halifax, Barristers Society Confirmed practice of law in Nova Scotia. NS

Roméo Dallaire Child Confirmed (2 Progressively eradicate the use and http://www.child 6299 South St, 5 full-time Available Available Soldiers Initiative placements recruitment of child soldiers through a soldiers.org/ Halifax, NS available) security sector approach

Social Cultural Run by and for people who have disabilities http://theclubscri 2668 Joseph 2 full-time, Available Available Recreational or difficulties with communication and .com/ Howe Dr, many Inclusion Society Confirmed learning. Halifax, NS volunteers

South House Sexual Seeks to address and advocate for http://southhous 1443 Seymour 2 full-time, Assigned Available and Gender anti-oppression issues within a feminist ehalifax.ca/ St, Halifax, NS 1 part-time Resource Centre Confirmed framework

Springtide Collective Confirmed, Dedicated to bridging the gap between http://www.sprin 5553 2 full-time, Available Available requires Nova Scotians and our democratic gtidecollective.c Bloomfield 2 part-time resume and institutions, and imagining ways of doing a/ Street, Halifax, interview politics differently. NS

Confirmed, http://www.ymc 65 Main Av, 5 full-time, Available Available requires ahrm.ns.ca/Loc Halifax, NS 5 part-time references Provides immigrant youth, children and their ations/YMCACe YMCA Centre for and record families with a variety of program and ntreforImmigran Immigrant Programs check outreach services. tPrograms

Youth Project Confirmed, Provides support and services to youth, 25 http://www.yout 2281 4 full-time Available Available requires and under, around issues of sexual hproject.ns.ca/ Brunswick St, formal orientation and gender identity. Halifax, NS

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