WHERE TO GO ? FOR HELP A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR NOVA SCOTIA WHERE TO GO FOR HELP A Resource Guide for Nova Scotia v 3.0 August 2018 EAST COAST PRISON JUSTICE SOCIETY Provincial Divisions Contents are divided into the following sections: Colchester – East Hants – Cape Breton Cumberland Valley – Yarmouth Antigonish – Pictou – Halifax Guysborough South Shore Contents General Phone Lines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Crisis Lines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 HALIFAX Community Supports & Child Care Centres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Food Banks / Soup Kitchens / Clothing / Furniture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Resources For Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Mental, Sexual And Physical Health - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 Legal Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 Housing Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 Shelters / Places To Stay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Financial Assistance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 Finding Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36 Education Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Supportive People In The Community – Hrm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Employers who do not require a criminal record check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41 COLCHESTER – EAST HANTS – CUMBERLAND Community Supports And Child Care Centres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48 Food Banks / Soup Kitchens / Clothing / Furniture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50 Resources For Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51 Mental, Sexual And Physical Health - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52 Legal Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55 Housing Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55 Shelters / Places To Stay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 56 Finding Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58 Education Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 VALLEY – YARMOUTH Community Supports And Child Care Centres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60 Food Banks / Soup Kitchens / Clothing / Furniture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62 Resources For Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 65 Mental, Sexual And Physical Health - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 66 Legal Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67 Housing Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68 Shelters / Places To Stay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69 Finding Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 Education Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72 SOUTH SHORE Community Supports And Child Care Centres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73 Food Banks / Soup Kitchens / Clothing / Furniture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75 Resources For Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 76 Mental, Sexual And Physical Health - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77 Legal Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 78 Housing Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 78 Shelters / Places To Stay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 Finding Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 Education Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 80 ANTIGONISH – PICTOU – GUYSBOROUGH Community Supports And Child Care Centres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 81 Food Banks / Soup Kitchens / Clothing / Furniture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 83 Resources For Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84 Mental, Sexual And Physical Health - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84 Legal Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87 Housing Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 87 Shelters / Places To Stay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 Finding Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 Education Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 89 CAPE BRETON Community Supports And Child Care Centres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 90 Food Banks / Soup Kitchens/ Clothing/ Furniture—Free Unless Specified Otherwise - - - - - 91 Resources For Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 93 Mental, Sexual And Physical Health - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 94 Legal Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 96 Housing Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 97 Shelters/ Places To Stay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 97 Finding Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 99 Education Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 101 NOVA SCOTIA WIDE Accessing Internet, Power & Phone Services - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 102 GENERAL PHONE LINES Emergency (Nova Scotia) 911 Police (non-emergency) Halifax 902 -490 -5020 Truro 902 -895 -5351 Bible Hill RCMP: 902 -893 -6820 Gov’t 24 hr health question-line 811 211 Nova Scotia 211 24hrs, 7 days/week Text: 211NS or 21167 (information about local services) Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies 1 -844 -379 -7624 Immunization Record Requests 902 -481 -5890 Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia 902 -455 -3135 or 1 -800 -665 -9779 MSI (Health Card) 902 -496 -7005 1 -800 -563 -8880 Transition House Association of Nova Scotia 1 -855 -225 -0220 24 hr toll-free line Can help find the closest support Truro Mental Health Crisis line 902 -893 -5526 CRISIS LINES Avalon Sexual Assault Crisis Line 902 -425 -0122 Bryony House Abuse-Related (24-hours) 902 -422 -7650 Colchester Sexual Assault Centre (Truro) 902 -897 -4366 Crime Stoppers (Truro) 1 -800 -222 -8477 Emergency (Truro and Halifax) 911 HRM Duty Counsel (immediate legal help) 902 -420 -7800 Mental Health Mobile Crisis Line 1 -888 -429 -8167 (24-hours) 902 -429 -8167 Mi’kmaw Family Healing Centre (Truro) 1 -800 -565 -4711 Third Place 24 hr crisis line (Truro) 902 -893 -3232 9 10 HALIFAX 11 12 COMMUNITY SUPPORTS & CHILD CARE CENTRES – free unless specified otherwise HALIFAX 7th Step Society of Weekly peer support meetings in Halifax 902 -422 -0456 Nova Scotia, Halifax at Dalhousie University for individuals with experience in the criminal justice [email protected] system Bayers Westwood • Parenting support 902 -454 -9444 (Fairview) • Pre -school education • Barter system for clothing and 3499 McAlpine Avenue, Halifax household items • Skills training (sewing, cooking, Hours of Operation budgeting) Monday -Thursday, 9am -4pm • Youth group with weekly events Closed each day 12:00pm-1pm for • Community garden lunch Bereaved Parent Support group for parents who have lost 902 -470 -7984 Group a child of any age. 6080 Young Street Suite 1001 Halifax Chebucto Family • Child care (during programs) 902 -479 -3031 (ext 302) Centre (Spryfield) • Parenting + personal development workshops 3 Sylvia Avenue, Halifax • Fitness + recreation classes • Help accessing resources Hours of Operation • Faxing + photocopying Monday 9am -12pm • Home + clothing supplies Tuesday -Friday, 9am -4pm • Help with transportation Closed each day 12:30pm-1pm for • H.O.P.E trauma program lunch • Volunteer Doula Program • Pre -natal classes • Trading Cupboard: barter system for items 13 HALIFAX Dartmouth Family • Pre and post -natal support 902 -464 -8234 Centre (Dartmouth) • Childhood development programs • Parenting workshops 107 Albro Lake Road • Parent & child playgroups Dartmouth • Respite childcare (offsite or for programs) Hours of Operation • One -on -one support Monday -Friday, 9am -4pm • IWK Women’s Wellness Clinics Closed each day 12:00pm-1pm for • Community drop in room: lunch • Open to community every morning 9am - Closed Thursday afternoons 12:00 noon and every afternoon (except Thursday) from 1 - 4pm. • Space to socialize • Information, parenting support • Toys, books for children • Snacks • Daily free bread from FEED NS. • Access to telephone and newspaper • Community trade cupboard: exchange items (ex. children’s toys, personal care items, baby care items) • Community Food Centre (Dartmouth North) Child Care Connection Child care related services including a 902 -423 -8199 of Nova Scotia resource library and referrals based on specific child care issues. 1200 Tower Road, Suite 100 Halifax [email protected] www.cccns.org Child Care Information Offers information on daycares, day 902 -423 -0701 and Support Services homes, and available spots for children. 2326 Brunswick Street, Halifax Eastern Shore Family Offers a variety of programs, services, 902 -827 -1461 Resource Centre and one -on -one support to meet the 1 -866 -847 -1461 (toll free) needs of families along the Eastern Shore. Porter’s Lake Shopping Centre, Suite Programs include: 203, 5228 Highway 7 • breastfeeding support Porters Lake • parenting workshops • connections to a Certified Canadian [email protected] Family Life Educator for help, support or www.esfamily.org information and referral Elizabeth Fry of • Self -empowerment programs about 902 -454 -5041 Mainland NS • Anger Management • Healthy Relationships 1 Tulip Street • Personal Boundaries