Links
Below you will find many resource links, should you need them, to assist you in finding a place to live, work or for day to day concerns:
Dress for Success
Parker Street Furniture Bank
Continuing Education
Educational Programs in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Community College
FLEC
Employment
Dartmouth Work Activity Program
Employment Services for Women
YMCA Employment Programs
Family and Community Centres
Dartmouth Family Centre
Memory Lane Family Place
Mikmaq.ca – Community Services
North End Parents Resource Centre
Income Assistance
Feed Nova Scotia
Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia
Adsum House
Dal Legal Aid
Libraries
Child Care Connections NS
Dartmouth Learning Network
Metro Non-Profit Housing Support Centre
Phoenix Youth Programs
Halifax Sexual Health Centre
Public Transportation
Metro Immigrant Settlement Association (MISA)
Helpful liks for Moms
Motherisk
First 6 Weeks
Child Safety Link
Important phone numbers:
Metro Regional Housing Authority – (902) 420-6000
Co-op Housing Federation of Nova Scotia – (902) 423-7119
They will give you a list of all the housing co-ops in the Halifax-Dartmouth area. You have to contact them yourself. It may take a while to get into a co-op. However, many parents have raised their children in co-ops and have found good support, friendship, safety, affordable rent, and stability for their kids.