December 22, 2009
Community Action on Homelessness in Halifax has released a new report and a video that looks at the health of homeless people in Halifax. The report found 40% of homeless people rated their health as...
Homelessness, Nova Scotia
April 7, 2009
On April 3rd, the Nova Scotia government introduced the Poverty Reduction Strategy. The strategy focuses on training low-skilled workers, increasing affordable housing and improving benefits for low-...
Government Policy, Nova Scotia
March 25, 2009
Organizations in Fredricton, Moncton and Halifax have all released report cards on homelessness in their cities. The report cards are used to try and identify indicators that can be used to measure...
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
January 27, 2009
Last week, a memorial service in Edmonton honoured the forty-seven homeless people who had died over the last year. This was the fourth annual event to honour the lives and remember the deaths of...
Alberta, Homelessness, Nova Scotia, Ontario
December 4, 2008
Some provincial governments across Canada have implemented poverty reduction strategies. The following links have information on these strategies.
Government Policy, Poverty Research, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Government information, Ontario, Québec
April 9, 2008
Canadian Social Research Links has created a webpage of Anti-Poverty Strategies and Campaigns in Canada and Elsewhere. There are more then 250 links with a focus on Canadian poverty reduction...
Government Policy, Poverty Research, Newfoundland, General resources, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
November 5, 2007
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Coalition of Nova Scotia has released a new document: Framework for a Poverty Reduction Strategy for Nova Scotia. It is now available online through the Community...
Homelessness, Poverty Research, Nova Scotia
November 5, 2007
http://www.cahhalifax.org/ - Community Action on Homelessness works in partnerships within our community, to advance community solutions that address homelessness, and the right to a home as a key to...
Homelessness, General resources, Nova Scotia
July 13, 2007
http://www.gov.ns.ca/ - This is the Nova Scotia government website. From this site you can link to ministry web pages and government laws and regulations.
General resources, Nova Scotia, Government information
March 26, 2007
The Community Advocates Network in Halifax has put together a mini manual for people navigating the income assistance program called Social Assistance and You (in PDF). You can download chapters of...
Disability, Welfare, Nova Scotia
March 11, 2007
Nova Scotia Resources is a list of anti-poverty organizations and resources in Nova Scotia.
General resources, Nova Scotia
February 17, 2007
The Dalhousie Legal Aid Service in Halifax, Nova Scotia has created a Tenants' Rights Website. There is a Tenant Rights Guide to help tenants understand their legal rights on this site. There are...
Housing, Tenants' Rights, General resources, Nova Scotia
February 17, 2007
Nova Scotia's privately owned electric company is increasing the rates by about 4%. According to a CBC article, "Some have to choose between heating and eating as N.S. power rates go up again," this...
Utilities, Nova Scotia
January 7, 2007
An article in the Dominion,"Race and Waste in Nova Scotia" outlines the struggle of a small black community in rural Nova Scotia to fight the opening of a second landfill in their area. The residents...
Ethnicity and Race, Health, Nova Scotia
November 15, 2006
The Nova Scotia government has announced that 50 individuals a year will be able to receive welfare while attending post secondary education. The program will fund any gaps between an individual's...
Education, Welfare, Nova Scotia
September 27, 2006
http://www.hfxcap.ca - The Halifax Coalition Against Poverty is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Halifax, NS. They organize to defend individuals from evictions, welfare termination...
Organizing, General resources, Nova Scotia
September 17, 2006
The fifth edition of the Single Mothers' Survival Guide is now online. The guide has information for single mothers in Nova Scotia on accessing social assistance, legal aid, child support, and other...
Children and Youth, Family, Organizing, Women, General resources, Nova Scotia
August 23, 2006
tel: (416) 599-TDRC (8372)
Fax: (416) 599-5445
Address: 6 Trinity Square, Toronto, ON, M5G 1B1
Website: www.tdrc.net
Advocacy on housing and homelessness issues, povided by a group of social policy,...
Nova Scotia
August 9, 2006
This Nova Scotia income assistance manual will be interesting not only to advocates in the province but those in other areas of the country can use it as a reference document.
Welfare, General resources, Nova Scotia
July 10, 2006
http://www.novascotiaimmigration.com/ - this is the Nova Scotia government site on immigrating to Nova Scotia.
Immigrants and Refugees, Nova Scotia, Government information
