- Adolescent Intensive Services
- Direction 180°
- Herring Cove Apartments
- Eagles Nest Recovery
- Mainline
- Marguerite Centre (supporting women recovering from addiction)
- Northern Healthy Connections Society
- Portage (freedom from addiction - youth program)
- Substance User Network of the Atlantic Region- SUNAR
- Crisis Counselling / Referrals Helpline - call 902-421-1188
- Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Mental Health Mobile Crisis Telephone Line - call 1-888-429-8167
- AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
- Association of Black Social Workers - family / youth supportive counselling
- Metro Community Housing Association
- Elevate Her
- Healthy Minds Cooperative
- ShareWell Support Groups
- COVID-19 & Flu Testing Information (Nova Scotia Health)
- Career & Employment Supports (NSCC)
- Centre for Women in Business (MSVU)
- Dress for Success
- Nova Scotia Works
- Employment Support Services (social assistance recipients only)
- YMCA Nova Scotia Works Employment Centre
- Job Junction
- LakeCity Employment (services for persons with mental illness)
- Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)
- Opportunity Place Career Resource Centre
- TeamWork Cooperative (persons with disabilities)
- MetroWorks
- Futureworx
How to Prepare for a Job Interview
Have you ever felt nervous or anxious before a job interview? If you are a job seeker with a disability, you may have experienced some additional challenges and barriers in the interviewing process. For example, you may have wondered how to disclose your disability, request accommodations, or deal with potential biases or stereotypes.
You are not alone! The CCRW has prepared a blog where you will learn some tips and strategies on how to prepare for an interview, the current and future trends in the job market, and the best practices for interviewing as a person with a disability.
To read the blog visit, https://ccrw.org/how-to-prepare-for-an-interview
YLI Toolkit Launched
The Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) Team proudly presents the YLI Toolkit, a free online multimedia resource hub for youth with disabilities and employers looking to make their workplaces more inclusive and accessible. The Toolkit will offer a one-stop resource database that provides tangible solutions to many of the attitudinal barriers faced by post-secondary youth with disabilities during their employment search.
For full details visit https://disabilityfoundation.org/yli/toolkit/
Explore the YLI Toolkit, use it, and let them know your thoughts by submitting your suggestions or feedback. Click here to give feedback.
Inclusive Writing Guidelines and Resources
The Government of Canada has put together a webpage for you to consult in-depth articles on the principles and techniques of inclusive writing in English. The guidelines for Inclusive Writing are designed to help the federal public service and other organizations produce writing that is free of discrimination based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or any other identity factor. View the Inclusive Writing Webpage here.
Some of the articles include, but are not limited to:
- For a complete list of NS Family Resource Centers, click here.
- Avalon Sexual Assault Centre (sexual assault & incest survivor group)
- Bryony House (for abused women and children)
- Colchester Sexual Assault Centre
- Child Protection Services
- ManTalk ( Support group for men who have been abused)
- New Start Counselling (intervention program for men who abuse their partners)
Health & Government Programs
- Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness (Continuing Care)
- Disability Support Services (provincial)
- Housing programs for persons with disabilities (provincial)
- Disabled Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Landlords (provincial)
- Disabled Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Homeowners (provincial)
- Accessible Transportation Assistance Program (provincial)
- Community Access - Ability Program Grants (provincial): This program reflects the Government of Nova Scotia's commitment to persons with disabilities by providing equal opportunity and improved access to community facilities.
- Rebate information and application on computer purchase (provincial): Rebate is equal to the lesser of $375.00 or the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) paid on the purchase of a computer by an eligible person or on behalf of an eligible person who is physically or visually or hearing impaired or mentally challenged.
- Rebate information and application on vehicle purchase (provincial): Rebate is equal to the lesser of $3,750.00 or the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) paid on the purchase of a motor vehicle by a person or to transport a person who has lost the complete use of both lower limbs.
- Enabling Accessibility Fund (federal): This fund is a federal Grants and Contributions program that supports capital costs of construction and renovations related to improving accessibility in the workplace and community.
- Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and other deductions (federal): The disability amount is a non-refundable tax credit that a person with a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions can claim to reduce the amount of income tax he or she has to pay in a year.
- Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSP) - federal: This is a savings plan intended to help parents and others save for the long term financial security of a person who is eligible for the disability tax credit.
- Excise gasoline tax refund program (federal): This program refunds a portion of the federal excise tax on gasoline bought for use by eligible persons or organizations.
- Canadian Pension Plan (federal): This program provides pensions and benefits when contributors retire, become disabled, or die.
- Business ACCESS-Ability Grant Program (provincial): Businesses can apply for a cost-shared grant to make accessibility-related improvements. Improvements can be for clients and customers, for employees, or both.
- Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations - Schedule C: Accessibility
- Beacons House Shelter
- North Park Street Transition Shelter- 902-429-3984
- Out of the Cold
- Viola's Place
- Shelters Nova Scotia (includes facilities like: Metro Turning Point, Sir Sanford Fleming House Barry House, Nehiley House, The Rebuilding, Herring Cove Apartments)
- Souls Harbour Rescue Mission
- SHYFT
- Navigator Street Outreach
- Adsum House (emergency shelter for women and their children)
- Alice House
- Autumn House
- Bryony House
- Willow House (Cape Breton)
- Chrysalis House Association
- Harbour House
- Juniper House
- Leeside Transition House
- Third Place
New Legal Tools & Resources – May 2025
Check out our latest free tools and resources launching this May!
Separation Agreement App:
Create a basic separation agreement for free. Answer simple questions about parenting, support, and property division. Review our guides and consult a lawyer before starting.
Estate Planning Suite:
Plan ahead with confidence. Use our free online apps to make a will, name a healthcare decision-maker, and choose someone to manage your finances.
Updated Housing Info & Tenants’ Rights Videos:
Explore our updated housing legal information, including the Dal Legal Aid Tenants’ Rights Guide and new video series.
Lawyer Referral Service:
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Safe at Work Legal Advice Program:
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- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
- Duty to Accommodate
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Dalhousie Legal Aid Services
- Reachability Legal Referral Form
- Legal Information Society of NS
- Coverdale Courtwork Society Nova Scotia (for women in conflict with the law)
- Elizabeth Fry Society (for women in conflict with the law)
- Employment Rights (Labour Standards)
- East Hants Community Rider (Fare assistance program for low income riders)
- Extra Care Taxi (902) 334-0334
- Parasport NS (disability related sports in Nova Scotia)
- Special Olympics Nova Scotia
- Access 2 Entertainment Card