Community Resources
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia (EFMNS) is a non-profit, charitable organization that engages with vulnerable women, girls, and gender diverse people to foster reintegration, rehabilitation, personal empowerment and to address the root causes of criminalization. The people EFMNS supports are often at a high risk of returning to the cycle of poverty, homelessness and self-harm that can cause criminalization. EFMNS is devoted to improving the lives of community members in Nova Scotia through comprehensive housing supports, innovative programming initiatives, justice system reform and through building individual strength and capacity in all of the women we serve. EFMNS provides the structure for marginalized women, girls, and gender diverse people to transform their lives from a cycle of poverty and insecurity to one of stability, growth, and hope.
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Cape Breton (EFryCB) is a non-profit, charitable organization that engages with vulnerable women, girls, and gender diverse people to foster reintegration, rehabilitation, personal empowerment and to address the root causes of criminalization. The people EFryCB supports are often at a high risk of returning to the cycle of poverty, homelessness and self-harm that can cause criminalization. EFryCB is devoted to improving the lives of community members in Nova Scotia through comprehensive housing supports, innovative programming initiatives, justice system reform and through building individual strength and capacity in all of the women we serve. EFryCB provides the structure for marginalized women, girls, and gender diverse people to transform their lives from a cycle of poverty and insecurity to one of stability, growth, and hope.
A non-profit based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who provides supports and services to women, girls, trans, non-binary and Two-Spirit people involved in the justice system.
Dalhousie Legal Aid Service does community outreach, education, organizing, lobbying and test case litigation to combat injustices affecting persons with low incomes in Nova Scotia. Community groups and community based agencies with mandates to fight poverty and injustice may apply for legal advice, assistance, and community development and education services. The Service offers advocacy workshops and legal information sessions, and works with other groups to lobby the government on social assistance policy and other policies negatively affecting persons with low incomes.
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Nova Scotia Legal Aid has many free legal services to help adults and youth facing a range of legal issues in Nova Scotia. They may be able to help if you have problems with criminal law, family law and many areas of social justice and civil law such as CPP, Employment Insurance or Income Assistance. Although some of their services are based on financial need, they have some services available to all Nova Scotians.
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A provincial organization comprised of and governed by people whose goal is to understand and respond to problems of crime and the criminal justice system.