Beginning this week, recent immigrants to Halifax can look forward to new and improved support for their newcomer needs. Two organizations committed to helping people settle into their new lives are officially amalgamating to better serve under one name. The Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services (ISIS) was formerly spread over two shops—the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement […]
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Government funding freeze hits Nova Scotian non-profit organizations
Officials from the Department of Community Services are patting themselves on the back because they didn’t slash funding to nonprofit community organizations, but many ground workers think the department’s priorities have been wrong for years. In April, the department froze the budget for over 200 organizations provincially at $230 million. Community Services spokesperson Linda Laffin […]
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The Coast’s get involved guide
Right here, right at the beginning, this is the part of the guide where I beseech you to reach into your inner self and find that true heart of goodness that sits at your very core, your soul, right next to your spleen, I think, and to connect that true heart of goodness to those […]