Living in Nova Scotia and thinking about racial justice? Here are some places to put your money and time.

Looking for something you can do for people experiencing racism every day in Halifax?

Here are some of the charities in our community to support. (The list is compiled from a number of resources including ansd.ca. Your input and additions are welcome.)

LOVE – Leave Out Violence (Nova Scotia)

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/love-nova-scotia/
• Learn More: https://theloveprogram.ca/

The Association of Black Social Workers

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-association-of-black-social-workers/
• Learn more: https://nsabsw.ca/

Hope Blooms

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/31667
• Learn more: https://hopeblooms.ca/

Black Cultural Centre

• Donate: https://www.bccnsweb.com/web/support-us/donate/
• Learn more: https://web1.bccnsweb.com/

North End Parent Resource Centre

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/north-end-parent-centre-association/
• Learn more: https://www.neprc.org/

Africville Heritage Trust (Africville Memorial Project, including the Museum and the Africville Interpretive Centre)

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/africville-heritage-trust-society/
• Learn more: https://africvillemuseum.org/

Black Loyalist Heritage Centre

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/black-loyalist-heritage-society/
• Learn more: https://blackloyalist.com/

Delmore ‘Buddy’ Daye Learning Institute

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/delmore-buddy-daye-learning-institute-inc/
• Learn more: https://dbdli.ca/

North End Community Child Care Centre

•  Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/north-end-community-day-care-centre/

North End Opportunities Fund

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/north-end-opportunities-fund-society/
• Learn more: https://www.neof.ca/

ISANS

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/isans/
• Learn more: https://www.isans.ca/

Halifax Refugee Clinic

• Donate: https://halifaxrefugeeclinic.org/?page_id=54
• Learn more: https://halifaxrefugeeclinic.org/

Akoma Holdings Incorporated

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/akoma-holdings-incorporated/
• Learn more: https://akoma.ca/holdings/about-us/

Akoma Family Centre

• Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/akoma-family-centre-incorporated/
• Learn more: https://akoma.ca/family/about-us/

Here are some of the projects supporting groups facing racism and systemic racism in Nova Scotia.

• North End Community Health Centre https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/10574 - Designate to Black Women's Health Program
• East Preston United Church https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/east-preston-united-baptist-church/ - Designate to the East Preston Empowerment Academy https://epeacademy.com/
• Dalhousie’s University has a number of funds to support education and advancement in academics of Black and Indigenous students. Go to https://alumniapps2.dal.ca/giving/index and type “Black” into the Keyword box or "Legal Aid" to support the Legal Aid Clinic on Gottingen St.
• Take a look at how the Halifax YMCA supports the community. You might find the program you're looking for at https://www.ymcahfx.ca/ymca-programs/ and you can click the donate link at https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/DonationPage.aspx?eventid=299325&langpref=en-CA&Referrer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ymcahfx.ca%2f
• Designate a gift to the Halifax North Memorial Public Library https://53782.thankyou4caring.org/pages/donation-form (Click other on the pledge form to designate your gift)
• Dartmouth General Hospital COVID-19 Response Fund is supporting essential research regarding the social and health inequities experienced by African Nova Scotians https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/dartmouth-general-hospital-charitable-foundation/campaign/covid-19-response/

Not worried about a tax receipt? Contribute to a non-profit!

• One North End https://www.onenorthend.ca/nest
• 902 Man Up https://902manup.ca/
• ACCE HFX https://www.facebook.com/pg/accehfx/about/?ref=page_internal
• Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC) https://haac.ca/
• Black Business Initiative https://www.bbi.ca/
• The Menelik Hall Association https://menelikhallassociation.webs.com/
• Sickle Cell Disease Association of Nova Scotia - https://sicklecellnovascotia.ca/
• Africa Festival of Arts and Culture https://www.afacs.org/
• Descendants of African Americans Enslaved Living in Nova Scotia https://descendantsaans.org/
• North Preston Surf Program https://www.surfns.com/north-preston-surf-program/

Into GoFundMe campaigns? There are options there, too!

• Black Lives Matter Solidarity Fund NS https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-lives-matter-solidarity-fund-ns
• BLXCK HOUSE Life Studio https://www.gofundme.com/f/6db5p-30-for-30 (closed gofundme)

Do you have more ideas or what should be detailed on this list? Add it to the comments. Send it in a message.