List of Community Resources
Community Resources in and around our catchment area of Annapolis and Kings Counties.
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of resources. We will add to the list and continue compiling it as time allows. We appreciate it if you see a broken link or an erroneous phone number to let us know and we will correct it as necessary. Some listings may not reside in our catchment area but are included as they may be helpful.
Transition Houses/Housing/Homelessness:
Shelter Movers in the Annapolis Valley. A volunteer-powered charity that provides free moving and storage services to survivors fleeing abuse in Nova Scotia. In collaboration with local agencies and businesses, they support families transitioning to a life free of violence. For more information please visit www.sheltermovers.com/nova-scotia/annapolis-valley/
The Portal Youth Outreach Association www.portalyouth.ca, 902-365-3773, Toll free: 1-855-261-3773; 440 Main Street Kentville Nova Scotia B4N 1K8
Open Arms, Inn From the Cold, 902-365-3665, 902-679-1212
Chrysalis House https://www.chrysalishouseassociation.org 902-679-1922, Toll free 1-800-264-8682
Juniper House www.juniperhouse.ca 24 Hour Crisis Line: 1 (800) 266-4087 or (902) 742-8689
THANS -To find the nearest shelter please go to: http://thans.ca/get-help/find-a-shelter/
Project Hope - The Project H.O.P.E. team works with Nova Scotians living in Kings, Annapolis and Digby Counties who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, to locate and secure safe sustainable and affordable housing. https://novascotia.cmha.ca/project-hope/
Women Centres:
Tri-County Women's Centre www.tricountywomenscentre.org, 1-877-742-0085, 12 Cumberland St, Yarmouth, NS B5A 3K3
Lea Place Women's Centre www.leaplace.com, 1-902-885-2668, 22709 Nova Scotia Trunk 7, Sheet Harbour, NS B0J 3B0
Second Story Women's Centre www.secondstory.ca 1-902-640-3044, 18 Dufferin St. Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
The Lotus Centre www.thelotuscentre.net, 1-902-895-4295, 67 Dominion St, Truro, NS B2N 3P2
Pictou County Women’s Resource & Sexual Assault Centre www.womenscentre.ca, 1-902-755-4647, 503 S Frederick St, New Glasgow, NS B2H 3P3
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre awrcsasa.ca, 1-902-863-6221, 219 Main St, Antigonish, NS B2G 2C1
Every Woman's Centre www.everywomanscentre.com, 1-902-567-1212, 21 Trinity Ave, Sydney, NS B1P 1L4
Strait Area Women's Place www.facebook.com/StraitAreaWomensPlace, 1-902-625-1614, 609 Church St, Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2X3
Women's Centres CONNECT! https://womenconnect.ca/, 1-902-755-4647, 503 S. Frederick Street, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia B2H 3P3
Adsum House (Halifax) 902-423-4443 www.adsumforwomen.org
YWCA Halifax 902-423-6162 http://www.ywcahalifax.com
Alice House (Dartmouth) - 902-466-8459 https://allicehouse.ca
Sexualized Violence Organizations
Avalon Sexual Assault Centre - http://avaloncentre.ca/
Association of Sexual Assault Centres - http://www.casac.ca/q=en/home
Making Changes: A book for women experiencing intimate partner abuse
If you are a woman experiencing abuse or if you have been abused, this free bookmay help. A lot of the information is also relevant to men and non-binary people who have experienced abuse.
Click on the links below for the full book and book chapters.
Safely On Your Way
A legal information and resource guide for survivors of intimate partner violence and their
service providers in Nova Scotia. Click here for your free copy of the brochure https://novascotia.ca/lae/documents/domestic-violence-leave-brochure.pdf
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Information (SANE)
Calling 811 will connect you to the closest SANE service and please consider calling your emergency department, local police or primary healthcare provider.
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services - 1-902-863-6221
Pictou County Women's Resource & Sexual Assault Centre - 1-902-755-4647
Housing/Homelessness:
Shelter Movers in the Annapolis Valley; For more information please visit
The Portal Youth Outreach Association www.portalyouth.ca, 902-365-3773, Toll free: 1-855-261-3773; 440 Main Street Kentville Nova Scotia B4N 1K8
Open Arms, Inn From the Cold, 902-365-3665
The Hub (Halifax) 782-321-2163. To access basic needs such as showers, laundry and meals.
Juniper House - Yarmouth -24 Hour Crisis Line: 1 (800) 266-4087 or (902) 742-8689
Administration: (902) 742-4473 Provides a safe shelter for women and children.
Chrysallis House https://www.chrysalishouseassociation.org/ Local: (902) 679-1922 or Toll-Free: 1-800-264-8682
Feed Nova Scotia Help Line
http://www.feednovascotia.ca/getsupport_helpline.html
1-877-521-1188 TTY: 1-855-443-2660
Family Resource Centres:
Women's Helpline: 211
Family Matter Family Resource Centre http://family-matters.ca/
584-2210
Kings County Family Resource Centre
678-5760
Mental Health:
Health Information and Services 811
Canadian Mental Health Association
Kings County - http://kingsns.cmha.ca/
679-7464; 679-7575
24 Hour Help Line
1-888-429-8167
Mental Health and Addictions Services
http://www.avdha.nshealth.ca/program-service/mental-health-addiction-services
1-902-690-3443
Mental Health and Addictions Intake Service to the Provincial Crisis Line, 1-855-922-1122 press 9
Government Services:
Department of Community Services
http://novascotia.ca/coms/index.html
Annapolis Royal – 532-2337
Digby - 245-5811
Middleton – 825-3481
Kentville – 679-6715
Housing Authority (Including Provincial Housing)
http://novascotia.ca/coms/department/contact/HousingAuthorityOffices.html#6
New Minas – 1-800-441-0447; 681-3179
Middleton – 1-800-564-3483; 825-3481
Nova Scotia Student Assistance
http://studentloans.ednet.ns.ca/
1-800-565-8420
Canada Pension/Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/isp/cpp/cpptoc.shtml
1-800-277-9914
Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB)
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cctb/
1-800-387-1193
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/gsthst/menu-eng.html
1-800-959-1953
Revenue Canada Individual Income Tax Inquiries
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
1-800-959-8281
Maintenance Enforcement Program
http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/mep/
1-800-357-9248
Seniors:
Seniors' Safety Program
Annapolis County - 902-665-4481; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kings County - 902-542-3817; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Senior Abuse Line
1-877-833-3377
Seniors’ Housing and seniors’ Programs
http://novascotia.ca/coms/housing/seniors/index.html
1-800-774-5130
Legal Help:
Legal Information/Lawyer Referral
1-800-665-9779
Family Law Nova Scotia - http://www.nsfamilylaw.ca/
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) - http://www.leaf.ca/
Nova Scotia Legal Aid
Annapolis Royal 532-2311
Kentville 679-6110
Coverdale Justice Society
902-422-6417
Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia
1-800-665-9779
Dalhousie Legal Aid Service
Drop in Service 1:00-3:30
1-902-423-8105
The Gender Based Violence Survey and Video
The purpose of the survey was to collect information from the community on gender based violence, in the Annapolis Valley, and to start an honest, respectful conversation on the topic.
To view the results of the public report click here
The Gender Based Violence Video
https://youtu.be/V5gPIRmFcuQ This video is designed to define gender-based violence. Who is most at risk? Who is vulnerable? Where does it happen? And, most importantly, how it impacts those of us who live in the Annapolis Valley. The Coordinator of the gender-based violence project, Wendy Knowlton, offers a definition and some statistics that may shock you an two women offer their personal experiences of gender-based violence and how it impacts their lives. Their perspectives offer a personal take on the statistics and how it affects very real people.
Isa Bishop-Gates, the Executive Director of The Women’s Place Resource Centre, discusses the resources the centre can provide and has a message of hope for positive change in the Valley.
The video was directed and filmed by Jessica Bailey, owner and operator of Speyeral Beauty. The funding was provided by The Status of Women Office in Nova Scotia.
Peer Support Programs for women who have experienced violence and abuse.
Wendy Knowlton, Peer Support Coordinator at the Women's Place Resource Centre offers both Group Peer Support and 1:1 Peer Support. To learn more about these groups, contact Wendy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
