Community Resources — Susan Leblanc, MLA Dartmouth North

Click any of the orange links below to open forms and applications that we keep in the office (they are also outside our door at 260 Wyse Road, Suite 102).

MLA Consent form (allows my office to talk to other government departments or organizations about your case/issue)

Seniors Care Grant (Until March 31)

Heating Assistance Rebate Program (HARP) (Until March 31)

HEAT Fund (Salvation Army)

Rent Subsidy application (Canada-Nova Scotia Targeted Housing Benefit from Housing Nova Scotia)

Homeowners Canada-Nova Scotia Targeted Housing Benefit (CNSTHB) application

Nova Scotia Public Housing Authority Application (Public/Affordable Housing in HRM)

Form J: Application to Director to resolve dispute between landlord and tenant

Home Repair and Accessibility Program (grants and loans from Housing Nova Scotia)

H2O fund (helps low-income households with emergency water, wastewater and stormwater services costs)

Home Warming Applications (energy assessments and free home upgrades from Efficiency Nova Scotia for low-income households)

Health Card Renewal form

Family Pharmacare application (provincial drug insurance plan designed to help Nova Scotians with the cost of their prescription drugs)

Seniors Pharmacare application (provincial drug insurance plan designed to help seniors with the cost of their prescription drugs)

Ambulance Fee Assistance Program form (to appeal an ambulance fee, based on financial need)

Mobile Mental Health Crisis (24 Hour): 1-888-429-8167 OR 902-429-8167

9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline

Nova Scotia mental health and addictions services: Mon-Fri 8:30AM-4:30PM 1-855-922-1122

IWK Mental Health and Addictions Intake service 1-855-922-1122 (toll free)

Healthy Minds Cooperative (Dartmouth), 902-404-3504

Self Help Connection (902) 466-2011 | 73 Tacoma Drive, Suite 302

Peer Support Phone Service 1-800-307-1686

Wednesday to Friday 5 pm to 11 pm & weekends from 11 am to 11 pm

a toll-free non-crisis line open to Nova Scotians aged 18 and up who are struggling in some area of their life. Trained peer supporters with lived experience of mental health struggles, substance use, or other life challenges are available to listen and offer support for people who call in with non-urgent issues to discuss.

The Pause Mental Health Walk-In Clinic, located on Gottingen Street, has a toll free number you can call to set up an appointment with one of their therapists: 1-800-598-5270 any time.

The North End Clinic has received funding to assist African Nova Scotians during the Covid-19 pandemic who are in need of Mental Health Clinicians. If any of you are interested, please contact Tara Downey at TDowney@nechc.com.

Untoxicated Queers: For 2SLGBTQIA+ community members seeking support with addictive behaviours.

Mental Health and Addictions

Food

Click the image below for a larger image of the Dartmouth Food Calendar.

Social Supports

The North Grove (previously the Dartmouth food and family centres)
6 Primrose St., Unit 140 | 902-464-8234

Dartmouth North Public Library 105 Highfield Park Dr. | 902-490-5840

Dartmouth North Community Centre
105 Highfield Park Dr. | 902-490-5900

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Halifax Dartmouth North Site
60 Farrell St. | 902-463-1210| trevor.brown@bgcgh.ca

Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre
45 Ochterloney St. | 902-465-5578 | Facebook

MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning
50 Queen St. | 902-469-2851 | info@macpheecentre.ca

Elizabeth Fry Society (for women and gender diverse folks who have been criminalized): 902-431-1530

John Howard Society (for men who have been criminalized): 902.429.6429

Kevin Little, Connections that Work, Public Good Society (Kevin Helps people find supports, such as housing and mental health supports) 902-476-0785

Tenant’s Rights

Temporary Rent Control

A 5% rent cap remains in place until 31 December 2027.

We need permanent real, permanent rent control, something I first put forward in Province House in 2018.

Residential Tenancies Program: legislative changes

View recent changes to Residential Tenancies here.

Dalhousie Legal Aid Tenants Rights Guide

Dalhousie Legal Aid has published a tenants rights guide with information on evictions, renovictions, dispute resolution and more! Explore the guide here.

Call Dalhousie Legal Aid at (902) 423-8105.

Minimum Housing Standards

The M-200 By-Law sets the minimum standard to which residential buildings, including houses, apartment buildings and rooming houses in the municipality must be maintained. It covers: fire prevention; structural soundness; drainage; foundations; windows and doors; egress and exiting; decks; elevators; stairs; fireplaces, fuel burning appliances and chimneys; heating; plumbing; electrical; ventilation; and health concerns. If a building is suspected to be non-compliant with the M-200 By-Law, it should be reported to 311.

Welcome Housing (formerly Dartmouth Housing Help, help finding affordable housing) | (902) 423-5479 | INFO@WELCOMEHOUSING.CA

Adsum Housing Clinic (for women, families, and gender diverse folks) (902) 229-423-1687 (leave a Voicemail)

The Housing Hub (emergency support for unhoused folks), 5506 Cunard St., 909-229-2692

Shelter Diversion (emergency shelter for unhoused folks)

Welcome Housing (902) 431-7848 x 822 (men, gender non-conforming, and couples)

Adsum (902) 717-4837 (women, gender non-conforming, and families)

Downtown Dartmouth Navigator Street Outreach

(782) 321-5997

Out of the Cold (module housing communities in Dartmouth and Halifax)

Dartmouth – (902) 293-2606

Halifax – 902) 830-4821

Shelters

Windmill Road Emergency Shelter 197-199 Windmill Road (902) 463-2145

Halifax Forum Emergency Shelter Windsor and Young Streets (902) 455-6274

Byrony House (shelter and support for women fleeing violence): 902-422-7650

Adsum House (shelter for women, trans folks, and children): 902-443-4443

Barry House (shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness): 902.422.8324

Alice House (supportive housing and programming for women and children having experienced intimate partner violence): 902-466-8459

Metro Turning Point (harm reduction emergency shelter for individuals who identify as male or gender diverse), 2170 Barrington St, 902-420-3282

Salvation Army Men’s Shelter 2044 Gottingen St, (902) 422-2363

Phoenix Centre for Youth toll-free at 1-866-620-0676 or pcfy@phoenixyouth.ca

Housing Supports

Albro Lake Medical Clinic
Primrose Plaza, 6 Primrose St | (902) 465-4444

Dartmouth Community Health Team
58 Tacoma Dr. | 902-460-4555

Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH): 902-429-5290

Nova Scotia Health Patient/Family Feedback 1-844-884-4177 | healthcareexperience@nshealth.ca

Healthcare

Seniors

Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre A non-profit, member supported organization that provides services and events for seniors.

Meals on Wheels Dartmouth: Freshly prepared home style meals to those who have difficulty preparing adequate meals for themselves. Meals consist of meat, fish, or poultry, vegetable, rice or potato, and dessert. Call 902.465.5578 x 216 or x 214.

Continuing Care 1-800-225-7225

The Positive Aging Directory

Intimate Partner Violence

If you are in need of immediate help, local shelters instruct you to first call 911, then later contact a community agency to make a plan.

Provincial Crisis Services

Call or text 211 or toll free 1-855-466-4994.

Online Nova Scotia Domestic Violence Centre

Byrony House (shelter and support for women fleeing violence): 902-422-7650

Alice House (supportive housing and programming for women and children having experienced intimate partner violence): 902-466-8459

YWCA Emergency Funds for Survivors of Gender Based Violence

Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (umbrella group for Nova Scotia transitional services for women their children experiencing violence and abuse): 24-hour toll-free line

Shelter Movers Free moving and storage services for those fleeing domestic violence.

1-800-225-0220 thans.ca/about-thans/

Kids Help Phone (Child or teenager seeking non-emergent support, you can contact) at 1-800-668-6868 or KidsHelpPhone.ca

Shelter Nova Scotia (Men experiencing violence and abuse): 902-406-3631

Men’s Intervention Services (for those who have used violence and want to stop)

For information on the Domestic Violence Court Program click here.

If you are a tenant facing domestic violence, you are able to end year-to-year or fixed-term leases early without financial penalty. Click here for more information, or call Victim Services at 1-888-470-0773.

In 2019, Nova Scotia introduced Domestic Violence leave for an employee who is experiencing domestic violence or whose child (under 18) is experiencing domestic violence. To qualify for this leave, the employee must have worked with the employer for at least three months. For more information, click here.

Legal

Dalhousie Legal Aid (including for tenants’ rights questions): 902-423-8105

Nova Scotia Legal Aid (Social Justice, including housing): 902-420-3464

Nova Scotia Legal Aid (Dartmouth): Family 902-420-7921 Child Protection 902-420-8897

Coverdale Courtwork Society (Women, girls, trans or non-binary people involved or at risk of being involved in the criminal justice system): 902-422-6417

Elizabeth Fry Society of Nova Scotia (Women and gender diverse folks experiencing criminalization or issues with the criminal justice system): 902-454-5041

Mi’kmaq Legal Support Network (for Indigenous people involved in Nova Scotia’s criminal justice system. Charges do not have to be laid.) 902-895-1141

Halifax Refugee Clinic: 902-422-6736 or halifaxrefugeeclinic.org/