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🚨 Our Crew Is Growing! We’re hiring a Restorative Engagement Specialist to help create positive, restorative environments for youth. Believe in the potential of young people and the power of relationships? We’d love you to join our crew. 🔁 Please share! careerbeacon.com/en/job/2213227…

Thank you to Mount Saint Vincent University for the opportunity to join the Business & Tourism panel on non-profit leadership. We appreciated the thoughtful discussion and connecting with students and faculty about the future of the sector.

Parker Street is set to host our yearly coat drive this autumn, though we have yet to finalize the date. We welcome donations of new or gently worn jackets. If you have a collection of coats you no longer use, think about donating them to support our community.

You are invited! All are welcome to attend this years 2023 Annual General Meeting Wednesday, July 12 at 6:00 pm virtually. Send email to info@cjshfx.ca for invitation. See poster below.

DATE: JULY 12TH 2023 @ 6PM ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S COMMUNITY JUSTICE SOCIETY AGM, THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY (ZOOM).   TO REQUEST AN INVITE EMAIL: INFO@CJSHFX.CA

CJS Halifax Region would like to acknowledge our many volunteers not just during National Volunteer Week but every other week of the year. Volunteers the ❤️of community #volunteer #CJS #grassroots #ThankYou

Looking for your RJ Caseworker? Many are participating in the virtual 2022 National Restorative Justice Symposium.

Join us inside from the storm. Our doors will be opening for folks in our community who've been tenting. We will have cots to sleep in and will be providing meals. 125 Metropolitan Avenue, Lower Sackville Friday, September 23, 10am through to Sunday September 25 10am.

STORM UPDATE: The province has announced that the East Dartmouth Community Centre will be open Friday & Saturday night as an emergency shelter for Hurricane Fiona. Tomorrow afternoon a city bus will visit encampments to offer folks transportation. There will be food and snacks.

The latest Safer Spaces White Paper #6 is now available on the research page of the TESS Website. This one reviews our learnings and best discovered practices for bringing a Survivor-Informed Perspective to Anti-Trafficking work! Check it out! tessns.ca/research

ICYMI: Effective today (June 15), the NS Courts are starting to lift #COVID19 restrictions, except for masking in public areas of courthouses: courts.ns.ca/News_of_Courts… Some restrictions will continue in Provincial Court @NS_Justice @NSBS @CBA_NS @NSLegalAid @nsfamilylaw @APTLAssoc

Free Photo ID Clinic on Wednesday, June 15th at the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Rd. This drop in clinic is for unhoused persons/ those experiencing or at risk of being unhoused. If you know someone who this drop in would be helpful for please share.

Dear Halifax Employers, Are you looking to make your business more inclusive and diverse? Try hiring people with disabilities. Our students are seeking work placements in certain fields. Please see our website for more details. teamworkcooperative.ca/digital-litera… #DisabilityInclusion

If you are looking to speak to our Caseworker or Management Team please note that the entire team is taking part in the Re-Imagining Care Summit , a 2SLGBTQUA+ summit for service providers and community in Mi’kma’ki(Nova Scotia) hosted by the Youth Project.

Check out this news article highlighting the importance of our new website. Head over to our website tessns.ca for more information on upcoming events, more resources, our Tess directory, and much more. globalnews.ca/news/8603678/t…

Raising awareness on the issue helps us identify it. Thank you to all of the media outlets who play a major role in letting the community know services and supports are available in Nova Scotia!

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Thanks to all of our amazing teachers for supporting students & families — especially in these trying times. You are moving mountains! Join us in celebrating HRCE teachers!

Did you know that we have a donation room at our location in Greystone? The donation room houses clothing, linens, and household items that have been donated to us! Each time we ask for donations we are overwhelmed by the generosity of individuals and families in the HRM!

Thankful to be a part of community-based responses with fantastic rural partners!

If an adult withholds or offers you a ride, a place to stay, something to eat, nice clothes to wear, or weed and booze in exchange for sexual acts or explicit photos - that's sexual exploitation. Call GATE Outreach Line to talk to someone 1-833-625-GATE (4283)