Our Mission: To improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.Our Vision: To improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action. Our Principles: To improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.

Truro Raceway Ltd is dedicated to securing the future of Harness Racing in Truro while fostering a thriving community of participants and enthusiasts. Our mission encompasses providing top-notch facilities and equipment for the promotion and engagement of Harness Racing, as well as organizing and sponsoring events that celebrate the sport.To achieve these goals, our Board of Directors, led by Chairperson Arnold Hagen, oversees strategic planning, contract negotiations, and customer access. Comprising up to nine members, including a president and secretary-treasurer, the board ensures ...

MissionThe Truro Pride Society creates conversations and fosters understanding between 2SLGBTQIA+community members and the members of the local, traditional, and social communities in which they reside. Conversations are respectful, inclusive, celebrate diversity, and conducted to encourage intersectionality. Truro Pride will advocate for safer spaces, celebratory events, such as the Truro Pride Parade, and better understanding of 2SLGBTQIA+ challenges and successes.VisionThe Truro Pride Society works to improve the representation and wellbeing of the local 2SLGBTQIA+community within the ...

The Truro Homeless Outreach Society is an incorporated non-profit charity operating within the Town of Truro Nova Scotia. The Truro Homeless Outreach Society (THOS) grew out of the Out of the Cold program in Truro. Beginning in 2010 Out of the Cold operated out of local churches for 4 winters. The program was entirely volunteer-driven and ran from November 1 to March 31 each year. Out of the Cold provided an evening meal overnight shelter (on cots or mats) breakfast and when available a bagged lunch. The doors to Out of the Cold opened at 8:00 pm and closed at 7:00 am. In the winter of 2014 a ...

The Mentoring Plus Strategy is a four-year project funded by the federal government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. New Horizons aims to help retirees stay involved in their communities and healthy and happy, the project will also benefit others with valuable career and business advice to help them succeed. The program uses an intergenerational approach to connect knowledgeable retirees with individuals in need of mentorship to help them succeed in their lives, their careers, and, in some cases, as entrepreneurs. The idea of elder knowledge helping those less experienced isn't new, but ...

Vision: We envision a world where girls, women and families reach their fullest potential. Mission: The Lotus Centre is committed to providing services that are responsive to community and client needs; using a collaborative approach with our partners, we promote positive social change for the advancement of all girls and women. Programs and Services include: One on One Support with the Women's Support Worker One on One Counselling with the Clinical Therapist Workshops: relevant programs and workshops to meet the needs of women in the community and youth based programs and workshops to ...

Northern Healthy Connection Society (NHCS) is a community based organization serving Northern Nova Scotia (Colchester, Cumberland, East Hants, and Pictou Counties). Mission Statement:- Supportive of healthy choices and decisions of priority populations at risk.- Committed to act responsibly to the ongoing changes and challenges faced by vulnerable populations.- Addresses broader health concerns including vaccinations and testing.- Supports a Harm Reduction philosophy. Needle Exchange, Support and Treatment Information, Condom Co-op, Youth PhotoVoice, Information on STBBI Testing, Healthy ...