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Request for Proposals | Website Developers | Anti-Eviction Mapping

2022-07-24T18:32:45+00:00

Who We Are The Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Well-Being is a coalition of community members dedicated to working strategically and collaboratively towards community wellbeing and a better quality of life for everyone. We exist to connect a community of action-oriented organizations and people who are committed to social inclusion and building a Nova Scotia where no one lives in poverty. Our Mission We work strategically and collaboratively, provide leadership and advocacy to secure effective public policy to reduce poverty and related inequities in Nova Scotia. Our Vision A Nova Scotia where no one lives in poverty. Our Values Call [...]

Request for Proposals | Website Developers | Anti-Eviction Mapping2022-07-24T18:32:45+00:00

Work for the Coalition- Coalition seeking “Coalition Coordinator”

2022-04-27T17:22:40+00:00

Coalition Coordinator  About US We are a coalition of volunteer community members dedicated to working strategically and collaboratively towards community well-being and a better quality of life for everyone. We exist to connect a community of action-oriented organizations and people who are committed to social inclusion and building a Nova Scotia where no one lives in poverty  Our Goals and Objectives: Income, Social Security, and Dignified Employment: All Nova Scotians are ensured dignified access to a livable income Housing Security: Safe, secure, accessible, and affordable housing is a realizable human right for all Nova Scotians Public Education, Health, and Social Services [...]

Work for the Coalition- Coalition seeking “Coalition Coordinator”2022-04-27T17:22:40+00:00

OPEN LETTER-In these uncertain times we require major shifts in how government invests in people. 

2022-03-28T11:52:50+00:00

March 25th, 2022 Premier Tim Houston Office of the Premier 7th Floor, One Government Place 1700 Granville Street P.O. Box 726 Halifax, NS B3J 2T3 RE: OPEN LETTER-In these uncertain times we require major shifts in how government invests in people.  Dear Premier Houston, As we enter the spring sitting of the legislature, there remains growing anxiety and fear among Nova Scotians regarding the uncertainty of our futures and the ongoing impact of the global pandemic, rising costs of living, stagnant wages, climate change, and now a global conflict and escalating military expansion. Nova Scotians are worried about their quality of [...]

OPEN LETTER-In these uncertain times we require major shifts in how government invests in people. 2022-03-28T11:52:50+00:00

PUBLIC POLICY NOT CHARITY – PROVINCIAL BUDGET RENEWAL

2022-03-24T12:42:27+00:00

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – Today, is a decisive moment in the province as the first day of the legislature for Nova Scotia’s proposed fiscal, economic, and social budget plan for 2022-2023. This reset of the province’s financial cycle is a policy window for social change. In the spirit of the possibility of this moment, today the Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Well-Being is re-launching The Policy Not Charity Campaign. The NSACCW is calling on all Nova Scotians to take immediate action by demanding their MLA’s and Premier Tim Houston eradicate poverty by investing in affordable housing, public and social infrastructure, government [...]

PUBLIC POLICY NOT CHARITY – PROVINCIAL BUDGET RENEWAL2022-03-24T12:42:27+00:00

MEDIA RELEASE – EXPIRATION OF COVID-19 SUPPORTS – PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STRENGTHEN INCOME SUPPORTS.

2021-10-28T18:01:59+00:00

October 28, 2021 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) –On October 23, 2021, the Federal Government severed five indispensable income and business support programs from Canadians, replacing them with the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB), an inadequate weekly benefit only for those who are subject to a lockdown. This premature policy decision does not reflect the huge impact the pandemic has had on the well-being of Nova Scotians, nor is it reflective of the current lack of decent and safe work. It also is dismissive of the current housing crisis in which a lack of meaningful income jeopardizes the housing security of many. Enacting [...]

MEDIA RELEASE – EXPIRATION OF COVID-19 SUPPORTS – PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STRENGTHEN INCOME SUPPORTS.2021-10-28T18:01:59+00:00

New Webinar: Climate Justice and the Impacts on those with Vulnerabilities

2021-11-04T14:53:16+00:00

Learn about climate change has impacted our health and well-being throughout the pandemic. You can watch the webinar here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tROwM30ROQw&t=6s About this event We have learned a lot about climate change throughout the pandemic and some people have a better understanding of the longlasting and devastating effects that climate change will continue to have on our planet –on our health and wellbeing. Even if we fix poverty we will still be in a crisis because the world as we know it will no longer exist – for example, the impacts on our food sources from overheating, droughts and fires will [...]

New Webinar: Climate Justice and the Impacts on those with Vulnerabilities2021-11-04T14:53:16+00:00

MEDIA RELEASE -PUBLIC POLICY NOT CHARITY – NOVA SCOTIANS MUST DEMAND POLITICAL ACTION FROM THEIR MLA’s TO END POVERTY.

2021-10-08T15:32:08+00:00

October 12th, 2021 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – With the election of new MLA’S, and their return to the legislature today the province has a crucial opportunity to impact the well-being of all Nova Scotians. This is a decisive moment in which ending poverty in Nova Scotia is possible by implementing progressive public policy. The provinces’ current political juncture offers an urgent policy opportunity to end poverty by demanding transformative action from our newly elected MLA’S. Today the Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Well-Being is launching a video campaign. The Policy Not Charity Campaign is calling on all Nova [...]

MEDIA RELEASE -PUBLIC POLICY NOT CHARITY – NOVA SCOTIANS MUST DEMAND POLITICAL ACTION FROM THEIR MLA’s TO END POVERTY.2021-10-08T15:32:08+00:00

CAMPIAGN LAUNCH -PUBLIC POLICY NOT CHARITY – NOVA SCOTIANS MUST ELECT POLITICIANS WHO HAVE THE COURAGE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC POLICY TO END POVERTY

2021-08-10T12:39:48+00:00

August 10th, 2021 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) - Today the Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Well-Being is launching a new video campaign. The Policy Not Charity Campaign calls on Nova Scotians to make different political choices and to elect politicians who have the courage to implement progressive public policy to end poverty. The video campaign states that as Nova Scotians we pride ourselves on our kindness, compassion, and a strong sense of community, we look out for one another, but our political choices tell a much different story. Despite our strong values of caring and connection, our politicians have often [...]

CAMPIAGN LAUNCH -PUBLIC POLICY NOT CHARITY – NOVA SCOTIANS MUST ELECT POLITICIANS WHO HAVE THE COURAGE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC POLICY TO END POVERTY2021-08-10T12:39:48+00:00

CAMPIAGN LAUNCH -HOUSING IS HEALTH – NOVA SCOTIANS ARE CALLING ON THEIR GOVERNMENT TO BUILD OR AQUIRE 33,000 UNITS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS

2021-06-17T13:25:09+00:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17th, 2021 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS)- Today the  Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Wellbeing (NSACCW) is launching a new campaign calling on Nova Scotians to sign an open letter to the Premier and the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing. The digital campaign HousingisHealth.ca  states that the Affordable Housing Commissions report lacks a rounded analysis and an accompanying action plan to create real, long-term change for all Nova Scotians, particularly those in greatest housing need. The open letter calls on the Premier and the Minister of Infrastructure to accept that housing is a human right, that housing is health and urges [...]

CAMPIAGN LAUNCH -HOUSING IS HEALTH – NOVA SCOTIANS ARE CALLING ON THEIR GOVERNMENT TO BUILD OR AQUIRE 33,000 UNITS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS2021-06-17T13:25:09+00:00

PRESS RELEASE- Open Letter Premier Rankin- to address the flaws in the housing commissions mandate

2021-03-04T12:34:56+00:00

March 1st, 2021 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS)- Today the  Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Wellbeing (NSACCW) is calling on the New Premier and his cabinet to address the flaws in the Housing Commission’s mandate. The open letter addressed to Premier Rankin, signed by over 36 individuals and organizations calls on his newly formed government to recognize that housing insecurity is about more than just the supply of housing. “The housing commission's focus must be much broader if we are to truly tackle this issue,” states Stella Lord Chair of the Community Society to End Poverty Nova Scotia. “The current mandate is [...]

PRESS RELEASE- Open Letter Premier Rankin- to address the flaws in the housing commissions mandate2021-03-04T12:34:56+00:00
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