Homeless Support | Shelter Nova Scotia

We love your home-cooking!

Email us today to learn more and providing a meal at any of our facilities.

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We also encourage people to give a monetary donation via our Donate page to allow us to provide grocery store gift cards and pre-ordered meals from local restaurants for the individuals staying with us.

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Other Volunteer Opportunities

Shelter Nova Scotia has recently re-opened our volunteer opportunities and we would love to hear from you. We have occasional, weekly and monthly opportunities - check out the different options below.

If you have a general inquiry email us.

Please note, volunteers must be 19 years of age or older to volunteer on-site with Shelter Nova Scotia.

Join the volunteer team: we can always use an extra set of hands, join the team of volunteers who make a difference every day at Shelter Nova Scotia - sign up and we'll notify you when an opportunity to help arises. It keeps you in the loop, and keeps us providing the best service possible to the people we serve on a daily basis.

Meal Support – volunteer at one of our facilities to help prepare meals for the folks we serve. The tasks involved will vary, but the main goal is to provide meal support to the Client Support Workers on shift and keep the kitchen and common area clean and sanitized.

This position requires strong attention to detail and food safety, as well as working under pressure to cook and serve a meal for up to 30 emergency shelter guests who stay with us.

Volunteer to do meal support

Cleaning – we provide a night of rest to up to 106 people, at six over-night facilities plus our drop-in Hub Resource Centre, so there is always cleaning to be done.

Volunteer to do cleaning

Events/Fundraising - volunteer to help with events, this may include set up and tear down/clean up, engaging with the public, handing out information and answering questions, collecting donations, taking pictures and other duties as required.

Volunteer to do events

Have talents to share?

Interested in other ways to give back - we'd love to chat with you about your ideas and/or services you'd like to provide.

We offer flexible scheduling and an opportunity to use your talents and gift of time to contribute to the Shelter Nova Scotia Community.

Read all about the Joan's Table expansion here

Joan's Table is a third-party initiative run by Catherine Woodman and her daughter Maura that supports meal delivery and food security for our Supported Housing tenants.

The program launched in 2017 to provide nutritious, lovingly prepared or arranged meals for our facility in Spryfield, Herring Cove Apartments, and has since expanded to include our Rebuilding Apartments. Since Joan's Table launched, more than 1,500 meals have been provided with a 280-volunteer effort.

This decision to "set more places at the table" represents a big challenge and will need even more generous volunteers and support to make it a success. We know the amazing team at Joan's Table makes a difference in the lives of others everyday and is ready to take on this added support.

Interested in helping? For more information please visit www.joanstable.com