Homes First’s Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Letter

National Volunteer Week: Mel & Chewy

Melanie found Therapeutic Paws of Canada, an organization of volunteers and their pets that provide therapeutic supports, after spending some time as a patient in a hospital. Melanie took her dog Chewy to be evaluated and a few months after passing 12 tests, they began volunteering at Homes First’s Kennedy shelter. Now over a year...

From welfare to cabinet, Joanne Bernard's journey

Joanne Bernard says Nova Scotia’s welfare system doesn’t have to be a poverty trap. And she should know. In the late 1990s, Bernard was a single mother living on income assistance following a traumatic marriage breakup. Today, as the province’s community services minister, she’s in charge of the entire social assistance system. Bernard says her...

Meet our team of fabulous Volunteer Writers

Homes First is bursting with talented volunteers, staff and residents these days! Take a moment to learn more about the little family of Volunteer Writers we have been collecting over the year. They dedicate free time every month to interview, discover and write about the organization and the many notable experiences that take place. Thank...