उपचार मार्ग
नोवा स्कोटिया के सभी निवासियों के लिए शोक, मृत्यु और भावनात्मक कल्याण में सामुदायिक सहयोग।
हीलिंग पाथवेज़ नोवा स्कोटिया में शोक, मृत्यु और भावनात्मक कल्याण को बढ़ावा देने के लिए बनाया गया एक कार्यक्रम है। इस कार्यक्रम में दो पूरक घटक शामिल हैं: हीलिंग पाथवेज़ कम्युनिटी फंडिंग ग्रांट्स , जो शोक और भावनात्मक कल्याण संबंधी पहलों को संचालित करने वाले समुदाय-आधारित संगठनों को वित्तीय सहायता प्रदान करती हैं, और हीलिंग पाथवेज़-ग्रीविंग वेल™, जो पूरे प्रांत में शोक से निपटने के लिए साझा समझ, संसाधन और शिक्षा प्रदान करने पर केंद्रित है।
यह कार्य अप्रैल 2020 की घटना के बाद सामूहिक हताहत आयोग द्वारा निरंतर सामुदायिक-आधारित शोक समर्थन की मांग का सीधा जवाब है।
Funding Committed to Date: $1,655,000
हीलिंग पाथवेज़ कम्युनिटी फंडिंग ग्रांट्स
Launched in 2024, Healing Pathways Community Funding Grants has invested in dozens of community-led initiatives supporting grief, bereavement, and emotional wellness across Nova Scotia. The program has distributed more than $1,655,000 to 68 projects, supporting approaches ranging from peer support and cultural healing to workshops and arts-based therapies.
हीलिंग पाथवेज़ कम्युनिटी फंडिंग ग्रांट प्रोग्राम शोक, मृत्यु और भावनात्मक कल्याण पर केंद्रित सामुदायिक पहलों को समर्थन देने के लिए प्रति परियोजना 50,000 डॉलर तक की राशि प्रदान करता है। आवेदन प्रति वर्ष एक ही बार प्रस्तावों के लिए आमंत्रित करके स्वीकार किए जाते हैं।
Healing Pathways- Community Funding
Is your organization eligible to apply for a grant?
To apply, you must be a registered not-for-profit organization or charity based in Nova Scotia.
Partnerships are encouraged between not-for-profits/charities and community groups, individuals, schools, health organizations, or workplaces. Anyone with a strong idea can partner with a not-for-profit or charity to submit an application.
The non-profit or charity must be the lead applicant and have a formal partnership agreement in place before applying.
Please review the Community Funding Guidelines for more information.
Exclusions
Ineligible project expenses:
- Funding to cover budget deficits
- Loan/Capital loan financing
- Costs covered by other funding, including other government funding
- Entertainment fees, alcohol, sponsorships, contests, gifts and souvenirs
- Interest expenses incurred on operating loans
- Legal challenges, costs, and settlements
- Mortgage financing unless specifically related to the project
- Administrative costs (beyond the direct costs associated with the project)
- Professional organization fees paid on behalf of staff for membership in professional organizations
- Organizations that received funding through a previous submission are not eligible to apply for the same project again in subsequent rounds.
Please review the Community Funding Guidelines (English & French) for more information.
Selection Process
1
Committee review
The Community-funding Committee evaluates and scores all applications that have moved through the process. The committee will score applications based on: • Response to identified community needs • Enduring impact • Public benefit • Uniqueness and innovation.
2
Final review
3
Notification
All successful applicants will be notified by email. Funds will be distributed within 30 days of notification. All unspent funds over $50 must be returned by NSHPCA when submitting a final report. Please review the Community Funding Guidelines for more information
What Initiatives/Projects Are Eligible?
Applicants are encouraged to develop projects or initiatives that have a clear focus on supporting those that are experiencing grief, loss, and bereavement, and which aims to restore them to emotional well-being.
A list of previously funded projects and organizations is available for review here.
Examples of community-level projects or initiatives might include, but are not limited to:
- Training in supportive grief and loss
- Community events
- Development of digital assets and online information resources
- After-school programs
- Family-centred activities
- Art therapy and equipment
- Creation of physical spaces (indoor/outdoor)
- Individual and group programs for grief and bereavement support, mindfulness, emotional well-being
- Grief navigation services
- Lecture series with experts on grief, loss, bereavement or positive mental outlook
- Library resources and/or acquisition of grief and bereavement tools
- Music therapy equipment and tools
- Outdoor activities aimed to restore emotional health
- Play therapy and equipment
- Pet therapy services
- Peer outreach programs
- Supportive exercise programs
- Projects and initiatives may focus on supporting any or all of
- Those directly or indirectly affected by the Mass Casualty event of April 2020, such as:
- Young children
- School-age children
- Youth
- Adults
- Parents and families
- Seniors
- First responders
- People with disabilities
- Diverse cultural communities
- Newcomers
- Others
For a full list of eligible initiatives that qualify for funding, please review the Community Funding Guidelines.
Questions? Contact Beth Lynch at funding@nshpca.ca / tel: (782) 321.9181
If a printable PDF Application Form is needed please email us at: funding@nshpca.ca.
शोक को अच्छे से मनाना™
ऑनलाइन निर्देशिका
हीलिंग पाथवेज- ग्रीविंग वेल ™ एक ऑनलाइन डायरेक्टरी है जिसे नोवा स्कोटिया के निवासियों को शोक और भावनात्मक कल्याण से निपटने में सहायता करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है।
चाहे आप व्यक्तिगत हानि का अनुभव कर रहे हों या किसी शोक संतप्त व्यक्ति का समर्थन कर रहे हों, यह निर्देशिका सुलभ जानकारी, व्यावहारिक उपकरण और समुदाय-आधारित सहायता प्रदान करती है ताकि व्यक्तियों को उनकी यात्रा के हर चरण में मदद मिल सके।
नोवा स्कोटिया हॉस्पिस पैलिएटिव केयर एसोसिएशन द्वारा विकसित, हीलिंग पाथवेज़ – ग्रीविंग वेल उपयोगकर्ताओं को शोक शिक्षा, सहायता सेवाओं और सहकर्मी समुदायों सहित विश्वसनीय संसाधनों से जोड़ता है। हालांकि यह निर्देशिका 2025 में पूरे प्रांत में विस्तारित होगी, लेकिन इसका प्रारंभिक ध्यान कंबरलैंड, कोलचेस्टर और ईस्ट हैंट्स में उपलब्ध संसाधनों पर है।
दुःख एक अत्यंत व्यक्तिगत अनुभव है, लेकिन इसे अकेले झेलने की ज़रूरत नहीं है। हीलिंग पाथवेज़ - ग्रीविंग वेल (Healing Pathways – Grieving Well) व्यक्तियों को ज़रूरत पड़ने पर आवश्यक सहायता प्राप्त करने में मदद करता है।
प्रांतीय अनुदान प्राप्तकर्ता
Tajikeimɨk Mi'kmaw Health and Wellness ($50,000.00)
The Healing Through Loss Framework will be co-developed with all 13 Mi’kmaw communities through an advisory circle of Elders and community members, sharing teachings on grief, loss, and palliative care to guide culturally grounded support.
Bass River Fire Brigade ($5,950.00)
Bass River Fire Brigade will lead a wellness program for rural first responders, offering trauma-informed training on stress, grief, and resilience. Supporting four departments, it builds connection, peer support, and long-term mental wellbeing.
West Colchester Medical Society ($8,659.00)
“Supporting Young Minds” helps children and caregivers build resilience and manage emotions through family learning, nature experiences, and community activities—providing meaningful connection, immediate support, and lasting tools for wellbeing.
Music In Communities ($2,736.60)
This one-day workshop trains music therapists in grief literacy, legacy projects, and recording techniques for end-of-life and anticipatory grief. Held in Kings County and led by Sarah McInnis, it builds skills to better support clients and families.
Kemptown and Area Recreation Association ($11,949.00)
Kemptown Recreation Association will host 14 Music Circle workshops where participants create music, share stories, and explore grief in a supportive setting. Free and inclusive, sessions offer materials, translation, transportation, and livestream access.
Nova Scotia Community Living Organizations ($35,115.87)
NSCLO, with All About Inclusion, will create accessible grief and end-of-life resources for adults with IDD, families, and staff. Co-designed with lived experience, the project includes training and tools to improve support, wellbeing, and dignity.