They produce 30,000 snacks and meals every year, grow thousands of pounds of food, and wash an awful lot of dishes, and last night The North Grove’s incredible team of 180 volunteers was publicly recognized with a 2026 Group Volunteer Award by the Halifax Regional Municipality. “Volunteers support every single program area at The North Grove, from community meals to child development and our community farm,” says Laura Horn, Executive Director at The North Grove. “None of our work would be...

"For us at Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, partnering with The North Grove makes sense, because we are trying to serve tenants, and The North Grove is in the area with the greatest concentration of tenants in the city,” says Hannah Main. In Dartmouth North, nearly 90% of community members are renters—making them especially vulnerable to the housing crisis. “This is way above the provincial average.” Together, we ensure that vital tenant advocacy is available in the community where it’s...

When Renata and her family moved from Trinidad to Dartmouth in 2022, they were starting over in a new country — juggling parenting, work,...