Our Mission
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia (EFMNS) is a non-profit, charitable organization devoted to improving the lives of marginalized groups of identified women, girls, non-binary, and gender diverse individuals who have been let down by broken systems that perpetuate inequality.
Our services aim to break the cycles that lead to criminalization by offering critical supports for transitional housing, programming both in jail and in the community to help develop essential life skills, and a range of court navigation services to provide underserved communities with the access to justice they deserve.
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Years in operation
80,000+
Women served
600+
Programs offered
700+
Prison support visits
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Donate a Car Canada accepts Vehicle Donations for Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia. Free towing is provided in most areas across Canada, or you can drop off your vehicle to maximize your donation. When you donate your car, truck, RV, boat, or motorcycle to Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia through Donate A Car Canada, it will either be recycled or sold at auction (depending on its condition, age and location). Donate a Car Canada will look after all the details to make it easy for Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia to benefit. After your vehicle donation is complete, you will receive a tax receipt and we will put your gift to good use. Please click here to donate a vehicle.
Breaking the cycles of criminalization
See what happens when we use our collective power to build people, not prisons.
Feature
A report written by Kylee Nunn,
as part of the On Our Terms Project.
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