Donations are deeply appreciated to continue offering our support to the community.
Monetary Donations
Use our DonorBox to donate with a credit card!
Don’t have a credit card? Monetary donations can alson be sent via EMT to:
donations@outofthecold-hfx.ca
We also accept cheque donations sent to:
PO Box 36180
5675 Spring Garden Road
Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 3S9
If you make a donation, or have made a donation in the past, we would love for you to fill out the google form below so we can keep you updated on the impact you have made. Click here!
Meals
We are looking for the community to support us with lunches and suppers for our residents. If you would like to sign up to make a meal for our folks, please click here.
Physical Donations
You can drop off your donation at any time, and at either of our locations. Our locations are 7 Church Street in Dartmouth, and 5580 Cogswell in Halifax.
Halifax
If you would like to donate something or have any questions about donations in Halifax, please contact Halifax’s Household Coordinator, Libby, by emailing her at libby@outofthecold-hfx.ca, or at her number 902-789-3713. If you are on your way with a donation to the Halifax site, please give us a heads up at 902-830-4821.
Dartmouth
If you would like to donate something or have any questions about donations in Dartmouth, please contact Dartmouth’s Household Coordinator, Eilish, by emailing her at eilish@outofthecold-hfx.ca, or at her number 902-789-3713. If you are on your way with a donation to the Dartmouth site, please give us a heads up at 902-293-2606.
Please have a thorough look at what we are not accepting. We are so grateful that our community is so generous but we have very limited space in our new location.
We are looking for donations of the following:
BUS TICKETS!
TECHNOLOGY: AA & AAA Batteries, Radios & Clock Radios, Earphones, phone chargers, old phones that work well!
LINENS: We are chronically low on towels and twin sheets!
FOOD: Coffee, whitener, hot chocolate, granola bars, juice boxes, snack foods (we love pudding cups!). Allergies on site: nuts, seafood & banana.
Books: Shakespeare, martial arts, non-fiction, true crime, action, sports, survival/nature, religions/Wicca, where’s Waldo/eye spy, self help/motivational, Guinness record books!
PERSONAL CARE: Tweezers, nail clippers, nail polish, makeup, hair elastics, hairbrushes, deodorant, earplugs, shampoo, conditioner, bodywash, toothbrushes & toothpaste.
OUTREACH SUPPLIES (These items are given to our outreach worker for folks sleeping outside): Tarps (the bigger the better!), winter sleeping bags, flashlights, small first aid kits, hand-warmers, underwear, socks, “Gore-Tex” gloves (waterproof), toothpaste, toothbrush, menstrual products, long-johns, camp cots, phones, power banks, lanterns, & cigarettes!
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We are NOT currently accepting:
CLOTHING: Bags of clothing, coats, scarves, mittens, hats.
KITCHEN: Dishware.
FOOD: Any canned food, we do not have a kitchen yet!
LINENS: Blankets
OTHER: Mattresses, bulk food (ex: canned food), used socks & underwear, dress clothes, dress shoes.
If you have something you think we may need but is not on this list, please reach out to one of our Household Coordinators by emailing eilish@outofthecold-hfx.ca or libby@outofthecold-hfx.ca.