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"Recognizing the dignity and worth of every person; we pledge compassionate and practical action to overcome racism, poverty and injustice. We will work to build a caring community where all people, without regard to national origin or religious persuasion, may live in freedom, harmony and trust."

Purpose

The Community Care Network Society is a not-for-profit organization that provides food, furniture, professional skill development, mentoring and support services to residents of Halifax Regional Municipality.

Goals

~ To improve the quality of life for families who come to us with proven needs. We provide the basic essentials necessary for reasonable living conditions - items such as food, furniture and other household items.

~ We help those in need to be able to provide themselves with the tools to become self-sufficient. To assist clients in a pleasant, supportive environment where all people are treated equally without any prejudice towards race, ethnicity, language or religion.

~ To help people overcome obstacles preventing them from achieving their full potential, through educational training and provision of the basic necessities of life, health and well-being.

~ To help with resources to relieve the financial burden, which will, in turn, strengthen family life.

~ To support efforts to improve our environment by decreasing the amount of salvageable furniture entering landfills sites.

History

The Parker Street Food Bank was established in 1983 in Halifax, Nova Scotia as a non-profit charitable organization designed to help provide food to low-income families. It has grown substantially from its humble beginnings as a food bank operating out of a single-car garage. It now services an average of 250 families per week with supplemental and emergency groceries.

In 1995, The Parker Street Food Bank expanded to also include a furniture bank when it was recognized that there was a great need for such a program. The two operations were carried on in different locations in the city until in 1999 a two-story warehouse in the city core was purchased and the operations were merged for greater efficiency and effectiveness. Extensive renovations were required over a 1½-year period. In January of 2001, a fire destroyed the contents of the upper floor and the entire building suffered smoke and water damage. The restoration was completed and the Grand Opening took place in October 2001.

2001 we implemented a computer-training course in partnership with the Nova Scotia Community College. Courses cover specific programs in basic Microsoft applications. We also began our computer-recycling program, reconstructing donated computers to working order for classroom and student use at home, and those in need as available.


In 2003, we were able to purchase another building so that we could further expand our organization. This building provided room to expand warehousing, and food and furniture bank operations. Since 2003, the space is the home of our Skills Development Training Centre, where our Flooring Installation and Inventory Control programs take place.

Affiliations

The Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank is pleased to cooperate and be affiliated with many social service agencies in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Please take the time to visit our Partners page - without them we could not do what we do.

Our Board of Directors

Mel Boutilier (Chair), Dennis Graves, Humphrey Longard, Wayne Loxdale, Paul Uffindell, Lydia White.

Our Advisory Board

Advisory Board list is being updated.

Our Staff

Mel Boutilier (Executive Director), Sharon Brown (Assistant to Executive Director), Nora MacNee (Administration), Eric Smyth (Development), Doina Nicolescu (Fundraising,Marketing)

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