Get Involved

Show your corporate support by sponsoring a HEAL NS event, and become part of a very select group – some of Nova Scotia’s leading (and most caring) businesses.

We are very grateful for the long-term corporate financial support of our events. Involvement on a corporate level demonstrates dedication and support for important public awareness activities,and helps raise thousands of dollars for our education and support programs in communities across NS.

Corporate commitment to HEAL NS enables us to reach more people, recruit more volunteers and raise more funds to enhance our reach in prevention, and directly impacts the quality of life of people living with HIV, and those at risk.

If you belong to an organization that wants to make a real difference in HIV awareness and 2S/LGBTQIA+ health in Nova Scotia, consider partnering with us. 

Our unique sponsorship opportunities help you:

• Build customer and employee loyalty
• Strengthen brand value in your customers’ minds
• Reach consumers across Nova Scotia
• Improve workplace morale and enhance team-building

For more information, get in touch with our Fund Development Officer, Zach Nicholson, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 902-473-9023.

Hosting an event to raise funds for the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia can be easy! Your event can be anything – an aerobics marathon, a stair climb, bake sale, a bowling or golf tournament – or whatever else you can dream up. If you need some assistance, ask us – we have lots of ideas. Contact us today and we can talk more about it.

To inspire you, here’s some pastexamples of third party fundraisers: BBQs, Glam Delusion, an 80s Old School Dance Party, Wine and Cheese....

To register your event, please contact Chris This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We’ll need your name, and your fundraising idea. In return we’ll offer any help we can give!

Please note that the list of partners and supporters of HEAL NS changes frequently. If your name is missing please let us know. It is our goal to work collaboratively with others to reach success in a shared vision for the future.

Primary Funding Partners

• NS Department of Health & Wellness 
• Public Health Agency of Canada

National Partners

• CATIE
• Canadian AIDS Society
  
• Action Hepatitis Canada 
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network 
• Canadian Treatment Action Council 
• Realize Canada 
• Canadian HIV/AIDS Black, African & Caribbean Network 
• PSAN – Prisoners Network 
• Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN) 

Atlantic Partners

• PEERS Alliance 
• AIDS Committee of Newfoundland & Labrador 
• AIDS New Brunswick 
• Healing Our Nations 
• Health Association of African Canadians 
• Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network 

Nova Scotia Partners

• Northern Healthy Connections Society 
• Ally Centre of Cape Breton
• NS Advisory Commission on AIDS 
• HepNS
• The Youth Project 
• NS Rainbow Action Project
• prideHealth 
• Mainline Needle Exchange 
• Mobile Street Outreach
• Direction 180
• Sexual Health Nova Scotia
• Stepping Stone 
• Halifax Sexual Health Centre 
• Transition House Association of NS 
• Dalhousie Legal Aid Service 
• NS Legal Aid Youth Justice 
• Community Health Boards of NS 

Imagine…

• A world where people living with HIV have access to the programs and services they needed to help them become happier and healthier.
• The impact on their lives, their family members and those they love if they received all the support they needed.
• A place to find out answers to questions about HIV, HCV or other STIs so people with HIV, and those at risk, can make better, healthier decisions. A place where anyone can ask questions, get a referral, tell their story and receive support…

HEAL NS is committed to creating change by

• Providing support services programming for people living with and most affected and in doing so, we are empowering, informing and supporting.
• Helping people living with HIV to build support networks
• Providing education & skills building opportunities for individuals and communities so that others may be part of the solution.
• Disseminating resources, workshops and campaigns that seek to address misinformation about HIV, HCV and other STIs, and to combat stigmas.
• Delivering targeted prevention programs to meet the needs of unique populations, such as specific programming for street youth, health check lists for gay men, prevention campaigns for women as well as our African Black & Caribbean communities, and more. Check our Programs & Services section of our website. (link)
• Striving to influence the development of healthy public policy that fosters supportive environments for people living with HIV so they can easily access services and community supports.
• Collaborating with more than 50 other groups and organizations across NS to achieve our goals.

With your help, HEAL NS has played a strong role in reducing the negative side of how HIV can impact people and families.We have helped to inform hundreds of individuals each year through our targeted programs. We have distributed thousands of resources, received hundreds of calls and provided referrals.

It is by the generosity of our donors, and the work of our volunteers and staff, HEAL NS has great success and an impact in our communities.