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Conversation Circles
ISANS’ Conversation Circles begins with our facilitator. Our program facilitator is someone you can talk, share, and learn with. Most facilitators are not professional teachers; they get basic training and…
Read MoreCelebrating Our Volunteers: The Value of One, The Power of Many
Across the country, we are celebrating National Volunteer Week from April 18 – 24. This year’s theme is The Value of One, The Power of Many. Volunteer Canada describes it…
Read More2021 Private Refugee Sponsorship Application Update
Be advised the 2021 ISANS Private Refugee Sponsorship selection process will remain the same as last year. ISANS is selecting applications from the interest forms we received in 2019. We…
Read MoreCelebrating Irish Heritage
If you are a newcomer in Nova Scotia, you may be wondering why so many people are wearing green today. March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day, which started in the…
Read MoreNew “Compass Dialogues” offer online space to discuss social movements
Launching on January 20, ISANS is starting a new discussion series called “Compass Dialogues.” Open to alumni of the Welcome Ambassador program, these free sessions will dive deeper into dialogue…
Read MoreBecome A Welcome Ambassador!
On World Kindness Day last month, we shared ideas on how to create welcoming communities, including 10 tips for how you can help make newcomers feel at home. But did…
Read MoreApplauding Our Volunteers
April 19 – 25 is National Volunteer Week and we want to applaud our volunteers! Dedicated, passionate, generous, helpful. These are only a handful of words to describe the people…
Read MoreUPDATE on ISANS’ Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program 2020
We are currently reviewing the feedback we received from sponsors and constituent groups about our 2019 selection process for the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. We have decided to…
Read MoreHalifax student shares gift of sport with newcomer children
Twenty-eight Government Assisted Refugee children have the opportunity to learn how to play tennis thanks to a grade 12 student at Armbrae Academy. Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)…
Read MoreNHL Star Sidney Crosby Donates Brand New Hockey Equipment to the New Canadian Ice Hockey Program
Forty-two kids in the Hockey Nova Scotia – ISANS New Canadian Hockey Program will receive brand new equipment courtesy of Canadian hockey superstar and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and…
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