Supports & Resources
Free, confidential support is available — you are not alone.
If you’re not sure where to start, call or text 211 — they will help connect you.
Immediate & Crisis Support
911 – Emergency Services
Dial 9-1-1 (police, fire, ambulance)
988 – Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8 (24/7, Canada-wide)
Nova Scotia Mental Health Crisis Line
1-888-429-8167 (24/7)
Chrysalis House (Women’s Crisis Support)
1-800-264-8682 / 902-679-1922
Provincial Domestic Violence Line
1-855-225-0220 (call or text, 24/7)
Talk, Text & Information Lines
211 Nova Scotia
Community, social, and government services
Dial or text 2-1-1 / ns.211.ca
811 – Health Advice Line
Dial 8-1-1 (24/7 nurse support)
Kids Help Phone (Ages 5–20)
1-800-668-6868 / text 686868
Hope for Wellness (Indigenous Support)
1-855-242-3310 / hopeforwellness.ca
Trans Lifeline
1-877-330-6366
Mental Health & Family Supports
NS Health Mental Health & Addictions Intake
1-855-922-1122
Canadian Mental Health Association (NS)
novascotia.cmha.ca
Child & Family Wellbeing (Report Concerns)
1-877-424-1177 / After hours: 1-866-922-2434
NSECDIS (Early Childhood Intervention)
nsecdis.ca
Autism Nova Scotia – Annapolis Valley
902-349-9318 / 1-877-544-4495
Housing Supports
Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Growth and Development - Housing Services
Phone: 1-833-424-7711
Email: housingsupplements@novascotia.ca
Web: beta.novascotia.ca/programs-and-services/canada-nova-scotia-targeted-housing-benefit
The Portal Youth Outreach Association
Main Office: 902-365-3773
Toll free: 1-855-261-3773
Outreach Worker: 902-691-6556 - For support, referrals, or intake guidance
Web: portalyouth.ca / Email: info@portalyouth.ca
Shelter Nova Scotia
Covers all of Nova Scotia
Call or Text: 902-229-2692
(leave a message if you get their voicemail)
Email: diversion@shelternovascotia.com
Annapolis Valley Coordinated Access System (CMHA NS Division)
General Inquiries: 902-517-2403
Web: novascotia.cmha.ca/coordinated-access
Email: shauna.brousseau@cmhans.ca
10 Webster Street, Unit 210, Kentville, NS B4N 1H7
Project Hope - Annapolis County, Digby County and Kings County
Toll free: 1-877-466-6606 ext 201 (within Nova Scotia)
Web: novascotia.cmha.ca
Email: hannah.scott@novascotia.cmha.ca
Youth & Community Supports
Portal Youth Outreach
902-365-3773 / 1-855-261-3773
The Red Door (Youth Health Centre)
902-679-1411
Big Brothers Big Sisters (Annapolis Valley)
902-678-8641
Basic Needs & Community Resources
Feed Nova Scotia
902-457-1900
Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency (Western)
902-681-3179 / 1-800-441-0447
Open Arms Resource Centre
902-365-3665
Annapolis Valley Regional Library
valleylibrary.ca
Women’s Place Resource Centre (Kingston)
902-363-2030
Valley Care Pregnancy Centre
902-678-6217
Education
Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (AVRCE)
avrce.ca / 902-538-4600
Additional Supports
Atlantic Canada Poison Centre
1-844-764-7669
Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Check with your employer or benefits provider
County Closet
Come in for a visit and check out our County Closet.
The County Closet is a room designated for gently-used clothing of all sizes, footwear, bedding, toys, books and household items. Come take what you need.
All donations are laundered or cleaned prior to being placed on racks, shelves or in totes.
With your kindness and generosity, we can make a difference in our community. The county closet is a classic example of people helping people!
The County Kitchen
The County Kitchen is an accessible, community-based mini food pantry offering free, essential, non-perishable food items to individuals and families facing food insecurity across Kings County.
Designed to be welcoming and low‑barrier, the County Kitchen allows community members to access nutritious food with dignity and ease and helps them meet their basic needs during times of personal or financial hardship.
By providing consistent access to nutritious food items, the County Kitchen helps address a key social determinant of health while promoting stability, dignity, and preventative wellbeing for our community.
Additional County Kitchen items include diaper, baby wipes, and personal care products.
Volunteer Opportunities
Are you interested in supporting your community through volunteering? The Kings County Family Resource Centre may be right for you.
We aim to carefully select eager volunteers to fill rewarding positions. Contact us to find out what's available and begin the application process.
If you are a photographer, esthetician, cleaner, or have another relevant service and would like to donate your time to our cause, please call or connect with us to discuss this further.