Free to find help. Paid tools for the people doing the helping.
Anyone looking for food, housing, mental health, financial, family, senior, disability or holiday support can search Common Grounds Nova Scotia without paying. Frontline workers and organizations pay for the tools that make their work faster.
Community members
Free
No card needed
- Every Nova Scotia resource — shelters, food, housing, income, legal, health and outreach
- Plain-language keyword search ("help with rent", "women's shelter")
- County filters for every county in Nova Scotia
- Guided help that asks a few questions and suggests programs
- Community board for short-term and one-time resources
Individual professionals
$7.99 CAD / month
plus tax
Or $75 CAD a year. For social workers, outreach workers, nurses and anyone helping others find resources.
- Search by a person's situation: age, county, household, transportation, needs
- Build a resource package and print, text or email it
- Confidential client files with referral notes
- Saved favourites and reusable lists
- See when each listing was last verified
- Live bed availability at participating shelters
- Search analytics for your region
Organizations
$19.99 CAD / month and up
plus tax
Agencies, shelters, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, schools and municipalities. One payment covers your team, and everyone keeps their own private account.
- Up to 5 people$19.99 CAD/mo
- Up to 20 people$49 CAD/mo
- Up to 50 people$99 CAD/mo
Yearly plans include about two months free. You get a join code to share with your staff.
Does your employer already pay?
Staff never pay. Create a free account, then enter the join code your manager gave you and the professional tools unlock right away.
Create a free accountPrices are shown before applicable sales tax and in Canadian dollars, converted to your local currency where available. The final amount, including tax, is confirmed at checkout. Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for all our orders. Paddle provides all customer service inquiries and handles returns.