Stone Hearth Bakery/Cafe
1000 Sackville Drive B4E 0C2 Lower Sackville, NS, Canada

Based on positive community feedback and the pilot project's successful results, yesterday, Halifax Regional Council voted unanimously to permanently make transit free for children aged 0-12. Learn more about the pilot project and community feedback here: http://ow.ly/APhf50D8PEp

A powerful reminder from @bfenewcastle "#socialenterprises work in and for community in addition to delivering services." We do more than #believe, we take #action. "We're in your corner" and here is our impact. @halifaxchamber @NS_DoB @NSBI @HfxPartnership @EngageNS

We're working to #accelerate #SocialEnterprise growth with @BuySocialCanada #Socialprocurement will drive sales, increase training and #employment opportunities for Canada's untapped labour force. Help us lift and shift Canada's social policy agenda. http://ow.ly/IwA550D1muL

DYK the average Canadian household wastes 140 kg of food per year. Reducing waste across supply chain lowers costs & improves the sustainability of food production. Tks #MobileFoodMarket, @CRUrbanFarm @stonehearthbkry @StoneHearthCfe & @feednovascotia for making a difference.

The future is your story to write. Happy New Year!

Institutions traditionally focused on fine-dining could pivot to empower an army of activist chefs eager to feed their communities and address the food insecurity crisis. TKS @robertegger for great inspiration. http://ow.ly/ugYP50CVt0m

Our colleague & @POSSE_NS Founder #KimmKent is frightened that police in Lower Sackville seized a potentially dangerous designer drug in a candy shape that would appeal to young children. Read more here: http://ow.ly/rTo750CT7A8

Our friends at Chebucto Connections have put together a list of places that are open during the holidays and will be providing free Christmas dinners on Dec 24th and 25th. #teameffort #grateful

#AnthonyRobbins once said, "every problem is a gift - without problems, we would not grow." Since 1977, MetroWorks Employment Association's has been tackling poverty and social inclusion through dignified employment opportunities afforded by our #socialenterprises. Time to take a behind the scene look at Stone Hearth Cafe & Catering's major renovation. #socialenterprise #povertyalleviation #socialimpact #employment #hiddenlabourforce #novascotia Proud member of BuySocialCanada. Thank you to Chef Shawn Peck for capturing the renovation process.

Our MetroWorks Programs will be closed today as our team members and program participants take time to reflects on the meaning of November 11th. Our MetroWorks Programs will be closed today as our team members and program participants reflect on the meaning of November 11th.

Since 2015 our talented Chef Shawn Peck has been creating magical meals for our CAfe and Catering #socialenterprises - lunch for 80 anyone? He's loving La Vida Chef!

There are terrific tools in the community to help individuals from all backgrounds understand everyday tasks like How to Ride Transit. Thank you, @beckykentHRM, for sharing this link. The information is available in multiple languages. https://www.halifax.ca//passenger-inform/how-ride-transit

The Vocal Mind Project is interested in connecting with individuals who are interested in contributing to a study on personalized mental health care treatment for Black Nova Scotians. The Vocal Mind Project is a mental health study being conducted by Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia Health Authority. They are looking for participants from the wider community and in particular the Black community. The purpose of the study is to contribute to personalized mental health care treatment for Black Nova Scotians. There is a $25 stipend for participants. For more information and to contact the research team, email [email protected] or call 902-473-5313

DYK, effective 1 January 2021, the UK will be the first nation to mandate a minimum of 10% social value weighting be applied to taxpayer-funded central government contracts? As the UK seeks to negotiate international trade agreements with the EU, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, how value is defined in government procurement and the question of whether or not sub-national public procurement should be included in future trade agreements is the subject of increased debate. http://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk//rise-to-the-top-soci/

In a world characterized by an unprecedented level of economic development, technological means and financial resources, that millions of persons are living in extreme poverty is a moral outrage. Poverty is not solely an economic issue, but rather a multidimensional phenomenon that encompasses a lack of both income and the basic capabilities to live in dignity. Persons living in poverty experience many interrelated and mutually reinforcing deprivations that prevent them from ...realizing their rights and perpetuate their poverty, including dangerous work conditions, unsafe housing, lack of nutritious food, unequal access to justice, lack of political power, limited access to health care. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the declaration by the General Assembly, in its resolution 47/196 of 22 December 1992, of 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year also marks the 32nd anniversary of the Call to Action by Father Joseph Wresinski which inspired the observance of October 17 as the World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty and the recognition by the United Nations of the day as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.