Our Mission
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia (EFMNS) is a non-profit, charitable organization devoted to improving the lives of marginalized groups of identified women, girls, non-binary, and gender diverse individuals who have been let down by broken systems that perpetuate inequality.
Our services aim to break the cycles that lead to criminalization by offering critical supports for transitional housing, programming both in jail and in the community to help develop essential life skills, and a range of court navigation services to provide underserved communities with the access to justice they deserve.

42
Years in operation
80,000+
Women served
600+
Programs offered
700+
Prison support visits




Breaking the cycles of criminalization
See what happens when we use our collective power to build people, not prisons.
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