What We Do


Affirmative Industries helps Nova Scotians with disabilities achieve greater economic independence by joining the workforce, starting their own business or owning their own home.

Using a social enterprise model, we offer persons with disabilities opportunities to grow personally and professionally through skill development programs and supported employment within businesses owned and operated by the organization.  We also provide affordable housing for clients.

Employment Training

Ready to Work is an
employment service
offered to persons with disabilities to assist
them in gaining
competitive employment.


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Supported Employment

Persons with disabilities
have the opportunity to
develop a range of
workplace skills through supported employment at
one of three businesses.


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Affirmative House

Affirmative House provides mental health consumers a
stable, affordable home of
their own, allowing them to participate as productive members of society.


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Andrew Peacock Fund

Affirmative Industries, the
Nova Scotia Co-operative Council (NSCC), and the Entrepreneurs with
Disabilities Network (EDN)
have partnered to provide
an "incubator model" where selected entrepreneurs and/
or social enterprises will be supported to start a business.


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Next Step Project

Providing persons with disabilities with opportunities to begin on the path to employment is a complex endeavour.  Funded by HRDC, The Next Step is a cross-disability project designed to assist individuals to move toward greater independence and work related activities.


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