Day program theme
Exploring our city
Our city belongs to all of us. Everyone deserves to feel welcome, confident, and included in their community. Through our day programs, people build confidence, independence, and real-life skills while discovering all the amazing things Halifax and the surrounding area has to offer.
When people feel included and comfortable in their city, they can go further—making new friends, finding new opportunities, and living more independently.
Exploring the city activities
We help people learn to use public transit, visit local libraries, join clubs, attend events, go to the gym, visit beaches, and try out fun new places. Whether it’s exploring nature, catching a bus downtown, or trying something new with friends, this program helps people connect, grow, and belong.
Some of the activities we will experience include:
Community and socials
- Volunteering
- Speaking at conferences
- Chamber of Commerce Events
- University Visits
Shopping and dining
- Using the mall
- Shopping
- IKEA trips
- Cafes and restaurants
Transportation
- Using Halifax transit
- Ferry rides
Entertainment:
- Using the YMCA
- Halifax Comedy Festival
- Art Galleries
- Halifax Hikes
- Halifax Jazz Fest
- Exercise at the Oval
Recreation
- Going to the library
- Apple picking
- Nature trails
- Public gardens
- Going to the movies
Program highlights and successes
What our friends are saying…
New Opportunities
“I’d never been swimming before but Prescott helped me get started and now my goal is to go every week.”
— Participant
Building natural supports
“I go to the library regularly and now I know people there.”
— Participant
Feeling safer
“I didn’t used to like using the bus but now I love it”
— Participant
Program highlights
- Build confidence and independence while exploring our local community.
- Visiting places regularly helps build confidence and natural supports.
