Community Navigator

Find food you can get to

Free food banks and meal programs in HRM that will be open when you arrive, by bus or on foot.

Where are you starting?

or tap the map

When are you leaving?

Hours come from Feed Nova Scotia. Trip times use the Halifax Transit timetable and include walking and waiting. Hours can change, so call ahead if you can. For help any time, call or text 211.

Looking for other community services? Prototype

Find the Right Service

Tell us what you are looking for and we will help identify relevant options.

1 Choose a need Select the type of support or service.

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2 Set preferences Tell us your area and priorities.

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3 Compare options Review ranked and explainable matches.

Step 1

What are you looking for?

Partner Insights

Real data · Feed NS, Halifax Transit, Census 2021

For Feed Nova Scotia, member food banks and HRM's JustFOOD team: where people can't reach food while it's open, and the cheapest fix.

The problem

Who we're focusing on

What we're testing

Biggest gaps where a bus already runs

High economic dependency (CIMD quintile 4–5) and few hours a week when a food bank is both open and within a 45-minute trip. Changing hours or locations can fix these without new transit.

Gap	Neighbourhood	Residents	Need (quintile)	Open & reachable hrs / wk	After-work hrs / wk	Typical trip to nearest food bank

Pilot: one evening a week

Option A · Extra session at an existing food bank

Option B · Mobile pantry at a bus stop

Pilot cost calculator (estimates: replace with a real agency's numbers)

Weeks Cost per session ($) Volunteers per session Households served per session

How this is calculated

Next phase: service demand tracking Synthetic demo data

Community Analytics

Synthetic Demo Data

Understand service demand, coverage and community gaps.

1 Explore demand Filter by area and service category.

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2 Identify gaps Compare demand, coverage and experience.

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3 Take action Review priority and recommended response.

Total Requests -

Service Rate -

Unmet Rate -

Satisfaction -

Demand by Category

Compare total service requests across the current selection.

Service Coverage

Compare served and unmet demand for the current selection.

- Served

- Unserved

- requests served | - requests unmet

Prototype Session Activity

Search demand generated during the current prototype session.

No resident searches have been recorded yet.

Highest Service Gaps

Areas and categories with the highest unmet demand.

Area	Category	Requests	Unserved	Unmet Rate	Wait Time	Satisfaction

Key Insight

Analyzing service gaps...

Recommended Action

Analyzing priorities...

Recommendation will appear here based on the current selection.