ONE North End

What ONE North End does

ONE North End is a non-profit community development organization based in Halifax's North End, Nova Scotia, that serves African Nova Scotian and Black communities through a portfolio of wraparound programs. Its core offerings include NEST (North End Startup and Training), a microloan program for Black and African Nova Scotian entrepreneurs; ONE Community Fund, which provides non-repayable emergency financial assistance to vulnerable community members; the EDGE Program, an employability program for youth aged 18-26 that uses non-traditional learning methods including physical activity, mindfulness, mentorship, and creative expression; The Matrix Code, a technology training program; ANS Lab (African Nova Scotian Youth Lab), a network of resources for African Nova Scotian professionals aged 18-35; and a Job Shadowing Program jointly operated with ReCover to introduce youth to careers in the retrofitting sector. Additional service lines include community engagement initiatives spanning elders, homeowners, non-profits, parents, and youth, as well as consulting services and historic tours of North End Halifax sites including Africville, Little Dutch Church, Hydro Stone, and Needham.

Programs are delivered free of charge to eligible community members, with the organization operating on a donation-based revenue model: donors can e-transfer contributions to [email protected] and optionally direct gifts to specific programs. The organization employs 23 staff and is governed by a board of directors chaired by Evan Carroll, with representation from YMCA Nova Scotia Works, the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, Dalhousie Legal Aid, Ummah Mosque & Community Centre, the sitting Halifax-Needham MLA, and small business owners. Geographic scope is regional, focused on neighborhoods including Mulgrave Park, Needham, and Uniacke Square. Marketing and outreach rely on community-led engagement across social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube), the weekly "ANS Community Grapevine" email newsletter, the corporate website, and referrals through community partners and board networks.

There is no proprietary technology platform; technology_footprint is explicitly noted as not applicable. NEST microloans represent program capital deployed into local small businesses rather than revenue, and named beneficiaries include Rich Waxx Bar, Chef Pup Catering, Mia'wjl Designs, and NME Inc. The organization has no disclosed revenue figures, no external parent company, no equity funding rounds, and operates as an independent registered entity in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Name

ONE North End

Legal name

ONE North End

Website

https://onenorthend.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ONE North End is a Halifax-based non-profit community development organization serving African Nova Scotian and Black communities in Halifax's North End through microloans, employability training, technology training, emergency financial assistance, and community engagement programs funded primarily by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Educational Support Services (611710), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAO

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDAHADAG

Workforce Development & Continuing Education Divisions (Noncredit)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

SECONDARYEDAKANAF

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Transition Services (Post-Secondary, Employment & Independent Living)

SECONDARYEDACALAH

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services

Education/Early Childhood Education/Parent Education & Family Engagement Programs

Keywords

• Community development
• Microfinance programs
• Youth employability
• Nonprofit consulting
• Community engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Halifax

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts e-transfer donations to [email protected], with options to direct donations to specific programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ONE North End is a non-profit community development organization that delivers programs and services to African Nova Scotian and Black communities in Halifax's North End. Its offerings include the NEST microloan program for entrepreneurs, the ONE Community Fund for emergency financial assistance, the EDGE Program for youth employability, the ANS Lab for youth professional development, The Matrix Code technology training, a Job Shadowing Program, historic North End of Halifax Tours, community engagement services, and fee-based consulting.

Product overview

ONE North End is a community development organization offering a portfolio of programs and services focused on supporting African Nova Scotian and Black communities in Halifax's North End. The core offerings include: NEST (microloans for business development), One Community Fund (financial assistance), EDGE Program (employability training for youth), The Matrix Code (technology training), ANS Lab (youth employment support), and a Job Shadowing Program with ReCover. Additional services include consulting, historic tours, and community engagement initiatives across various demographics including elders, homeowners, parents, and youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEST: North End Startup and Training - Provides microloans to Black and African Nova Scotian entrepreneurs to rebuild the business district
• ONE Community Fund
• EDGE Program
• ANS Lab
• The Matrix Code
• Job Shadowing Program

Products and services

• NEST (Microloan Program)

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• M - Carroll Consulting (Evan Carroll)minorOthersEvan Carroll serves as Board Chair, providing strategic governance and consulting expertise to ONE North End through Carroll Consulting.
• Ummah Mosque & Community Centre (Ahmad Hussein)minorOthersAhmad Hussein serves on the board representing the Ummah Mosque & Community Centre, providing community connections and interfaith engagement.
• YMCA Nova Scotia Works (Rebekah Skeete)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRebekah Skeete from YMCA Nova Scotia Works serves on the board, enabling employment and workforce development partnerships.
• Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre (Pam Glode-Desrochers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPam Glode-Desrochers represents the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre on the board, supporting Indigenous-Black community intersectionality.
• Dalhousie Legal Aid (Donna Franey)minorOthersDonna Franey from Dalhousie Legal Aid serves on the board, providing legal support connections for community members.
• ReCovercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Job Shadowing Program with ReCover introduces African Nova Scotian and Black youth to jobs or careers within the retrofitting process.
• ANS Employment LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANS Lab is a program under ONE North End focused on African Nova Scotian youth employment and professional development, with dedicated website and resources.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Community Foundation of Nova Scotia: The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia manages endowments and grant programs directed at community needs across the province. As a grantmaker supporting many of the same themes (community development, equity, youth), it is an adjacent peer and a likely institutional funding counterpart for ONE North End.
• Nova Scotia Department of African Nova Scotian Affairs: This provincial government department funds programs and policy initiatives serving African Nova Scotians across the province. It is not a direct competitor but is closely thematically linked to ONE North End's community-serving mission and is a potential funding partner and referral source.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Halifax: United Way Halifax is a large, established community-funder that supports multiple social-service agencies across the Halifax region. While much broader in scope than ONE North End, it competes for the same donor dollars and increasingly funds programs that overlap with ONE North End's emergency assistance and youth employment work.
• Halifax Partnership: The Halifax Partnership is the regional economic development organization for Halifax, working to grow population, workforce, and investment in the municipality. It is comparable to ONE North End on the economic and workforce development axes, but operates at a much larger scale with a broader mandate spanning all demographics.

Direct peers

• Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre: The Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre provides culturally grounded social, employment, and community programming to urban Indigenous residents in Halifax. It sits on ONE North End's board as a core strategic partner and operates a closely comparable wraparound community-services model for a different but adjacent equity-deserving community in the same city.
• Black Business Initiative (BBI): Black Business Initiative is a Nova Scotia-based nonprofit supporting Black entrepreneurs through training, financing, and mentorship. It is the closest direct peer to ONE North End's NEST microloan program, operating in the same province and serving a substantially overlapping African Nova Scotian and Black entrepreneur demographic.
• Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia: The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia preserves and presents African Nova Scotian history and culture through exhibits, programs, and community events. It is comparable to ONE North End's heritage tour product and shares the same community-anchor mission, though its programming skews cultural rather than economic development.
• Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute: The Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute is a Nova Scotia organization focused on African Nova Scotian education, youth development, and community learning. Its mandate and beneficiary population substantially overlap with ONE North End's EDGE, ANS Lab, and Matrix Code programming, making it a directly comparable peer.
• YMCA Nova Scotia: YMCA Nova Scotia delivers employment, newcomer settlement, and youth programs across the province, including through its Nova Scotia Works network. It is both a peer and an active board-level partner of ONE North End, offering directly overlapping workforce development and youth services to a similar community member base in Halifax.

Emerging players

• ISANS (Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia): ISANS provides settlement, employment, and language services to newcomers in Nova Scotia. While focused on immigrants rather than African Nova Scotian communities of long standing, its wraparound model of employment and entrepreneurship support is structurally analogous to ONE North End's EDGE, Matrix Code, and NEST programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/anslab1
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ansyouthlab
• Facebookfacebook.com/ansyouthlab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onenorthend
• Instagraminstagram.com/anslab

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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