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Description area
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History
The Halifax Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor was organized on 27 December 1866 by a group of local clergymen and businessmen and incorporated on 19 April 1884. The aim of the association was to improve the condition of the poor in Halifax by providing food, shelter, clothing, and other forms of assistance. Among its earliest relief activities was providing winter work for unemployed men at the stone shed located on the north Common, which the association was charged with operating in 1868 by the City of Halifax. Other activities included organizing meal programs for school children and providing food and grants to local social welfare organizations. From 1935 to 1972, the association worked in close cooperation with the Halifax Welfare Bureau (later the Family Service Bureau) which investigated requests for help and distributed relief for the association.