The Halifax Assistance Fund (HAF) has been working to help those in greatest need in our community since 1866.  We work to financially support the efforts of the dedicated organizations whose staff and volunteers work tirelessly to help those most affected by poverty.  In recent years, HAF funding has focused primarily on three groups whose needs are often not met through existing services: 1. Youth 16–19 years of age experiencing or at-risk of homelessness who, without intervention and/or support, risk living in poverty for years; 2. Single adults struggling with pervasive issues relating to mental health, addiction, violence, criminal justice and/or physical illness; and/or 3. Single mothers with young children who also may fall into the previous two categories.