A new Nova Scotia nonprofit offers free gravestones and memorial services to low-income families, funded by a pay-what-you-can online obituary model.

A new nonprofit, the Graves to Grace Society, has launched in Nova Scotia to provide free gravestones, headstone repairs, and memorial services to families unable to afford them. Funded through a pay-what-you-can model for online obituary postings, the charity supports memorialization across the province and is expanding with help from volunteers, funeral homes, cemeteries, and community groups. Applications are accepted via its website, and the organization seeks donors and partnerships to grow its impact and preserve aging cemeteries.