The next annual campaign will be directed by Lino A. Saputo, Jr. and Louis Vachon.
Ten companies and organizations as well as five community agencies are honoured.
It’s our priority, with 40% of our investments going to help families and young people in situations of poverty and exclusion.
Poverty: What’s it all about?
Centraide supports initiatives that have an impact in reducing poverty.
Centraide supports 360 agencies that address the needs of 500,000 vulnerable people.
Donations to Centraide come from corporations, organizations, trade unions, workplace employees and individuals in the community.
Centraide serves communities in Laval and on Montreal Island and the South Shore
Population: 363,705
People living under the low income cut-off:
40,371 = 11.1%
Population: 1,815,230
People living under the low income cut-off:
413,720 = 22.8%
Population: 769,830
People living under the low income cut-off:
74,221 = 9.6%