Solidaires Citizen Involvement

The Solidaires Citizen Involvement is presented to a person who distinguished himself or herself through volunteer involvement and leadership in an agency or in a neighbourhood round table supported by Centraide of Greater Montreal. It may also be awarded to a group of people.

This award recognizes citizen involvement that contributes to progress on an issue in the community, or to mobilizing other citizens to carry out a concrete and lasting social initiative.

Selection criteria:

  • The quality of involvement.
  • The scope and relevance of the activities carried out within the framework of this citizen involvement.
  • The leadership of the volunteer or group of people.
  • The concrete impacts of this involvement on the quality of life of citizens and/or the community.
  • The broader influence of this involvement.

Candidacies for the next Solidaires will be accepted starting in mid-November 2013.

+ Entry form for Solidaires Citizen Involvement

2013 Winner

Richard Held
Volunteer, WIAIH: Serving people with intellectual handicaps or autism

The demands of having three children with an intellectual disability have never diminished Richard Held’s desire for social involvement.

+ Past Winners

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