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Innovative initiatives
The 370 agencies supported by Centraide put in place innovative and original initiatives to fight poverty and exclusion. These initiatives have in common the fact that they provide lasting solutions while promoting participation, self-reliance, empowerment, a feeling of belonging and mutual support among people.
Some examples:
Collective Gardens
A gathering place for the residents of its local neighbourhood. In collective gardens, people not only grow fruits and vegetables, they also lay down the roots of a solid mutual-support network.
Every Baby Deserves a Healthy Start
An initiative to help future mothers in a situation of poverty give birth to healthy babies.
Collective Kitchens
Small groups of people pool their time, money and skills to prepare economical, healthy and appetizing meals.
80, Ruelle de l'Avenir
A unique learning centre for children and teens which promotes a healthy lifestyle, academic perseverance, excellence and openness to the world.
Parents en Marge de la Rue
An initiative to coach, support and counsel parents of street-involved youth.
Hommes et pères immigrants
A mutual-support group which invites immigrant fathers to reflect, discuss and share on the changes in their life, family relationships and social role.
J'me fais une place en garderie
An initiative to support families with a motor-impaired child in their efforts to integrate their child into a day-care facility.
Soutien aux femmes sud-asiatiques isolées
A meeting place for women to break out of their isolation and build a friendship and mutual-support network.
Pathways to Education
A program to help as many Verdun youth as possible graduate from high school and successfully transition into post-secondary education.
Places en mouvement
An original initiative to help residents mobilize to improve their living and housing conditions.
Back-to-School Thrift Stores
An initiative to help families in a situation of poverty during the back-to-school period.
The Good Food Box
A group-purchasing initiative to provide low-income people with fresh fruits and vegetables.
Villeray dans l'Est
A welcoming place for families, newcomers and lone individuals in the eastern part of the Villeray neighbourhood.
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