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Five questions for Brett Pineau, Executive Director of the Native Frienship Centre of Montreal
On September 30, Canada will mark National Day of Truth and Reconciliation to recognize the tragic impacts of residential schools...

Neighbourhood Tour – Laval
A brief history With an estimated population of 437,413 in 2017, Laval is the third most populated city in Quebec,...

There’s still a lot to do to support LGBTQIA2S+ communities
Did you know that members of LGBTQIA2S+ communities are more likely to experience social isolation, food insecurity and homelessness? Moreover,...

A cooperative garden project brings together the community
The benefits of the garden have already been great, and they continue to be felt throughout the community. In 2015,...

Women who work to raise up other women
Women make up the majority of the workforce in the community sector. They play a crucial role in improving the...

Discover the public market FruiGumes
Counter the limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables in some Montérégie municipalities. The FruiGumes market provides easy access to...

Socialize to break the isolation of stay-at-home moms
Mélanie manages a household of seven children. In her busy life as a stay-at-home mom, socializing at the Maison de...

Meet Pierre, Executive Director of Corporation de L’Étincelle
Pierre G. Cartier has a singular conviction that guides everything he does: United, we are strong.Pierre G.Cartier is committed to...

Neighbourhood Tour – Longueuil
A brief history In 1657, Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, a merchant from Ville-Marie (now Montreal), was...

A day in the life of a donation
Staff at Moisson Montréal, busily load their delivery trucks with food items. On the Island of Montreal, this Moisson makes regular deliveries...

Volunteering: Show Your Local Love
Can you imagine our community without volunteers? Impossible! Volunteers are an integral part of the human resources who, along with...

Women in situations of vulnerability
Women can face a plurality of situations of vulnerability: poverty, violence, mental health problems, addiction, a difficult immigration journey, simply...

Regaining stability and hope when facing mental health issues
When Anne suffered a major depression, her life took a terrible downward spiral. Work leave, daily psychological suffering, constant anxiety....

Helping people in a situation of vulnerability
Our current health crisis is deepening inequalities. It has taken a severe toll on people experiencing poverty and social exclusion...

Natalie Chapman, a committed citizen
Her leadership and vision have contributed to and continue to improve the quality of life of many families.Natalie Chapman worked...

How women are faring during Covid: Between inequality and vulnerability
While disparities already existed between men and women, the past year has created an even bigger gulf of inequality, as...

Summer camps during the pandemic
Great news for young people and families in Greater Montreal: Summer camps reopened on June 28. This is a welcome...

With Meals on Wheels, even seniors living alone eat well
Although he’s always been in a good financial and social situation, Jean-Claude now relies on the help of the Centre...

Neighbourhood Tour – Côte-des-Neiges
A brief history During the first two centuries of its history, Côte-des-Neiges was a small, slow-growing village of tanners and...

Homelessness in a perfect storm
People experiencing homelessness are being hit hard by the 5th COVID wave sweeping through Greater Montreal due to the Omicron...

The impact of the pandemic on the elderly
On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons1, Centraide of Greater Montreal is taking the pulse of some of...

Holidays during a pandemic
What if everyone did just one small thing ...? The holidays are never easy for the vulnerable, and this year’s...

Integrate into society and get through hard times
Before finding the Val-Martin Community Center, Chihab, originally from Morocco, struggled to fit in. With the support of the centre,...

Working together: United in crisis
Collaboration is the key word for the community sector. Agencies can only be as effective with the few resources they have...

The pandemic has hit teens hard
Nearly half of the 12- to 25-year-olds1 asked about their mental health in a January 2021 survey reported worrying signs...

Black history month
February has officially been Black History Month for 25 years now. Every year, we use this month to highlight how Black communities...

Meet Mohamed, who proves that one citizen can do a whole lot
Mohamed developed resources that would encourage neighbourhood youth to stay in school. Having lived in Quebec since 1989, Mohamed wanted...

Heartfelt support for refugees
More than a month has passed since the start of the war in Ukraine, which has claimed thousands of lives...

Another new school year under the cloud of the pandemic
Reports from Montreal Hooked on School, a close partner of Centraide of Greater Montreal, clearly show that the pandemic has...

A home that creates family ties
A pioneer in its field in Quebec that was founded in 1992, the Maison des Grands-Parents de Villeray fosters intergenerational...

Break the social isolation of family caregivers
A vibrant, effervescent woman, Ginette has been retired for 11 years. However, for the past four years, she has been...

Supporting the homeless
In mid-March, when most of us began self-isolating at home for who knows how long, others had to scramble for...

A safety net for families
Known as “family houses” or family community agencies, these centres are found in most Greater Montreal neighbourhoods. Some examples include...

Holiday Calendar
Today is December 1, or Day 1 of our year-end calendar filled with ideas about how you can spread some...

Help us warm the hearts of vulnerable people
While most of us spend December celebrating, sharing, and spending time with family and friends, so many others will go...

Newcomers
New life, new challenges. Greater Montreal is a place that brings together people from a wide variety of cultures, ethnocultural...

Neighbourhood Tour – Lachine
A brief history Founded in 1667 Lachine, is one of the first three parishes on the Island of Montreal. Its...

Meet Vicky, a resident who leaves her mark on the community
Vicky is a strong believer in the power of citizen action — and her actions speak for themselves.Vicky Blanchard's dedication...

Meet Caroline, Executive Director of Corporation L’Espoir
Every day, Caroline and her team move mountains for the people they help. Thanks to Caroline’s drive and dedication, the...

From plant to plate: Understanding local food systems
On the Island of Montreal, more than one in five people (21%) struggles to get enough healthy food to eat....

Housing: An essential need that is getting more difficult to meet
Greater Montreal is grappling with a severe housing crisis. What does a housing crisis look like? Scarcity: Lack of housing...

Finding the resources to ensure Benjamin reaches his full potential
“I began to suspect that something was wrong.” A Centraide supported-agency helped Isabelle find all the resources she needed to...

Webinars : Our current and future challenges
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis affects us all, but it particularly impacts vulnerable people who find themselves isolated, in distress, and...

Financial literacy: An essential skill
These days, financial literacy is a hot-button topic and a skill now deemed as essential as reading and writing. The...

7 strategies to give kids the best possible start
For Early Childhood Week, we are voicing our strong support for our partners who strive to make early childhood a...

New ways to volunteer to meet the needs of vulnerable people
The pandemic has clearly not weakened our social fabric: in fact, it has only made us more close-knit. Certainly, we...

Keeping kids in school during a pandemic
School closures, alternate-day attendance in high schools, and the many upheavals brought about by the pandemic over the past year...

Generosity
What if everyone did just one small thing...? The holidays are a time of abundance, which also means an abundance...

Meet Bob, a chef who does a whole lot with just a little
Chef Bob is making it easier for people access to healthy meals. Thanks to Chef Bob’s contribution, 57,000 kg of food...

Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to build a more inclusive society
Centraide of Greater Montreal works tirelessly to make the most important social issues such as poverty and exclusion unignorable and...

Why donate to Centraide
It is essential that the most important social issues, such as poverty and social exclusion, be brought to light. If...