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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....
Côte-des-Neiges Safe Housing Roundtable and Brigade
Improving renters’ living conditions Fighting substandard housing is a priority in Côte-des-Neiges, where for years community agencies have been working...
Neighbourhood Tour – Lachine
A brief history Founded in 1667 Lachine, is one of the first three parishes on the Island of Montreal. Its...
50 years of solidarity: What Centraide means to Yves Bellavance
A leading figure in local collective action in Montreal, Yves Bellavance has headed the Coalition montréalaise des Tables de quartier...
Back to school gets hard when everything costs more
Les dépenses liées à la rentrée scolaire n’échappent pas à l’inflation galopante. Qu’il s’agisse du prix des fournitures scolaires, des...
Centraide of Greater Montreal invests $1.7 million in emergency food assistance
Soaring housing and grocery costs are placing extraordinary strain on the population and, by extension, on the agencies that provide...
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...
Feeding Greater Montreal : Keeping people fed during the crisis
While many people are using their extra time at home to cook, many more wonder how they are going to...
Je Passe Partout: An agency shaped, energized and guided by collective action
Je Passe Partout’s story began in 1985, the International Year of Youth, with the creation of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve youth roundtable....
Dealing with the crisis: meeting pressing needs
From the start of the lockdown, Greater Montreal’s crisis cells emerged almost organically. These regional and neighbourhood bodies ensure that...
50 Years of Support for Families
Over the past fifty years, families have come to look very different from the days of our parents or grandparents....
Give immigrants a chance to integrate into society
As a female politician, Gloriose was forced to flee her home in Burundi as it plunged into crisis. When she...
50 years of food security
Centraide grows generosity Over the past fifty years, Greater Montreal has been the seedbed for different food security innovations—such as...
Neighbourhood Tour – Longueuil
A brief history In 1657, Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, a merchant from Ville-Marie (now Montreal), was...
RAPSIM: A network of solidarity to fight homelessness
The Réseau d'aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal (RAPSIM) is Quebec's largest regional association of agencies that work...
Holiday Calendar
Today is December 1, or Day 1 of our year-end calendar filled with ideas about how you can spread some...
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...
Show Your Local Love for Greater Montreal
Campaign 2021 kicks off! Centraide invites you to Show Your Local Love to support its network of community agencies and...
Demand on the agencies we support is exploding
Higher demand, less funding and rising costs: this is the challenge facing community agencies in Greater Montreal. The health crisis...
Neighbourhood Tour – Laval
A brief history With an estimated population of 437,413 in 2017, Laval is the third most populated city in Quebec,...
A fun, educational summer for young Allophones in Montreal
This summer, nearly 600 Allophone students in primary and secondary school on the Island of Montreal are taking part in...
50 years of solidarity: What Centraide means to Martin Boire
The Corporation de développement communautaire de l'agglomération de Longueuil (CDC AL) has been an undeniable leader in the territory's social...
Making a legacy gift is simple and anyone can do it
Did you know that most people can make a legacy gift regardless of their financial or family situation? In fact,...
“The OM Alfresco” with Centraide enlivens the neighborhoods
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Centraide partnered with the Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) to present three concerts from The OM...
Test your knowledge of housing
The housing crisis currently gripping Greater Montreal is impacting thousands. It is exacerbating the vulnerability of more and more people...
Finding housing in Greater Montreal
Living in decent housing is a basic right—a right that is unfortunately not enjoyed by everyone. Current data about housing...
Back-to-school season presents many challenges for vulnerable populations
As the school year approaches, vulnerable people and families in the Greater Montreal area face multiple stressors: inflation, kids falling...
“Benado helped me feel confident again.”
At 26 years old, Magalie is now a manager at a furniture company, a position her younger self never thought...
Connecting is fundamental
Loretta found out about Centraide through a workplace campaign and has been a Leader Donor for 16 years now. “How...
Meeting challenges : help tailored to our reality
Challenges are still immense in Greater Montreal, the epicentre of the country's epidemic and home to half of all Quebecers...
Holidays in the red
A brief but powerful glimpse into the real experience of people in a situation of poverty While the holidays are...
Leaving a lasting impact through planned giving
Nicholas Bellows, Jennifer Paquet, Amelia Bellows and Juliette Bellows. When Jennifer Paquet and her husband sat down to talk about...
The benefits of summer camps for young people
Summer camps are where lasting memories are made. But an often-overlooked aspect of these camps is the positive impact they...
A fresh start to build a better life for her son
Dalia moved out of her family’s home and headed for Montreal when she was still a teenager. “I was 17...
Five questions to a volunteer: Leonidas Assogba
Leonidas Assogba has been a board member for the Foundation Centraide of Greater Montreal for two years. Centraide of Greater...
Protect yourself fron COVID-19 in 16 languages
To curb the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, we all have to comply with public health guidelines. We also...
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...
Food insecurity
Going hungry in a crisis Food insecurity has never made headlines like it did in April in the midst of...
Help make local issues #UNIGNORABLE
Local issues such as poverty, education, hunger, access to decent housing, homelessness and social isolation can be easy to ignore. This...
Making a planned gift without disadvantaging your family is possible!
When we think about the future, we want to make sure that our loved ones do not lack anything. Indeed,...
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...
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,...
Unstoppable community spirit
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the community sector has responded to the crisis with an extraordinary response from...
At Carrefour Familial Hochelaga, Sébastien helps people excel
This agency helps families develop a sense of autonomy, and regain their self-esteem. “As soon as you put people in...
Back to school
A return to school like no other… and one that is more difficult for vulnerable youth It’s back to class...
School perseverance
Youth success is key to building a stronger and more prosperous Greater Montreal. It is also an important tool in...
An asylum seeker who is changing things for the better in Saint-Michel neighbourhood
In May 2008, Mariana awoke to find herself in the hospital after being beaten violently by her husband, to the...
A new site to help us help each other
Just like us, you also care about our community. Welcome to our brand-new website for everyone who, like you, wants...
Generosity
What if everyone did just one small thing...? The holidays are a time of abundance, which also means an abundance...
CIVA’s Digital Transition
Adapted services just a click away Despite all the effort and change management involved, the Centre d’intégration à la vie...
Five questions for an ACEF Director: Micheline Côté
A person with passion for the community sector, Micheline Côté is a founder of the ACEF LAVAL, an agency she...
La Grande Boucle Solidaire
Feeding an entire neighbourhood Back in April 2020, at the very start of the pandemic when we are all confined...
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...
Leaving a lasting impact through planned giving
When Jennifer Paquet and her husband sat down to talk about drafting a will after having their second daughter, the...
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...
A quick chat with the co-chairs of Centraide’s 50th campaign
What inspires Janie C. Béïque and Guy Cormier in their role as co-chairs of Centraide of Greater Montreal’s 50th campaign?...
What does the Vital Signs report reveal about housing in Montreal?
Since 2006, the Foundation of Greater Montreal has published the Vital Signs of Greater Montreal reports to inform, unite and...