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![50 years of solidarity: What Centraide means to Yves Bellavance 50 years of solidarity: What Centraide means to Yves Bellavance](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/VM-YBellavance-410x230.jpg)
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...
![From plant to plate: Understanding local food systems From plant to plate: Understanding local food systems](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VM_Les-ptits-marches-de-Lachine-2_792x416-410x230.jpg)
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....
![Discover the public market FruiGumes Discover the public market FruiGumes](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/35-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Regroupement Partage: New and ambitious food-security solutions Regroupement Partage: New and ambitious food-security solutions](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Moteur_Regroupement-Partage-410x230.jpg)
Regroupement Partage: New and ambitious food-security solutions
In the community sector, the shock of the pandemic has both accelerated the launch of new programs and showed how...
![50 years of food security 50 years of food security](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/VM_cinquante-ans-alimentaire-410x230.jpg)
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 – Lachine Neighbourhood Tour – Lachine](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lachine_Photo_2_792X416article_principale-410x230.jpg)
Neighbourhood Tour – Lachine
A brief history Founded in 1667 Lachine, is one of the first three parishes on the Island of Montreal. Its...
![Back to school gets hard when everything costs more Back to school gets hard when everything costs more](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Visuel_Moteur_Rentree-scolaire-quand-tout-coute-cher-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Food Co-ops set up on campus Food Co-ops set up on campus](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18-410x230.jpg)
Food Co-ops set up on campus
Co-operatives help students eat healthy, on a budget.It’s estimated that about 40% of Montrealers don’t have access to fresh fruits...
![Sustainable development: a core value for Centraide Sustainable development: a core value for Centraide](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/VM_Development-Goals-410x230.png)
Sustainable development: a core value for Centraide
Sustainable development is a core value for Centraide that is expressed both within the organization and in the community through...
![Growing the hope of a better life Growing the hope of a better life](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Visuel-moteur-410x230.jpg)
Growing the hope of a better life
Max discovered the Nouvelle-Ère Pie-X Community Garden, a project by Enfant d’abord, while waiting for his first work permit in...
![7 strategies to give kids the best possible start 7 strategies to give kids the best possible start](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Visuel-moteur-Tout-petits2-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Neighbourhood Tour – Longueuil Neighbourhood Tour – Longueuil](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Visuel-moteur-Longueuil2-410x230.jpg)
Neighbourhood Tour – Longueuil
A brief history In 1657, Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, a merchant from Ville-Marie (now Montreal), was...
![Neighbourhood Tour – Laval Neighbourhood Tour – Laval](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Moteur-Laval-410x230.jpg)
Neighbourhood Tour – Laval
A brief history With an estimated population of 437,413 in 2017, Laval is the third most populated city in Quebec,...
![Give immigrants a chance to integrate into society Give immigrants a chance to integrate into society](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Temoignagne-blogue-Gloriose-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Meet Bob, a chef who does a whole lot with just a little Meet Bob, a chef who does a whole lot with just a little](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/17-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Holidays in the Red Holidays in the Red](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VM_Stunt_2023_Blog-410x230.png)
Holidays in the Red
Une immersion brève et puissante dans la réalité des personnes en situation de pauvreté Si la saison des fêtes est...
![How do your donations get where they need to go? How do your donations get where they need to go?](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Moteur-792-×-416-px-1-410x230.jpg)
How do your donations get where they need to go?
Every dollar entrusted to Centraide improves the living conditions and quality of life of vulnerable people and families in Greater...
![Housing: An essential need that is getting more difficult to meet Housing: An essential need that is getting more difficult to meet](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Logement_infolettre-410x230.png)
Housing: An essential need that is getting more difficult to meet
Greater Montreal is grappling with a severe housing crisis. Zoom in on the situation How much does it cost to...
![Five little things you can do to make the world a better place Five little things you can do to make the world a better place](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cinq-petits-gestes-pour-rendre-le-monde-meilleur-1000x560-1-410x230.jpg)
Five little things you can do to make the world a better place
Small actions can make a big difference. Find out which ones we recommend.Too many people think that in order to...
![A cooperative garden project brings together the community A cooperative garden project brings together the community](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/41-410x230.jpg)
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,...
![Finding sustenance from food… and family Finding sustenance from food… and family](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Darquis-410x230.jpg)
Finding sustenance from food… and family
Darquis lives in a food desert. He goes to a Centraide-supported agency to eat better and spend time with his...
![School perseverance School perseverance](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/La-perseverence-scolaire-410x230.jpg)
School perseverance
Youth success is key to building a stronger and more prosperous Greater Montreal. It is also an important tool in...
![Food Integration Baskets Food Integration Baskets](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Visuel_Moteur_Racine-croisee-410x230.jpg)
Food Integration Baskets
Food as a way to integrate newcomers A big change that newcomers often face is at the grocery store. When...
![What does the Vital Signs report reveal about housing in Montreal? What does the Vital Signs report reveal about housing in Montreal?](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Visuel-moteur-signes-vitaux-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Centraide of Greater Montreal invests $1.7 million in emergency food assistance Centraide of Greater Montreal invests $1.7 million in emergency food assistance](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/VM-investissementsalimentaire-410x230.jpg)
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...
![Show Your Local Love for Greater Montreal Show Your Local Love for Greater Montreal](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Visuel-Moteur-Lancement-blogue-2021-new-410x230.jpg)
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 Demand on the agencies we support is exploding](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VM_Demandes_explosent-410x230.jpg)
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...
![A fun, educational summer for young Allophones in Montreal A fun, educational summer for young Allophones in Montreal](https://www.centraide-mtl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VM-Camps-sociolinguistiques-410x230.jpg)
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...