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The housing crisis currently gripping Greater Montreal is impacting thousands. It is exacerbating the vulnerability of more and more people and exerting a domino effect on other social issues such as child development, mental health, food security, domestic violence, and homelessness. To better understand the current housing crisis and its issues, we invite you to...
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50 years of solidarity: What Centraide means to Hélène Lapierre
In the summer of 1998, Hélène Lapierre took over the reins at the Centre du Vieux Moulin in LaSalle. Since...
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...
Marie Turcotte and Ex aequo clear away barriers
Marie Turcotte has been fighting for the rights of people with motor disabilities for over 30 years. Today, she is...
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....
50 years of generosity: Veronica Lopez’s experience
Veronica Lopez is the Executive Director of Cloverdale Multi-Ressources, an agency that works with families from no fewer than 35...
Five questions for Catherine Tremblay, Associate, Philanthropic Development
Catherine Tremblay has been an Associate, Philanthropic Development (APD), for Centraide since its 2019 campaign. Her employer, Correctional Service of...
Caroline Bougie, an outstanding business volunteer
Caroline Bougie has been President of the Board of Directors of Centraide of Greater Montreal since 2022. In addition to...
Holidays in the Red
Une immersion brève et puissante dans la réalité des personnes en situation de pauvreté Si la saison des fêtes est...
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...
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...
Let Centraide know about your planned gift and be an inspiration to others
Have you made a planned gift to Centraide in your will or are you considering it? If so, this is...
Thinking about the future of Greater Montreal: a legacy for Centraide
I have been a steadfast supporter of Centraide all my life and, as I have watched the years go by,...