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An inspiring story of a mother and her child facing disability
In 2016, Sofia came to Quebec with the dream of settling in a new country and getting her equivalency in dental medicine. But her plans didn’t turn out as she expected, as this woman who left Colombia to reshape her future says that her dream quickly faded when she arrived. At first, she had to...
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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...
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...
Four good reasons to volunteer
When you volunteer, your good actions come back around to benefit both you and your community. Volunteering brings great personal...
Citizen Organizers
A safety and solidarity net in Mercier-Est Imagine a neighbourhood where residents have created a large support network to ensure...
Holiday Calendar
Today is December 1, or Day 1 of our year-end calendar filled with ideas about how you can spread some...
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...
Discover the role of an agency speaker
Did you know that Centraide of Greater Montreal has about 100 volunteer agency speakers? These representatives of agencies supported by...
Volunteering during a pandemic
Despite the pandemic, volunteers—who work every day in community agencies or directly with Centraide of Greater Montreal—have continued to show...
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...
Generosity
What if everyone did just one small thing...? The holidays are a time of abundance, which also means an abundance...
Connecting is fundamental
Loretta found out about Centraide through a workplace campaign and has been a Leader Donor for 16 years now. “How...
Inspiring others to give back
“I’ve always set aside time for volunteering, but with Centraide, it has become a deeper part of my life.” “I...