Breaking isolation through community participation: Ronnie’s story
Ronnie is 71. He lives alone in a 4 ½ in a peaceful corner of LaSalle he loves. “It’s quiet there, I like it a lot,” he says. Without children or a partner, Ronnie sees his sister on occasion, and a few friends. The days often pass in silence, each much the same as the last. Then one...
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The Depot: in the heart of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce for over three decades
Centraide and The Depot Community Food Centre have been working together since 1986, when the NDG Community Council created The...
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...
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...
Test your knowledge of poverty
Living in a situation of poverty means not having money to meet your basic needs, such as housing, food, clothing...
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...
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...
Fighting to keep your home
Naima’s first notice came in winter 2019 after a neighbouring apartment was damaged by a fire. Naima’s family had to...
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...
The invisible cost of housing
Marie’s story could be anyone’s. She was a 41-year-old mother of three when she started her own business. What she...
Food insecurity: When emergency becomes the new normal
In July 2022, our team shot a video at the Service de nutrition et d'action communautaire (SNAC) in Ahuntsic. At...