Academic success begins long before school
Before they start learning to read and write, nearly one in three children in Quebec enters kindergarten with vulnerabilities that could make the road ahead steeper. It can be their language skills, social skills, emotional development or other skills. This is why early intervention is critically important, and why many agencies supported by Centraide work...
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Homelessness can happen to anyone: Patrick’s heart-wrenching story
In 2023, Patrick was 46 and working in construction. He shared his life with his partner of 22 years, Valérie....
Sami: From newcomer to new coach
After fleeing war and poverty in his home country, Sami put every hope he had into a new start in...
SCAMA: An Exemplary Transformation in Service of Seniors
In Laval, at the heart of the Chomedey neighborhood, an agency provides exceptional care for seniors. For over 40 years,...
Ex aequo: Finding daily gains to daily challenges
Greater Montreal is home to thousands of people with motor impairments who face many obstacles as they navigate their daily...
BCHM: A pillar of Montreal’s Haitian community
At the Bureau de la communauté haïtienne de Montréal (BCHM), a whole community is at work every day to help...
Homelessness
Given the housing crisis in Greater Montreal and the alarming increase in visible homelessness, Centraide is firmly committed to tackling...
CSAI: Providing agile services for newcomers
The Centre social d’aide aux immigrants (CSAI) has been helping newcomers make Greater Montreal their home since 1947. Lida Aghasi,...
La maison des Grands-Parents de Villeray : One agency, multiple generations
For over 30 years, La Maison des Grands-Parents de Villeray has been a key stakeholder in promoting intergenerational connections in Quebec....
Native Montreal: An essential hub of identity
Since its founding in 2014, Native Montreal has been a place where the Greater Montreal Indigenous community has found solid...
50 years of solidarity: What Centraide means to Anait Aleksanian
Since 2010, Anait Aleksanian has headed up the Centre d'appui aux communautés immigrantes (CACI) in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. After moving to Quebec...