Refugees and asylum seekers: An unprecedented surge
Every day around the world, people leave their homes and countries with the hope of finding a better and safer life. More and more are crossing the borders of Canada and Quebec. Between January and November 2022, the Quebec offices of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) processed the claims of 45,250 asylum seekers from...
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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...
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...
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...
At Carrefour Familial Hochelaga, Sébastien helps people excel
This agency helps families develop a sense of autonomy, and regain their self-esteem. “As soon as you put people in...