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Montreal’s perfect storm: How Centraide is helping a city under pressure
By Mark Stachiew Centraide plays a crucial role in helping agencies address the increased complexity of needs faced by vulnerable...
Denise Major: A Key Volunteer at Maison d’Entraide
Supported by Centraide for over 25 years, the Maison d’Entraide Saint-Paul et Émard improves the living conditions of low-income residents...
Centraide of Greater Montreal invests $1.7 million in emergency food assistance
Soaring housing and grocery costs are placing extraordinary strain on the population and, by extension, on the agencies that provide...
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...
Help us warm the hearts of vulnerable people
While most of us spend December celebrating, sharing, and spending time with family and friends, so many others will go...
An agency that defends the rights of renters
With summer moving season just around the corner, the issue of housing has never been more timely. However, the challenges...
Providing essential services to people like Suzanne
“When I came to, there were a lot of after-effects.”Suzanne grew up in a violent home environment. She started drinking...
After the health crisis, inflation strikes
Vulnerable populations have experienced intense hardship over the past two years, and the situation does not seem to be getting...
Homelessness
Given the housing crisis in Greater Montreal and the alarming increase in visible homelessness, Centraide is firmly committed to tackling...
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...