In 2006, Centraide of Greater Montreal, the Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal and the Ville de Montréal partnered with the Coalition montréalaise des tables de quartier to create the Initiative montréalaise de soutien au développement social local (IMSDSL). The aim of this initiative is to support and strengthen...

Centraide COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Emergency support for vulnerable people In March 2020, the COVID-19 Emergency Fund was created to help community agencies implement exceptional measures to assist isolated and vulnerable people hit hard by the health crisis. The fund was made possible thanks to donations from businesses, organizations and unions, foundations, municipalities and boroughs,...

Emergency community support fund

A support to adapt and increase frontline services The Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350-million investment from the Government of Canada allocated through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to help vulnerable populations manage the impacts of COVID-19. The objective was to help agencies adapt and increase front-line...