Local communities
True drivers of change
Centraide supports Greater Montreal communities by harnessing the power of collaboration and citizen involvement. Its role is to create conditions that allow people to mobilize, identify their needs, define their priorities, and implement collective solutions to fight poverty and social exclusion.
To pursue this mission, Centraide supports local collective bodies, such as the Initiative montréalaise de soutien au développement social local (IMSDL), which works with Montreal’s neighbourhood roundtables. While roundtables in Laval and on the South Shore are not part of the Montreal agreement, Centraide extends its support to these collective bodies as well.
Centraide also supports the development and implementation of neighbourhood plans through the Collective Impact Project (CIP). This strategic and financial support combined with knowledge sharing and networking for local stakeholders allows communities to coordinate their actions, define their priorities, and increase their impact on the ground.
More supportive and resilient communities
By working with collective bodies, community agencies, citizens, and other local partners (schools, health network, boroughs, etc.), Centraide strengthens the social fabric, encourages people to get involved, and fosters collective initiatives that have a tangible impact on the lives of people in a situation of poverty and social exclusion.
✅ Discover their concrete actions
Learn more about our supported initiatives on the ground:
- Neighbourhood and social development roundtables – Spaces in each neighbourhood where local residents can work together and take action.
- Collective Impact Project – Support to implement neighbourhood action plans and collective actions with a high social impact.