{"id":990,"date":"2023-10-17T10:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?p=990"},"modified":"2024-01-19T10:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:08:18","slug":"social-exclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/social-exclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Social exclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-little-title\"><strong>Some population groups are more at risk of social exclusion than others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>They may experience this exclusion <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Due to their:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sexual orientation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender identity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethnic or cultural background<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any other characteristic that isolates or marginalizes them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Or because of difficult situations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Job loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family crisis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mental health problem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complex immigration journey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other circumstances that can trigger a cascade of hardship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-little-title\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Domino effect: How a single event can change everything<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Losing a job can make it harder to afford housing or food, which in turn can affect a child&#8217;s academic success or lead to family breakdowns, lost friendships, and other social disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-little-title\">Social exclusion is the exclusion or marginalization <br>of individuals or groups of individuals.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.wp.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1.png\" alt=\"S\u00e9parateur bonhommes Centraide\" class=\"wp-image-44527\" style=\"width:393px;height:55px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1.png 609w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong><strong><strong>Which groups are most affected?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n  <section id=\"block_232a1e988f2290e23ec3c367994b36de\"  class=\"block-accordions aligndefault\">\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e4341a\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">People living in poverty or a precarious situation<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e4341a\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-pauvrete-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Gens qui marchent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-pauvrete-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-pauvrete.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Greater Montreal is home to 315,000 people in this situation, along with 200,000 people whose incomes are just above the poverty line and who are just as vulnerable.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e44473\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">People experiencing homelessness<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e44473\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65686 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-itinerance-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Itin\u00e9rant sur un banc de parc.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-itinerance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-itinerance.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 6,000 of these individuals live in Greater Montreal, a number that does not include people experiencing invisible homelessness.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e451c9\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e451c9\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65688 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-LGBTQ-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Drapeau de la communaut\u00e9 LGBTQ+\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-LGBTQ-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-LGBTQ.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An estimated 20% to 40% of young people experiencing homelessness are LGBTQIA2S+.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e46932\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Seniors living alone<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e46932\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65691 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-aines-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Mains d'un a\u00een\u00e9\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-aines-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/4-aines.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In many Montreal neighbourhoods, more than one senior in two lives alone.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e47792\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">People with mental health problems<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e47792\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65693 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-sante-mentale-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Personne dans l'ombre qui se soutient le front.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-sante-mentale-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-sante-mentale.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One in five people in Quebec will suffer from a mental illness in their lifetime.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e486c3\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">People in a situation of disability<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e486c3\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65697 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-handicap-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Personne en fauteuil roulant.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-handicap-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-handicap.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Out of the 42,000 discrimination complaints received in Canada over a five-year period, almost half were related to disability.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e494e9\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Recent immigrants or those with a precarious status<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e494e9\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65716 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7-immigrants-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jeune fille immigrante.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7-immigrants-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/7-immigrants.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over 160,000 recent immigrants (who have arrived within the past five years) reside in Greater Montreal, along with 160,000 non-permanent residents.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a014a1e4a5ad\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Visible minorities<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a014a1e4a5ad\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-minorites-visibles-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jeune \u00e9tudiant afroam\u00e9ricain\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-minorites-visibles-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-minorites-visibles.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Almost half of Black people in Canada (46%) said they had experienced at least one form of discrimination in recent years.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.wp.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pauvrete-et-exclusion-sociale-aines.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63121 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pauvrete-et-exclusion-sociale-aines.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pauvrete-et-exclusion-sociale-aines-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pauvrete-et-exclusion-sociale-aines-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pauvrete-et-exclusion-sociale-aines-440x440.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Poverty and social exclusion: A vicious cycle<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Poverty is a major risk factor for social exclusion, just as social exclusion is a barrier to overcoming poverty. <strong>People get trapped in this vicious cycle!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-little-title\">Inclusion is about creating environments where everyone is respected equally and&nbsp;has&nbsp;access to the same opportunities.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.wp.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1.png\" alt=\"S\u00e9parateur bonhommes Centraide\" class=\"wp-image-44527\" style=\"width:393px;height:55px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1.png 609w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 29%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong>Promote inclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since they face unique challenges and obstacles that prevent them from fully participating in society, marginalized groups need special attention. Without support, they risk falling into cycles of poverty and social exclusion that can have negative consequences on their mental and physical health and overall well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equal opportunity continues to be a priority for Centraide, which works closely with communities at greater risk of poverty, social exclusion, discrimination and stigmatization and invests in agencies and projects that promote social inclusion, diversity and advocacy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong>These agencies offer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Individual support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group support networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet-up and activity spaces to reforge social ties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defence of individual and collective rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>These activities help some people regain their self-confidence and develop their potential. For others, they help minimize the negative effects of poverty, break their isolation, promote their rights, and foster their social integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These activities help people in a situation of homelessness, members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, seniors living alone, people in a situation of disability, people with mental a health problem, newcomers, or people who belong to a visible minority.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.wp.vortexdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Favoriser-linclusion.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64136 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Favoriser-linclusion.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Favoriser-linclusion-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Favoriser-linclusion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Favoriser-linclusion-440x440.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1. Count of people experiencing homelessness in Quebec, October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">2. RAPSIM R\u00e9seau d\u2019aide aux personnes seules et itin\u00e9rantes de Montr\u00e9al, <em>L\u2019itin\u00e9rance \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al Au-del\u00e0 des chiffres,<\/em> September 2023 (in French only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-middle-title\"><strong>1 out of 5 people receives our help. <br>5 out of 5 people benefit from it.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"block-stylised-title theme-block aligndefault\" id=\"block_5537f1d9fa3b76df2aebf1f4101fe0d5\" style=\"text-align: center\">                            <span class=\"block-stylised-title__line block-stylised-title__line--big-thin\"><b><font size=\"6\">Let&#8217;s all lend a hand<\/font><\/b><\/span>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-grey-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.centraide-mtl.org\/registrant\/DonationPage.aspx?EventID=389613&amp;LangPref=en-CA&amp;Referrer=blogue\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DONATE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Supporting a network of over 375 community agencies also means promoting an inclusive, poverty-free society.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some population groups are more at risk of social exclusion than others. 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