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Working while poor

Working while poor

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October 17, 2019 • By Centraide

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When vulnerable children go back to school: 5 questions about their specific challenges and obstacles

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August 20, 2024 • By Centraide

Back to school is always filled with many emotions—for students and parents alike! The new school year holds the promise...

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The Depot: in the heart of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce for over three decades

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June 27, 2024 • By Centraide

Centraide and The Depot Community Food Centre have been working together since 1986, when the NDG Community Council created The...

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Housing: An essential need that is getting more difficult to meet

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June 13, 2024 • By Centraide

Greater Montreal is grappling with a severe housing crisis. Zoom in on the situation How much does it cost to...

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Test your knowledge of housing

Quiz

June 10, 2024 • By Centraide

The housing crisis currently gripping Greater Montreal is impacting thousands. It is exacerbating the vulnerability of more and more people...

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Social inclusion

Articles

January 16, 2024 • By Centraide

Given the housing crisis in Greater Montreal and the alarming increase in visible homelessness, Centraide is firmly committed to tackling...

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50 years of food security

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November 27, 2023 • By Centraide

Centraide grows generosity Over the past fifty years, Greater Montreal has been the seedbed for different food security innovations—such as...

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Test your knowledge of poverty

Quiz

November 14, 2023 • By Centraide

Living in a situation of poverty means not having money to meet your basic needs, such as housing, food, clothing...

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Living in a situation of poverty

Articles

October 10, 2023 • By Centraide

Greater Montreal is home to the majority (60%) of Quebeckers living in poverty.1. Above the low-income threshold but still poor...

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Growing the hope of a better life

Testimonials

October 3, 2023 • By Centraide

Max discovered the Nouvelle-Ère Pie-X Community Garden, a project by Enfant d’abord, while waiting for his first work permit in...

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A fresh start to build a better life for her son

Testimonials

September 20, 2023 • By Centraide

Dalia moved out of her family’s home and headed for Montreal when she was still a teenager. “I was 17...

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Fighting to keep your home

Testimonials

August 28, 2023 • By Centraide

Naima’s first notice came in winter 2019 after a neighbouring apartment was damaged by a fire. Naima’s family had to...

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Back-to-school season presents many challenges for vulnerable populations

Articles

August 22, 2023 • By Centraide

As the school year approaches, vulnerable people and families in the Greater Montreal area face multiple stressors: inflation, kids falling...

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The invisible cost of housing

Testimonials

June 13, 2023 • By Centraide

Marie’s story could be anyone’s. She was a 41-year-old mother of three when she started her own business. What she...

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Food insecurity: When emergency becomes the new normal

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March 15, 2023 • By Centraide

In July 2022, our team shot a video at the Service de nutrition et d'action communautaire (SNAC) in Ahuntsic. At...

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Help and referral

Centraide of Greater Montreal invests $1.7 million in emergency food assistance

Articles

February 22, 2023 • By Centraide

Soaring housing and grocery costs are placing extraordinary strain on the population and, by extension, on the agencies that provide...

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Neighbourhood life

La Grande Boucle Solidaire

Articles

February 8, 2023 • By Centraide

Feeding an entire neighbourhood Back in April 2020, at the very start of the pandemic when we are all confined...

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Côte-des-Neiges Safe Housing Roundtable and Brigade

Articles

February 8, 2023 • By Centraide

Improving renters’ living conditions Fighting substandard housing is a priority in Côte-des-Neiges, where for years community agencies have been working...

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L’Allée Léo Toy Library

Articles

February 8, 2023 • By Centraide

A new space where kids and adults can play An open and inclusive parent-child play space along with games and...

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Social inclusion

Food Integration Baskets

Articles

February 8, 2023 • By Centraide

Food as a way to integrate newcomers A big change that newcomers often face is at the grocery store. When...

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This holiday season, let’s all lend a hand

Articles

November 25, 2022 • By Postmedia Content Works

Fueled by rising inflation, skyrocketing rents, lack of access to affordable housing, social housing and housing for families, Centraide has...

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Projects and partnerships

What does the Vital Signs report reveal about housing in Montreal?

Articles

November 22, 2022 • By Centraide

Since 2006, the Foundation of Greater Montreal has published the Vital Signs of Greater Montreal reports to inform, unite and...

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Help and referral

Financial literacy: An essential skill

Articles

November 11, 2022 • By Centraide

These days, financial literacy is a hot-button topic and a skill now deemed as essential as reading and writing. The...

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Social inclusion

The hidden face of homelessness

Articles

October 21, 2022 • By Centraide

We’ve been talking about homelessness more and more in recent years, as the phenomenon is not only getting worse in...

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Social inclusion

Five questions for Brett Pineau, Executive Director of the Native Frienship Centre of Montreal

Testimonials

September 29, 2022 • By Centraide

On September 30, Canada will mark National Day of Truth and Reconciliation to recognize the tragic impacts of residential schools...

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From plant to plate: Understanding local food systems

Articles

September 6, 2022 • By Centraide

On the Island of Montreal, more than one in five people (21%) struggles to get enough healthy food to eat....

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Five questions for an ACEF Director: Micheline Côté

Testimonials

June 20, 2022 • By Centraide

A person with passion for the community sector, Micheline Côté is a founder of the ACEF LAVAL, an agency she...

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Record inflation is endangering food security and putting people at risk

Articles

June 13, 2022 • By Postmedia Content Works

Inflation affects everyone, and it’s nearly impossible to talk about food without talking about how much more expensive it is...

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One in seven fathers needs help

Articles

June 13, 2022 • By Raymond Villeneuve

The Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité (RVP) has chosen the simple question Hey Dad, do you need help?...

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Getting back on track thanks to housing resources

Testimonials

May 25, 2022 • By Centraide

Philippe had a good life with his wife and two children before depression took everything away. He lost his job...

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After the health crisis, inflation strikes

Articles

April 19, 2022 • By Centraide

Vulnerable populations have experienced intense hardship over the past two years, and the situation does not seem to be getting...

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Social inclusion

Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to build a more inclusive society

Articles

March 18, 2022 • By Centraide

Centraide of Greater Montreal works tirelessly to make the most important social issues such as poverty and exclusion unignorable and...

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Social inclusion

Discover Racine Croisée Solidarité SAWA

Articles

February 14, 2022 • By Centraide

Centraide of Greater Montreal is proud to support and introduce you to Racine Croisée Solidarité SAWA, an agency that has...

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Street workers now intervene in the virtual world

Articles

February 10, 2022 • By Centraide

Centraide of Greater Montreal is proud to support Travail de rue Île-de-Laval (TRIL), whose mission is to provide a safe...

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Help us warm the hearts of vulnerable people

Articles

December 7, 2021 • By Centraide

While most of us spend December celebrating, sharing, and spending time with family and friends, so many others will go...

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Making the fight against poverty a true social project

Articles

October 16, 2021 • By Centraide

As part of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, it is important to remember that...

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Food costs see largest increase in history

Articles

September 20, 2021 • By Centraide

The cost of living is constantly going up. Without changing their habits, Quebec families will have paid more this year...

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Vert l’Harmonie: Transforming a Mercier-Ouest HLM for the better

Articles

September 20, 2021 • By Centraide

In Mercier-Ouest, residents of the HLM La Pépinière are sowing and growing a solid network of mutual aid thanks to...

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Regroupement Partage: New and ambitious food-security solutions

Articles

September 20, 2021 • By Centraide

In the community sector, the shock of the pandemic has both accelerated the launch of new programs and showed how...

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Social inclusion

With Meals on Wheels, even seniors living alone eat well

Testimonials

September 8, 2021 • By Centraide

Although he’s always been in a good financial and social situation, Jean-Claude now relies on the help of the Centre...

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Social inclusion

Give immigrants a chance to integrate into society

Testimonials

September 8, 2021 • By Centraide

As a female politician, Gloriose was forced to flee her home in Burundi as it plunged into crisis. When she...

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An agency that defends the rights of renters

Articles

June 22, 2021 • By Centraide

With summer moving season just around the corner, the issue of housing has never been more timely. However, the challenges...

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Actions to improve housing on the South Shore

Articles

June 22, 2021 • By Centraide

Greater Montreal residents with limited finances face particular barriers when it comes to housing. Given the very low vacancy rate...

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Finding housing in Greater Montreal

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June 22, 2021 • By Centraide

Living in decent housing is a basic right—a right that is unfortunately not enjoyed by everyone. Current data about housing...

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Food insecurity

Articles

October 6, 2020 • By Centraide

Going hungry in a crisis Food insecurity has never made headlines like it did in April in the midst of...

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Social inclusion

Supporting the homeless

Articles

April 10, 2020 • By Centraide

In mid-March, when most of us began self-isolating at home for who knows how long, others had to scramble for...

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Feeding Greater Montreal : Keeping people fed during the crisis

Articles

April 3, 2020 • By Centraide

While many people are using their extra time at home to cook, many more wonder how they are going to...

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Finding sustenance from food… and family

Testimonials

September 23, 2019 • By Centraide

Darquis lives in a food desert. He goes to a Centraide-supported agency to eat better and spend time with his...

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Finding a new family at the Baobab Familial

Testimonials

September 18, 2019 • By Centraide

When I come here, I feel replenished with strength. Now that I come to Baobab Familial, this is my family....

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Housing

Articles

June 6, 2019 • By Centraide

Finding housing is not easy for everyone. Housing is not just an address. It’s a place where we can rest...

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Food Co-ops set up on campus

March 26, 2019 • By Centraide

Co-operatives help students eat healthy, on a budget.It’s estimated that about 40% of Montrealers don’t have access to fresh fruits...

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Homelessness in Montreal

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January 5, 2019 • By Centraide

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Understanding the phrase “the working poor”

August 21, 2018 • By Centraide

I honestly don’t know where my children and I would have been if it hadn’t been for Centraide.I was making...

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Buy food or pay rent

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July 9, 2018 • By Centraide

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A dream comes true

April 10, 2018 • By Centraide

“Once you accept your situation, you can get help and move forward.” “My financial problems were overwhelming. They were all...

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Providing essential services to people like Suzanne

December 19, 2016 • By Centraide

“When I came to, there were a lot of after-effects.”Suzanne grew up in a violent home environment. She started drinking...

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Thanks to Centraide, Dounia has a home where she can feel safe

March 1, 2016 • By Centraide

“I was really worried about ending up on the street.” An agency whose mission is to help the most disadvantaged...

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