Activity Report

The Original At your service Neighbourhood since 1954 Newspaper! The Clark Street Sun Copyright © 2017 Sun Youth Organization SUN YOUTH ORGANIZATION, 2016-17 www.sunyouthorg.com ACTIVITY REPORT to the prevention of crime and medical, material or financial lectual development, Sun Youth Our promotes individuals’ physical assistance in situations of low coaches sports teams to a com- and intellectual development income or during disasters. The petitive level and supports the Mission through education, sports and organization collaborates with school education of those who recreational activities. Sun municipal authorities and po- play in the teams. Sun Youth Youth promotes such values as lice forces to ensure safety in also offers children recreatio- Sun Youth helps indivi- solidarity, sharing and social our neighbourhoods through nal programs and a day camp duals and families in need by inclusion. crime prevention efforts in sch- in the summer, with the possi- providing them with a range ools, on the streets or in the bility of subsidizing participa- of emergency services aimed Mainly servicing commu- community in general. tion fees according to parents’ at ensuring basic needs while nities of the Greater Montreal, revenues. maintaining people’s integri- Sun Youth provides emergency In order to promote youngs- ty. Sun Youth also contributes services such as food, clothing, ters’ physical, social and intel- A Word From Our Founders 1954... It seems a lifetime Now in 2017, Sun Youth is ago yet it was when it all started still standing strong, the foun- for us. That year, a group of dations of the organization youngsters among which we resting firmly on its dedicated were (13 year-old Sid Stevens staff and volunteers. If there and 9 year-old Earl De La Per- is one thing that this past year ralle) got together to create the has taught us is how fragile Clark Street Sun, a local com- and ever-changing life is. Over munity handwritten newspa- the past 12 months, we said per the proceeds of which were goodbye to precious contribu- used to cover the registration tors, allies and friends. These fees of a few underprivileged departures reminded us of the youngsters who needed support importance of planning for the to take part in sport activities. future. We are happy to observe Over the following six decades, that our people are up to the many individuals joined the challenge to ensure that we are ranks of our organization, each around for many years to come bringing something new and so that we may continue to take essential to the expanding big care of the community which picture. saw our organization grow and mature. 2 │Copyright © 2017 Sun Youth Organization MONTREAL www.sunyouthorg.com EMERGENCY SERVICES Food Assistance Sun Youth’s food bank ensures selecting their items themselves low-income families and individ- with the assistance of volunteers. uals in emergency or precarious They are thus able to prepare food situations have access to food and hampers that cater more to their other basic products. This service needs. includes emergency food baskets, monthly food supplement intend- Overall, over one third of ed for vulnerable people (seniors) our food bank users are children or those who have special needs and teens aged 18 years old and (pregnant women, individuals younger (37%). Children from 0 with HIV and people eating ko- to 9 years old alone account for sher food); home deliveries; and 27% of our food assistance pro- Christmas baskets. gram users compared to people over 60 (11% only). In 2016-2017, 23,577 food baskets were distributed to 6,372 Food assistance is made pos- families, comprizing 15,430 in- sible thanks to donations from dividuals. In addition, 3,890 the public and to the generous Christmas baskets were distrib- support of private foundations uted between December 18th and and the financial contribution December 24th 2016 for a total of of the City of Montreal and the 27,467 food baskets for the whole Ministère de l’emploi et de la sol- year. idarité sociale to our «Feed the Hope» program. Sun Youth is The food given away in 2016- able to count on the generosity of 2017 is valued at $2,360,000 and 8,480 to support the community the average value of a food basket and its needs. at $85,91, a 17 % increase compared to the previous year. Since We are especially grateful for The tomatoes from our garden were succulent! the financial crisis of 2008, the Moisson Montréal with whom we number of people who use Sun partnered in May 2016. We are Youth’s food bank increased by also among the 87 organizations 21%. benefiting from Moisson Mon- Fresh Vegetables tréal’s Supermarket Recuperation Emergency food baskets and program which allows the redis- Over the last few years, Sun food has been harvested since the monthly food supplements ac- tribution of meat. Through 2016- Youth has undergone a slow but creation of this community gar- count for 70% of all food assis- 2017, they gave us 139,255 kilos of steady move towards increasing the den. Added to this harvest, McGill’s tance given. Christmas baskets food valued at 607,000$. amount of fresh produce in its food and home deliveries represent Macdonald Campus and the Fiddle- 18% and 12% of all of Sun Youth’s We hope to continue to fulfill baskets. It began with ensuring that head farms provided fresh vegeta- distributions. our mission of feeding people liv- all families visiting our food bank bles to Sun Youth all summer long. ing in poverty in the greater Mon- leave with milk and eggs, but also Since January 2017, our Food treal community. fresh fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, for the third con- Bank users have the possibility of secutive year, Sun Youth received The garden created on the organic vegetables grown in Mon- grounds of the Sun Youth ware- treal thanks to the Regroupement house through the renewed financial support of the Foresters Partage’s project “Cultiver l’espoir”. Financial group and the volunteer The social integration group in or- involvement of its members grew ganic farming, D-3-Pierres, has 1,384 pounds of vegetables for Sun grown 120,000 kg of organic vege- Youth’s food bank users. So far, tables on 5 hectares of Bois-de-la- more than 3,000 pounds of fresh Roche farmlands in Senneville. Home Deliveries For nearly two decades, Sun Montreal car dealership lending Youth has been delivering food to us two vehicles every year, one of people who otherwise would not be which is used to perform home de- able to obtain it. The program was liveries (the other used in our inter- Collective Kitchen designed to meet emergency food ventions with crisis victims). needs of people facing reduced mo- The idea of starting a collective tended for anyone who cares about bility and social isolation who are We were also able to maintain kitchen as a way to offer a new type nutrition and keeping healthy food referred by a health professional. our “Breaking Isolation” program, of service to its clientele and to en- habits. It also gives participants an With a third annual donation of where employees visit socially iso- courage their food autonomy and opportunity to get involved in the $33,000 from Federation CJA and lated individuals at their residence, security had been simmering in the community sharing values of soli- with a financial contribution from in order to assess their level of soli- back of Sun Youth’s mind for a long darity, equity, mutual support and Ville-MESS, we were able to main- tude. These visits allowed our staff time. Started two years ago, this social justice. In 2016-2017, 109 tain and expand our home delivery to gain a better understanding of fun culinary activity was a chance people participated in the collective food program. In 2016-2017, we each client’s situation and needs, to gain useful knowledge, develop kitchen, preparing 546 portions of delivered 2,853 food baskets, an and to formulate concrete person- new skills and enhance their auton- varied meals. They were not asked increase of 8% compared to 2015- alized response plans to assist the omy. for a financial contribution to take 2016. Home deliveries are also individuals most affected by social part in the program. made possible by Houle Toyota, the exclusion. The collective kitchen is in- Copyright © 2017 Sun Youth Organization MONTREAL www.sunyouthorg.com │ 3 Children and Students Assitance Program Sun Youth has developed several partnerships with health and social services organizations (Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, the Montreal Children’s Hos- pital, le Centre Jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire, Batshaw Youth and Family Services) who work with children and their families as well as with school institutions. In 2016-2017, 275 families for a total of 1,093 individuals were referred to Sun Youth by these organizations. The assistance provided to these families is valued at $243,000. Last year the City of Montreal announced its Child Pol- icy (La politique de l’enfant) with a budget of $25 million over 5 years to help children facing difficult situations, calling upon the support of major organizations across the city including Le Club des petits déjeuners, La Fondation du Dr. Julien, Réseau réussite Montréal, Le Quartier des spectacles, Espace pour la vie, le Musée des beaux-arts de President Marie-Josée Coutu presents the annual donation from her foundation. Montréal and MU. So far in 2017 Sun Youth assisted close to 470 children from some 30 Montreal elementary and high schools by providing them with school supplies, new cloth- Medication Program ing, free eyeglasses, access to medication and dental care.

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