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We are pleased to present a Directory of Services and helpful links available in
DIRECTORY OF SERVICES the Montreal area as well as in Canada and the Caribbean. Please note that the information for each Organization was taken directly from their websites. Also,
this document and will be updated on an ongoing basis.
Jamaica Association of Montreal Inc. 4065 rue Jean-Talon O., Montreal, QC., H4P 1W6 Telephone: 514-737-8229 Email: [email protected]
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Cette liste a été créée en réponse à une vague de This list was created in response soutien au mouvement Black to a wave of support to the Lives Matters suite au Black Lives Matters movement meurtre de George Floyd. following the murder of George Anti- Pour éviter de perpétuer Floyd. To avoid perpetuating Black/RacismResour https://docs.google.com/d «l'activisme performatif», “performative activism”, we ces MTL/QC ocument/d/1d2uk0kINCne See website for more nous espérons offrir un outil Advocacy hope to offer a tool for those Ressources pour VcSThtTybYJvpsrPJKlfUqw5 information à ceux qui souhaitent agir who wish to take action in one contrer le racisme dwpC7-H0/edit d'une manière ou d'une way or another. Systemic racism Anti-Noir autre. Le racisme systémique does exist in Montreal and in existe à Montréal et au Quebec, therefore this list is an Québec, donc cette liste est attempt at sharing Montreal une tentative de partager and Quebec centric resources. des ressources propres à Montréal et au Québec.
1. Black Led Organizations in 3600 Jeanne-Mance, Quebec We Can Support #470 https://coco- Right Now Montreal, QC, H2X 2K5 net.org/black-led- Advocacy COCo Net 2. Organizations Fighting Mon to Thurs organizations-in-quebec- Police Violence 10 AM to 4:00 PM we-can-support-right-now/ 3. Organizations Building Up Phone: 514-849-5599 Black Communities Email: [email protected] • Canada’s longest running Black• 432 – 3680 Jeanne- theatre company committed to Mance Black Theatre Workshop is Arts & Black Theatre reflecting Black culture & Montréal, QC, H2X 2K5 • blacktheatreworkshop.ca an award-winning English- Entertainment Workshop community by developing • Phone : 514-932-1104 speaking theatre company &providing visibility for Black • Email: based in Montreal, Quebec Canadian artists info@blacktheatreworksho p.ca
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• • QBBE serves multicultural and intercultural families, elementary and high school students in the French, English (514) 481-9400 and private sectors [email protected] QBBE provides customized engaging, quality instruction 5165 Rue Sherbrooke Quebec Board of Ouest, Suite 317 Black that is in alignment with the Black Educators Montréal, QC H4A 1T6 Education national curriculum (QBBE) QBBE.ca 1. Elementary Programs Hours: 2. Secondary Programs Monday to Friday 3. Family Programs 9 am – 4 pm 4. High School Preparation Program 5. Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Personal Development Program
Programs: 1. Entrepreneurship
2. Education 1950 St. Antoine W. Desta supports Black youth 3. Employability – Tech Buro Montreal, QC., H3J 1A5 aged 18 to 35 in reaching DESTA – their educational, Black Re-Entry & Support Services: Education for Black Youth https://destabyn.org/ employability and Available to individuals Telephone: 514-664- Black Youth Network entrepreneurial goals currently incarcerated and 5042 through a holistic and preparing for release, Email: individualized approach transitional housing, or who [email protected] have a history of criminal justice involvement
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The QBMA has constituted a charitable trust, known as the QBMA Research and Education Fund. Its main objectives are to:
- Fund projects to promote and contribute to public education and understanding of the medical sciences;
- Fund projects to enhance the quality of public, medical or social services provided to 2021 Avenue Atwater disadvantaged persons suite 180 Quebec Black Black Health Montreal, QC, Canada Medical Association QBMA.ca - Fund grants for Black students from deprived economic or Tel : 514-937-8822 cultural backgrounds to pursue studies in the medical sciences;
and
- Provide grants to Black students who have demonstrated leadership, past or potential academic achievements, community or extra-curricular involvement, allowing them to pursue studies in the medical sciences
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The list includes information such as: the name of the professional, their professional title, their services, whether they are currently taking new clients, If you contact a their email, their phone professional and they are number, their ethnicity, their no longer working in language(s), whether they
Montreal, or if you have identify as LGBTQ, whether See website for a list of mental any questions/concerns, they require a referral, their Black Mental BIPOC Mental https://bipocmentalhealth. health professionals of colour in please contact: address, the accessibility of Health Health tumblr.com/list Montreal their space, their cost and thelavendercollective.ca@ whether insurance is accepted gmail.com (in this order). A French version will be available soon. This is a project being completed by The Lavender Collective’s directors: Jodie- Ann Muckler T.S.; S.W. and Ayan Mahdi; and began at Project10 in Montreal
Directory of Black Services See website for a list of Black Black Services BlackMontreal.com http://blackmontreal.com/ Community Associations and Blackmontreal.com Black Services community_associations__ Organizations orga.htm
Violet Reveira Tel : 514-572-3764 Email : Black Black Therapists Therapists [email protected]
Earlyn Sharpe 514-566-5477 or 855-669-7005
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BCRC provides and 6767 Chemin Cote-des- implements professional Black Youth Black Community 1. Information and Referrals Neiges, Suite 497 innovative support services Support Resources Centre 2. Support to Schools Montreal, QC., H3S 2T6 which meets the needs of https://bcrcmontreal.com/ Services 3. Documentation Centre English speaking youth, which (BCRC) Phone: 514-342-2247 4. Workshops include: socio-cultural, Email: educational and economic [email protected] type support
Learn how to avoid common errors that can cause delays in processing your application to 1. Immigration come to Canada (video) 2. Citizenship 3. Permanent Residence https://www.canada.ca/en/im migration-refugees- https://www.canada.ca/en 4. Passport Services citizenship/news/video/save-
/services/immigration- 5. How to send a complete time-send-complete- citizenship.html immigration application application.html
Steps to become a Canadian Canadian Immigration & Canadian citizen: https://www.canada.ca/en Citizenship Sponsor your: (1) Apply for citizenship Government /immigration-refugees- Services 1. Spouse Who can apply, how to apply, citizenship/services/applic 2. Common-law partner forms, fees and processing ation/application-forms- times guides/guide-5289- 3. Conjugal partner 4. Dependent child (2) Citizenship test and sponsor-your-spouse- interview common-law-partner- Who has to take the test and conjugal-partner- go to the interview, what to dependent-child- study, what happens on test complete-guide.html day (3) Oath of citizenship and ceremony Who must attend, what happens at the ceremony
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1. Advise you on the right Canadian immigration program for your specific circumstances, Live, Study, Work or do Business in Canada Andrea Pierce, with strategies to increase your RCIC, M.B.A, PMP likelihood of success. Regulated Canadian 2. Act as your personal legal Immigration Consultant representative with your country's (RCIC) Visa Office, and Immigration
Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Email : 3. Prepare a thorough and [email protected] persuasive legal submission letter, om along with the visa application and [email protected] necessary documentation to IRCC. 4. Represent you with IRCC, Toronto (647) 477-0337 throughout the entire immigration *Please note that there may Canadian Ottawa (613) 515-0131 https://immigrantscan.co process. be fees to use these services. Immigration ImmigrantsCAN m/ 5. Track your case and regularly Please contact them for any Legal Services 1651 Montreal Rd, update you on its progress. fees Ottawa, Ontario K1J 6N6, 6. Provide your family members with guidance to legally work in Canada Canada. 7. Guidance for schools and 15 Iceboat Terrace, studying in Canada. Toronto, Ontario M5V 8. Prepare you for the interview 1B8, Canada with the Canadian Immigration Visa Officer in your country, and with Hours: the Canadian Border Services Mon: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Officer at the Canadian airport. Tues: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 9. Referrals to housing, settlement, Wed: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM career and job service resources to Thur: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM aid your success in Canada. Fri : 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 10. Provide Canadian airport pickup to a destination of no more than 50 km away.
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They provide:
A Canadian Immigration & 1. Step-by-step guidance Citizenship Form Service leads you through each canadianimmigrationdirect question *Easy step by step instructions to .ca Canadian 2. Customer Support Canadian canadianimmigrationdirect help you fill out all your Canadian Immigration *Please note that there available via phone and Immigration Direct .ca Immigration Paperwork for are fees to use their email Services submission to Immigration, services. See website for 3. Guaranteed safe and Refugees and Citizenship Canada a list of their fees secure (IRCC) (formerly known as 4. Protecting your personal Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC)) information is our top priority
Other Services include: 1. Jamaican passport
1. Adult Basic Education renewal form 2. Au Futur Program 4065 rue Jean-Talon W 2. Jamaican passport 3. Commissioner of Oath Montre al, QC , H4P 1W6 Application Jamaican and Canadian 3. Canadian Citizenship Community Jamaica Association Passports www.jam-montreal.com Phone: 514-737-8229 Application Services of Montreal (J.A.M.) 4. Community Services 4. Service referrals 5. Food Bank Email: info@jam- 5. Answers questions on 6. Footsteps montreal.com the services and 7. Hall Rental & Banquet activities at the Services Jamaica Association Montreal
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6767 Chemin de la Côte- des-Neiges
Office#599 *Drop-Off Day Care Montréal, QC, H3S 2T6 Other Services Offered: Tuesday to Thursday 9:30 a.m. to Opening hours : 3 p.m 1. Homework Services Monday : 1 pm to 6 pm Daycare & 2. Baoteen Baobab Familial https://baobabfamilial.org Tuesday to Thursday : 9 Family Costs and registration periods 3. Family Support CDN / am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 6 Services $ 30: 1 day / week (for 3 mths) pm 4. Bao Dads $ 60: 2 days / week (for 3 mths) Friday : 9 am to 12 pm $ 70: 3 days / week (for 3 mths) Please see website for
Telephone : 514-734-4097 descriptions and costs *Next registrations will take place information@baobabfamili in September 2020 al.org Fax: 514-734-0244
The mission of SOS violence conjugale is to contribute to the safety of victims of domestic ACQUIRE HELP 24/7 violence and to the reduction of Domestic S.O.S. Domestic www.sosviolenceconjugal
Violence Violence e.ca domestic violence and its PHONE - 1 800 363-9010 consequences by offering TEXT - 438-601-1211 services to victims, to the population and to all those affected by domestic violence
Stakeholders in the Drugs To ask a question or to department: help and confide referral • Identify the needs of Strictly confidential and 514 527-2626 Drugs Help & Drugs: Help and www.drogue- callers; anonymous, 24 hours a day, 7 Montreal and surroundings Referral Referral aidereference.qc.ca • Evaluate the different days a week, toll free, bilingual. possible solutions; 1 800 265-2626 • Suggest relevant All over Quebec actions;
• Refer to the appropriate resources
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Offers courses to complete high Phone:514-846-0019 school and offers pre requisite Hours: courses to apply to post 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Partnership with RESO
secondary programs (Regroupment économique GUIDANCE OR CAREER et social du Sud-Ouest) helps Education - James Lyng - 1. DBE Diversified Basic COUNSELLING: http://www.jlac.ca/jlaec adults who need to prepare Adult AdultEducation Education Courses – Leslie Habib, Guidance to enter or re-enter the Secondary Academic Counsellor Phone: workforce by providing Courses secondary education courses 2. CCBE English, Language of 514-846-0019 Instruction – Basic English Email: Courses [email protected]
Frontier College offers Programs Frontier College is a national for Children, Youth and Adults 4384 St. Laurent Blvd., charitable literacy through their community St. Laurent, QC. organization. They work Education for Children, https://www.frontiercolleg partners such as: with volunteers and Frontier College Phone: 514-528-1001 Youth & e.ca/ 1. Homework Clubs Email: community partners (such as Adults 2. Reading Circles montreal@frontiercolleg J.A.M.) to give the people
3. French and English Courses e.ca skills and confidence they 4. One on One Tutoring need to reach their potential and contribute to society
We offer a number of programs for all ages which include: The Footsteps Program offers activities for children on 1. Adult Basic Education Saturdays from 1:00 pm - 3:00 4065 rue Jean-Talon W 2. Brilliant Minds Tutorials (all pm online on Saturdays. Montreal, QC, H4P 1W6 Education for ages) The goal is to help nurture and
Children, Jamaica Association 3. One-on-One Tutoring (all care for children while lending www.jam-montreal.com Phone: 514-737-8229 Youth & of Montreal (J.A.M.) ages) a hand to young mothers and
Adults 4. Au Futur Program parents. Email: info@jam- 5. Footsteps (2 to 10 yrs old) Duration: September to June montreal.com (closed summer, Christmas All classes / tutoring sessions are and New Year holidays) done via Zoom during the COVID Updated location: Zoom 19 pandemic
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Francization: This francization and integration program is for immigrant women, newcomers who have come to settle in Quebec. It is a Afrique au Féminin is a unique dynamic and enriching program. Customized Women’s Centre in Parc- 7000 Park Avenue, Suite francization courses allow Extension, a meeting place for all 106-107 women who have a beginner women of various origins and (Entrance 7009, Hutchison, or intermediate level in their families. Thus, although its next to CLSC Parc- French to improve their services are specifically geared Extension) knowledge of the language. towards women immigrants, the Montreal, Quebec,
Centre is open to all women, H3N 1X1 French Language Workshops regardless of age, language, The French language learning color and religion Phone: 514 272 3274 / Education for workshops are dedicated to https://www.afriqueaufe 514-276 1583 Immigrant Afrique au Feminin Services: new immigrant women, with minin.org/ Women the goal of promoting the • Active Listening Fax: 514 272 8617 development and • Reference understanding of the spoken • Francization Monday to Friday from language, phonetics, • French Language Workshops 9am to 12pm and from conjugation, expression and • Food Bank 1pm to 5pm fostering the pursuit of • Furniture Distribution integration into Quebec • Tax Clinic (closed 12h-13h) society. The content of the • Childcare workshop focuses on various • Intervention communication situations, • Home Visits and aims to give students the oral character of the French language, deepening both meaning and sound.
Please see website for more information on ALL services
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1. Academic Flexibility Secondary 1 to 5 and pre- requisite courses to help finish high school or prepare for vocational training or C.E.G.E.P. 2. Individualized Teaching 1741 rue de Biencourt Provide a one-on-one (Jolicoeur Metro) learning experience along Montreal, Quebec Education for with unique programs that fit English Language High Pregnant Elizabeth High H4E 1T4 http://www.elizabethhigh. the needs of young moms School for pregnant teens Teens & School ca/ and pregnant teens Phone : 514- 488- 6529 and young mothers up to 21 Young 3. Mom & Baby Resources Email : Mothers years of age Comfortable library and [email protected] lounge areas. Pre-natal and a post-natal care, groups on parenting, health, nutrition and life-skills 4. Free On-site Nursery Nursery environment for mother and child allows you to learn with your baby by your side
JOB SEEKERS (18-40) Address: Provides extensive province-wide 666 Sherbrooke St. W., job search services for youth and suite 700 young adults including one-on- Montreal, QC H3A 1E7 one career counselling, workshops and webinars Telephone: (514) 878- A not-for-profit organization, Employment providing English-language Services for https://www.yesmontreal. 9788 YES Montreal ENTREPRENEURS (Any Age) support services to help English ca/ Fax: (514) 878-9950 Offers coaching, mentoring, Quebecers Email: Quebecers find employment workshops and webinars [email protected] and start and grow businesses ARTISTS (Any Age) Provides workshops and webinars Hours of operation: to coach and a conference Monday to Friday designed especially for the Artist 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Helps youth in their employment, education or • entrepreneurial projects. • 6555 Chemin de la Employment Côte-des-Neiges # 240, Services for Carrefour Jeunesse https://www.cjecdn.qc.ca/ Provides activities and free Montreal, QC H3S 2A6 Youth Emploi CDN services for young adults aged Phone : 514-342-5678 16 to 35 years old, located • Email : [email protected] temporarily or permanently in
Côte-des-Neiges, Mont-Royal and Outremont. Financial Assistance programs to help low- income individuals and families with their social https://www.quebec.ca/en 1. Social Assistance Program integration and job /family-and-support-for- (Welfare) integration Financial Last Resort individuals/financial- 2. Social Solidarity Program Phone: 514-873-4000 The Social Solidarity Assistance Financial Assistance assistance/social- (see website for eligibility Program financial assistance
assistance-social-solidarity criteria and forms) for persons with a severely limited capacity for employment which must be supported by a medical report
6570 Ch. De la Cote-des- Society of Saint- Neiges Food Bank Vincent de Paul St- www.ssvp.ca Pascal-Baylon Phone : 514-737-7597 or 514-750-7336
555, boul. Roland-Therrien Food Banks of Suite 230 Quebec Longueuil (Québec) Food Banks of Quebec Food Banks in J4H 3Y9 (banquesalimentaires.org A list of Food Banks in Quebec Quebec Les Banques ) Phone 514-344-0789 Alimentaires du Quebec Toll free number 1-877-478-4040
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Other Services: 1. Solidarity Grocery Service food baskets are offered to residents of Community Cafeteria Mission 3591 av Appleton Cote-des-Neiges on provides food aid, creates social 3600 av Barclay, bureau Tuesdays, Wednesday & Food Bank & Thursdays from 9 AM to MultiCaf https://multicaf.org/ ties and seeks resources for 320 Food Services low-income people in the Cote- Montreal, QC 10:30 AM des-Neiges / 2. Formula Milk Program – families must be Snowdonneighbourhood Phone: 514-733-0554 referred by a nurse from CLSC 3. Activities, Workshops, Kiosks
Afrique au Féminin is a unique 7000 Park Avenue, Suite Women’s Centre in Parc- 106-107 Extension, a meeting place for all (Entrance 7009, Hutchison, women of various origins and next to CLSC Parc- their families. Thus, although its Extension) services are specifically geared Montreal, Quebec, towards women immigrants, the H3N 1X1 Centre is open to all women, regardless of age, language, Phone: 514 272 3274 / color and religion 514-276 1583 Please see website for more Food Bank and https://www.afriqueaufe Afrique au Feminin Services: information on ALL services Other Services minin.org/ Fax: 514 272 8617 • Active Listening • Reference Monday to Friday from • Francization 9am to 12pm and from • French Language Workshops 1pm to 5pm • Food Bank • Furniture Distribution (closed 12h-13h) • Tax Clinic • Childcare Food Bank Hours: • Intervention Tuesdays – 1 PM to 4 PM • Home Visits
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6585 Chemin Cote-des- Provides services and programs Supporting the development Cote-des-Neiges Neiges of social, cultural, Food Bank and for Children, Youth, Adults, Black Community http://www.cdnbca.org/ Montreal, QC., H3S 2A5 educational and economic Other Services Seniors and Families Association Inc. Phone: 514-737-8321 institutions in the black See website for full list Email: [email protected] community
A community-based non- Open to the public only profit organization that during basket distribution works collaboratively with other community partners to The Depot 1. Emergency Food Baskets and community meal address issues of food Community Food 2. Community Meals times:
Food Bank & security in NDG and the Centre 3. Good Food Markets 6450 Somerled Avenue, Food Services https://depotmtl.org surrounding areas 4. Healthy Snack Program Montreal, Quebec formerly the NDG Most of the programs are Food Depot Also offers free hot meals on H4V 1S5 offered free of charge and Tues and Fri to all Montrealers Phone : 514-483-4680 are open to residents of the Email : following postal codes: [email protected] H3X, H3Z, H4A, H4B, H4V, H4W and H4X
For more than 20 years, we have been in partnership with Moisson Montreal, the primary donor to our food bank 4065 rue Jean-Talon W www.jam-montreal.com Montreal, QC, H4P 1W6 Everyone is welcome to this Please see our website for Food Bank and Jamaica Association https://www.facebook.co community food bank Phone: 514-737-8229 more information Other Services of Montreal (J.A.M.) m/groups/jammontrealinc HOURS: Email: info@jam- THURSDAYS - 10 am to 5 pm & montreal.com FRIDAYS - 2 pm to 5 pm
COST : $5
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Made available as a service to the community, Chez Makolet offers a wide array of fresh 6700 Ch. De la Cote-des- produce and package foods in Food Bank and MADA Community Neiges #218 Visit their website for other www.madacenter.com addition to the many basic day- Other Services Center available services to-day household essentials, Phone : 514-342-4969 from diapers to detergents, tooth paste to toilet paper, and many other necessities
Monday to Friday 9h00 to 17h00 1. Daycare 2. Community lunches 6600 Victoria Avenue, Daycare: 3. Artistic activities for Suite 100, Côte-des- $5 for a day or Food Bank Relais Cote Des https://www.facebook.co children Neiges-Notre-Dame-de $3 for half a day and Other 4. Coffee-meetings Grâce, Montréal, Neiges m/lerelaiscdn Homework assistance: Services 5. Collective kitchens H3W 3G8 $25 per session per child 6. Homework assistance Phone : 514-735-3498 7. Activities and outings Languages Offered: 8. Food baskets for members Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Accessible 24 hours a day and 7 Gaming service workers: help days a week, the specialized By phone : and referral: telephone service is bilingual, Montreal & surroundings: • Identify the needs of free, anonymous and Gambling : Help www.jeu- 514 527-0140 callers; Gambling Help confidential. and Referral aidereference.qc.ca • Evaluate the different The workers encourage people to Across Quebec: possible solutions; reflect on their gambling habits 1 800 461-0140 • Suggest relevant actions; and refer excessive gamblers and • Refer to the appropriate their relatives to help resources resources.
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1. Drop Off Daycare Services 2. Children, Family Services 5700 Côte-des-Neiges Health and 3. Health Records CLSC Cote Des https://www.ciussswestce Road, Montréal, Québec, See website for all services Social Services 4. Finding a Family Doctor Neiges ntral.ca/ H3N 2B9 offered 5. Mental Health & Addictions
6. Rehabilitation Phone: 514-731-8531 7. Test Centres
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1. Our Bodies, Our Stories - new Project 10 works to promote arts and performance training the personal, social, sexual and and mentorship program for mental well being of lesbian, QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, gay, bisexual, transgender, Indigenous, People of Colour) transsexual, two-spirit, youth aged 16-24. intersexed and questioning 2. Hangouts - space for youth and adults 14-25 afternoon “hangouts” on Other Services Offered: Thursdays - 1-6PM Anonymous and 5. Workshops & Kiosks - 3. Active Listening & confidential help line. If Accompaniment - offers provide educational you have questions or individual active listening workshops for youths; need support, please call sessions for youths and/or teachers; and health and us at 514-989-4585, from Health & their families to discuss issues social service workers who Tuesday 12-6pm, and Social Project 10 https://p10.qc.ca/ related to sexual orientation interact with youth of Thursday between 1 and 6 Services and/or gender identity diverse sexual and/or 4. Advocacy - advocates for their pm. gender identities
service-users, to help them 6. Trans Health–help to find achieve their goals, including: doctors and other health finding affordable housing, Email: professionals who are able finding employment, changing [email protected] and willing to work with their name and gender marker Trans individuals in an on official identity papers, open and non-judgmental accessing sex-change surgery, way being granted refugee status, 7. Gender Affirming Gear - staying out of prison, filing They offer gender affirming complaints, documenting gear (like binders, gaffs, discrimination they’ve etc) on a pay-what-you-can suffered, and more basis throughout the year
6555, Chemin de la Côte- Transition Homes are located 1. Assists prospective tenants to des-Neiges, suite 400 at the following locations: find adequate housing Montreal (Quebec) 1. 11977 Poincaré Street (for 2. Assists clients in their H3S 2A6 procedure with the Housing men)28 units Phone : 514-341-1057 Board (Régie du Logement), as 2. 3429 Prud’homme (for Email : Housing https://www.romel- well as in applying for the rent women) 15 units ROMEL information@romel- Services montreal.ca/ supplement program, rent montreal.ca Also assists refugee claimants allowance applications referred to ROMEL by the Opening hours: amongst others immigration department (Le Monday to Friday 3. Transition Homes Ministère de l'Immigration et 9:00 am - 12:00 pm ROMEL offers temporary des communautés culturelles 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm shelter for those in need du Québec) MICC Friday until 4:00 pm Last Updated: 29 June 2021 Page 18 of 44
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Head Office 360, Saint-Jacques St, 2nd floor Montréal (Québec) H2Y All services offered by the 1P5 Commission are free and available to all persons in Québec Access for disabled persons: Services &Activities Commission des 361, Notre-Dame St, West
droits de la personne • Investigation – Human Rights Human Rights cdpdj.qc.ca Phone: 514 873-5146 etdes droits de la • Investigation – Youth Rights Phone toll free: Jeunesse • Mediation 1 800 361-6477 • Reasonable Accommodation Advisory Service Email: • Rights and Freedoms Award [email protected]
Business hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Commission’s mission is to promote and uphold the principles stated in: • the CDPDJ - Commission Charter of Human Rights des droits de la and Freedoms Human Rights Phone: 1-800-361-6477 personne and • the Youth Protection Act & Youth www.cdpdj.qc.ca/en the Commission de • the Youth Criminal Justice Act Email: Rights [email protected]. protection des droits The Commission also ensures the de la jeunesse enforcement of: ca
• the Act respecting equal access to employment in public bodies
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2-1-1 is an easy to remember information and referral service available 7 days a week, from 8 am to 6 pm, 365 days a year, which will eventually be open 24 hours a day
211 service helps curb poverty Information 2-1-1 - Information and social exclusion, giving the people with non-urgent social and Referral and Referral www.211qc.ca Telephone: 2 - 1 - 1 Service Services needs rapid information on the social and community resources that will help them find solutions to move beyond their precarious situations.
211 is a free service, largely accessible especially for low- income people, seniors and newcomers
1. JN Rewards 2. JN Speakers’ Bureau Phone: 3. JN Way Toronto – 416-784-9657 Jamaica - https://www.jnbank.com/j 4. Preferred Lender Programme For Operations & Promotions: Jamaica National Montreal – 514-601-2250 Banking n-representative-office- 5. Real Estate Services Monique Broughton, Assistant Bank - Canada Email: Services canada/ 6. RTGS Mgr [email protected] 7. Swift Wire Transfer
Instructions 8. Senior Advantage
Agencies of the MOH • Pesticides Control Tel :876-633-7433 Government org. whose Authority MOH Locations: Jamaica – mandate is “To ensure the Jamaica – Ministry • National Health Fund 10-16 Grenada Way Health & provision of quality health of Health and https://www.moh.gov.jm/ • Government Chemist Kingston 5 Wellness services and to promote • National Public Health Lab 876-633-8172 Services Wellness (MOH) healthy lifestyles and • National Blood Transfusion 876-633-7771 environmental practices”. Service Jamaica 876-633-8172 (RKA) • National Family Planning Board
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• National Council on Drug Abuse
Councils of the MOH • Medical Council of Jamaica • Nursing Council of Jamaica • Dental Council of Jamaica • Pharmacy Council of Jamaica • Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine
8280 Champlain Blvd Authorized to sign all Montreal , QC, Jamaica – Honorary Consul for https://www.consulate- documents to the Registrars: H8P 1B5 Honourary Jamaica in Montreal info.com/consulate/6063/J 1. Oaths Phone: 514-867-7361 Consul Mr. George W. amaica-in-Montreal Email: Montreal 2. VISA’s Grant 3. Passports [email protected] om
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350 Sparks Street, Suite Visitors to Jamaica 910 Travelling Information Ottawa, ON Canadian Citizens and Services for Jamaican Citizens: K1R 7S8 Permanent Residents 1. Applying for a Jamaican Information for Travellers to Passport Tel: 613-233-9311 Jamaica 2. Legalization of Documents Fax: 613-233-0611 Yellow Fever Vaccination for 3. Emergency Travel Travellers to Jamaica 4. Seasonal Agricultural For general enquiries: Workers Programme Email: Visa and Applying for Jamaican Jamaican High 5. Managing Jamaican [email protected] Citizenship High Requirements for Entry into Commission of www.jhcottawa.ca Citizenship Commission, Contact: Jamaica Ottawa Ottawa 6. Returning Residents (Information Booklet) Patricia Carey Visa Applications - 7. Procedures for obtaining a Unconditional Landing Police Certificate for For passports and visa Applying for Citizenship persons residing overseas related enquiries: Getting Married in Jamaica
8. Application for Jamaican passportsandvisas@jhcot Living in Jamaica Birth, Death and Marriage tawa.ca Permanent and Temporary Certificates For information on Residency in Jamaica Jamaica: Work Permit Requirements
[email protected] Forms a
Jamaica – School CXC - Caribbean https://www.cxc.org/%e2 Certificates & Examinations %80%8bfaqs/replacemen
Diploma Council t-certificates/ Replacements
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Records & Certificates: 1. Birth Jamaica’s sole repository of https://www.rgd.gov.jm/in 2. Death birth, death, marriage and dex.php/application-forms 3. Marriage fetal death records. The RGD Jamaica – 4. Fetal Death Telephone: Registrar General's is the only organization in Records & 876-619-1260 (D) Office Jamaica https://www.rgd.gov.jm/in Jamaica which is responsible Certificates 876-749-0550 (L) dex.php/documents-and- Forms & Checklists for: for registering vital events- forms/record-update- 1. Addition of Father's births, fetal deaths, forms Particulars marriages and deaths 2. Re-Registration of Birth 3. Correction of Error for Birth, Death & Marriage
Other major functions for which the Agency is responsible: 1. Incoming and outgoing immigration examination of all persons entering or leaving Jamaica by air and sea;
PICA’S HEAD OFFICE 2. Administering visas, entry permits and other 25C Constant Spring Jamaica – PICA - Passport, 1. Immigration documents for non- Passport, RoadKingston 10 Immigration and 2. Citizenship Jamaican visitors and Immigration, www.pica.gov.jm Phone: 754 PICA or 754 Citizenship Agency 3. Passport Services residents; Citizenship 7422 (Jamaica) 3. Handling requests for Services 4. Investigative Function Fax: 906-4372 permanent residency Email: [email protected] status 4. Managing the deportation and repatriation of those persons not qualified to remain in Jamaica 5. Handling matters relating to refugees to the island
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diG Jamaica is an information website from The Gleaner Co. Ltd. They use technology to make Step by Step Guide on How to information available and Jamaica – Get a Police Record in Jamaica: Email : accessible to the public 24/7 Police diG Jamaica http://digjamaica.com/ [email protected] anywhere in the world. Records http://digjamaica.com/m/blog/h ow-to-get-a-police-record-in- There is a wide variety of jamaica-a-step-by-step-guide/ information intended to appeal to the average Jamaican, living here or in the Diaspora
TAJ scope of Operations includes: Tax Administration Jamaica is 1. The Administration of responsible for the Domestic Taxes such as: Administration of Domestic Tax. a. Income Tax Customer Care Centre b. General Consumption Tax Tax Administration Toll Free: 888-TAX-HELP TAJ is the Primary c. Education Tax (local) Jamaica Government Collection d. Property and Asset Taxes Toll Free: 888-829-4357 Jamaica – Tax https://www.jamaicatax.g Agency Property/Land Tax Toll Free: 888-GO-JATAX Administration ov.jm/web/guest/home 2. Provides Document (USA) TRN What is TAJ’s Mandate? TRN – Taxpayer Processing, such as: Telephone: (876) - 902 - 9463 To collect domestic taxes Registration # a. Taxpayer Registration FAX: (876)-902-9494 payable in accordance with Number (TRN) Email: [email protected] b. Compliance Certificates the law, and to facilitate c. Driver’s License voluntary compliance and to d. Motor Vehicle implement tax laws & policies Registration Certificate introduced by the Ministry of Finance & Planning and Title
Professional counselling, Need help now? You can reach a 24/7 information and referrals and Kids Help Line Kids Help Phone www.jeunessejecoute.ca professional counsellor at Kids Phone : 1-800-668-6868 volunteer-led, text-based Help Phone support to young people in Text : 686868 both English and French
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The Bar of Montreal OPENING HOURS Tel: 514 866-9392 Monday to Friday Fax : 514 866-1488 From 8:30 a.m. to 16:30 p.m.
barreaudemontreal.qc.ca Postal Address : Summer schedule Legal Barreau de Montreal Montreal’s Lawyer Referral 460, Saint-Gabriel Street, Assistance / Bar of Montreal reference@barreaudemo Service and Directory 2nd floor Monday to Thursday ntreal.qc.ca Montreal, Quebec From 8:30 a.m. to 16:30 p.m. H2Y 2Z9 Friday
Referral Service From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 noon Tel: 514 866-2490 Fax : 514 866-1488
General Info.: Volunteer Lawyers & Notaries 514-954-3411 Legal Free legal services for citizens and Justice Pro Bono justiceprobono.ca Assistance non-profit organizations in Email: financial hardship [email protected]
What do I have to pay? Depending on your income, two situations are possible: either you benefit from free
legal aid, or a financial Provides legal advice and contribution is required. Center representation to residents of the Phone: 514-864-7666 In the event that a Legal communautaire territories of Montreal and Laval, www.ccjm.qc.ca contribution must be paid, Assistance juridique de under the terms of the Legal Aid See website for all you never pay the lawyer who Montréal (CCJM) Act and the provision of certain locations represents you other legal services directly. Whether you are represented by a permanent legal aid lawyer or a lawyer in private practice, the payment must always be made to the legal aid office
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Tel-Aide offers a listening service in French and English, free, anonymous and confidential, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Their service is accessible to anyone Listening Tel-Aide www.telaide.org who suffers from loneliness, Phone: 514-935-1101 Service stress, who is in psychological distress or anger, or who simply needs to confide in someone who will listen to them without judging them.
3902, rue Notre-Dame Low Income Residence Rosalie Provides low income housing O, Montréal, QC H4C 1R1 Housing Phone: 514-932-1446
1. Support and Care Provides safe housing, warm clothes, and available healthcare to people in need 2. Food Welcome Hall Mission is the Supplies healthy grocery largest doorway to help for Low Income options for people to prepare General Information : Montrealers in need. Many Housing and meals at home. They also programs are available to Welcome Hall https://welcomehallmissio Food for serve daily nutritious meals 606 De Courcelle Street support those experiencing Mission n.com/ vulnerable to Montrealers in need Montreal, QC H4C 3L5 homelessness, young single people 3. Family Phone: 514 523-5288 mothers, families and at-risk Provides services to both Fax: 514 523-6456 youth. Providing hope through parents and children who are concrete actions and effective struggling with the realities solutions of poverty. From academic support to affordable clothing options
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Mères Avec Pouvoir offers participants 30 subsidized housing units (by the Office The stay of a participant is municipal d'habitation de 2015a rue Fullum three years. At the end of Montréal - OMHM-) in a safe Montreal (Quebec) Low Income environment. Inter-Lodge is the H2K 3N5 these three years, the Housing for https://meresavecpouvoi owner. resident may request an Mères Avec Pouvoir Francophone r.org/Logement The 30 transitional housing units Phone: 514-282-1882 extension from the committee Mothers (aimed at supporting the process Email: formed for this purpose. This towards autonomy for the [email protected] is evaluated according to the participants) are spread over rg three buildings opening onto a mother's background. secure interior courtyard. Each unit has two bedrooms.
Logifem has a shelter that can accommodate up to 20 women with or without Logifem children. Residents who are Low Income Provides shelter and care to Phone : 514-939-3172 admitted to the shelter can Housing and shelter for women stay for up to a year. https://logifem.org/ women with or without children Shelter for with or without Email: info@logifem[dot] Women children – short or in Montreal org They also have access to 13 long term transitional apartments where women with or without children can stay for up to three years
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O3 is a not for profit community organization located on the Benny Farm site in NDG. Their mission is to 1. Subsidized housing offered support young parents in by O3 – On Our Own 3970 Cavendish difficulty in the achievement Suite #1 of their goals by providing consists of 29 transition them with affordable housing Low Income Les Maisons Montreal, Quebec, apartments in two buildings and opportunities for Housing for Transitionels 03: On http://www.o3onourown.c H4B 2N3 on the Benny Farm site in personal, educational and Women & Our Own (NDG) om/ Phone: 514-369-0757 Families NDG parental growth. Fax: 514-369-2954 2. Program & Services (see Email : Through living in an website for a full list) [email protected] encouraging and community oriented environment, O3 envisions a healthy and stable next generation, one child at a time, one family at a time
7004, Hutchison St. Office 2 Montreal (Qc) H3N 1Y6 Tel : (514) 273-2700 Héberjeune de Parc Fax : (514) 273-1470 Extension is a non-profit Héberjeune de Parc organization. Their mission Montreal consists in offering Extension 1. Lodging & Social Support Low Income 445, Jean-Talon St., West, 2. Drug Addiction temporary shelter to Housing for Apartments for youth https://heberjeune.ca/en/ Montreal, (QC), H3N 1R4 struggling young adults, aged in difficulty with or 3. Preparation for the Youth Tel : (514) 948-4499 18 to 25, and coupled with a without children workplace Fax : (514) 948-3103 framework and intensive
support contributing to their 910, Jarry St., West, Office social integration Montreal (Qc) H3N 1G9 Tel : (514) 490-1700 Fax : (514) 490-1762
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WORKSHOPS Including Communication, Coping Skills, Boundaries & Setting Limits and more.
SUPPORT GROUPS An average of 11 support groups are held each month for family, friends, and people living with mental illness.
COUNSELLING Meeting with a counselor can help you manage your relationship with your afflicted loved one.
AMI-Quebec is a non-profit ONLINE LEARNING organization that helps families Available anywhere, anytime– 5800 boul. Decarie, manage the effects of mental learn online with AMI. AMI-Quebec Action Montreal, Quebec Mental illness through support, on Mental Illness https://amiquebec.org/ H3X 2J5 EVENTS Health education, guidance, and Our events include the annual
advocacy. Low-Beer Memorial Lecture.
Their programs are free! PUBLIC AWARENESS Presentations are offered to schools, workplaces, and community organizations giving an overview of mental illnesses, warning signs and coping strategies, and a volunteer speaker shares their experience with mental illness.
HOSPITAL SUPPORT A family peer support worker with caregiving experience meets one on one with families in the emergency room at the Douglas Institute and the Jewish General Hospital.
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The list includes information such as: the name of the professional, their professional title, their services, whether they are If you contact a currently taking new clients, professional and they are their email, their phone no longer working in number, their ethnicity, their
Montreal, or if you have language(s), whether they See website for a list of mental identify as LGBTQ, whether Mental any questions/concerns, BIPOC Mental https://bipocmentalhealth. health professionals of colour in they require a referral, their Health – Black please contact: tumblr.com/list Montreal address, the accessibility of Professionals Health their space, their cost and thelavendercollective.ca whether insurance is accepted @gmail.com (in this order). A French version will be
available soon. This is a project being completed by The Lavender Collective’s directors: Jodie- Ann Muckler T.S.; S.W. and Ayan Mahdi; and began at Project10 in Montreal
Phone : 514-852-5707 ext. 225
Fax : 514-360-2904
Liat Lev Ary Notarial practice in Montréal Email : Notary Notaire | Notaire at Quebec [email protected] Services Judicia Address : 4060 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Suite 300, Westmount, Quebec, H3Z 2Z3
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Specialists in parent-child relationships , Ligne Parents' professional counselors offer free and confidential services 365 Phone: 1-800-361-5085 Parents Help days a year: Parents Line www.ligneparents.com Line • 24 hours a day by phone • between 2 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. by chat • by email
Pairing, training and supervision of volunteer Manager : godfathers / godmothers, Stéfania Tremblay individual support, projects 2590, rue Jarry Est, focused on citizen Parrainage Civique Les Offer services that promote the Montréal, QC engagement, social Marronniers | Centraide independence, social integration H1Z 0A3, involvement, group outings. Du Grand Montréal and citizen involvement of people Le Parrainage civique les Persons with Parrainage Civique (centraide-mtl.org) with mild to moderate Marronniers coordinates Jarry Disabilities Les Marronniers Phone: (514) 374-9050 intellectual disabilities Fax: (514) 374-9030 Deuxième café bistro, a http://www.jumeleurs.ca project that provides cooking [email protected] and customer service training to young adults between the http://www.jumeleurs.ca ages of 18 and 35 who are living with an intellectual impairment
On a daily basis, community Escouade Salubrite / Safety 3600 Barclay, office organizations working in the Squad Project in Cote des 344 field of housing encounter ŒIL Housing Neiges Montreal (Quebec), tenants struggling with Pest Control http://www.oeilcdn.org/ Vermin, cockroaches, bugs, mold, significant unsanitary Commission H3S 1K5 water infiltration, there is no problems that affect their Tel: (514) 738-0101 shortage of examples for the physical and mental health, tenants of Côte-des-Neiges. their family and social WHO ARE WE? relations, their children, etc.
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Contact:
Susan Hamilton The main goal of this 3-year The Au Futur Program is a Coordinator, Au Futur program is to empower young confidential service is offered Program women to set and achieve to young Black single mothers goals that will help them in Programs for Phone: 438-499-8229 Jamaica Association between the ages of 15 and 35 developing themselves and Single Black www.jam-montreal.com years. It is Federally funded and their life skills. Further to this, Moms of Montreal (J.A.M.) Email: held in partnership with Maison [email protected] the program is poised to D'Haiti since 1993 m maximize the optimal development of their Address : child(ren), 0 to 5 years. 4065 rue Jean-Talon W Montreal, QC, H4P 1W6
SARPAD (Home Support and Respite Services) Volunteer • Support (medical Center is a non-profit appointments) SARPAD Côte-des Neiges 6555, Ch. Côte-des- organization. Providing • Transport (medical services: appointments) Neiges, office 442 Montreal, (QC), H3S 2A6 • to people aged 55 or • Accompaniment to do Tel: 514-737-2454 more living at home or groceries for essential Fax: 514-737-4376 in a residence needs at the grocery store, Email: sarpadcdn@sarpad experiencing a slight loss Senior Centre Benevolat pharmacy, bank or specialty sarpad.com .com of autonomy Services Sarpad stores on a regular or on • to caregivers responsible call basis Office opening : for an elderly person • Group groceries Monday to Thursday, suffering from a loss of • Friendly visits 9 am to 12 noon and autonomy. • Walks 1 pm to 5 pm; • Phone calls They serve residents living in Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 the Côte-des Neiges and p.m. Outremont areas • Certain eligibility criteria applies
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• Accompaniments to Dr. Appointments 4945 Côte des-Neiges • Grocery Shopping bur.6 • Friendly Phone Calls Montréal (Québec) H3V • Telephone Security Line 1H5 (Bonjour ÇaVa?) Centre de benevolat Tél: 514-340-1072 Senior Cote-des-Neiges centebenevolatcdn.org Services Other services available Fax : 514-340-0343 Volunteer Centre The Centre is open to other Monday to Thursday: requests as long as they respect 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. the mission, and the limits of the Centre as well as the Friday: availability of our volunteers 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
6525 boul Décarie suite • Domestic Aid Services 321 • Home Maintenance Services Montreal, Quebec • Respite & Home Care H3W 3E3 Services Senior Coup de Balai Clean Please see website for coupdebalai.com Services Sweepers Other services available Tel: 514-484-4266 Pricing • Packing Boxes Fax : 514-484-4750 • Help with decluttering homes Email: and apartments [email protected]
The CNIB programs are CNIB is a registered charity, designed to address the needs passionately providing of people of all ages across five community-based support, areas: Canadian National Phone: 1-800-563-2642 knowledge and a national Services for 1. Guide Dogs Institute for the www.cnib.ca voice to ensure Canadians the Blind 2. "Live" programs that Blind (CNIB) Email: [email protected] who are blind or partially provide the support and sighted have the confidence, services to enhance daily skills and opportunities to living skills fully participate in life 3. "Play" programs foster an active and healthy lifestyle
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and give you the opportunity to connect with others 4. CNIB's "Work" programs provide you with the skills and resources to attain your career ambitions 5. CNIB's "Learn" programs focus on education, skills training, and literacy to empower you to achieve your goals by fostering social skills and independence
Through the Visual Devices Program, you can access visual devices and receive an amount to take care of a guide dog if Address : Régie de The Visual Devices Program you qualify for one. The visual l’assurance maladie du is intended for persons devices lent compensate for a Québec C. P. 6600, succ. covered by the Québec partial or total loss of vision and Terminus Québec Health Insurance Plan who Visual Devices Program have a visual impairment. https://www.ramq.gouv. help you carry out your daily (Québec) G1K 7T3 activities These persons may have low qc.ca/en/citizens/aid- vision or may be functionally Montréal: 514 864-3411 programs/visual-aids Examples of devices lent blind. Régie de l’assurance Québec: 418 646-4636 Services for • Reading aids, such as maladie du Québec the Blind closed-circuit television Elsewhere in Québec: Under the program, devices (RAMQ) Visual Devices Info (PDF) systems, optical systems 1 800 561-9749 are loaned to these persons https://www.ramq.gouv. and calculators to assist them in their qc.ca/sites/default/files/d • Writing aids, such as Our office hours: reading and writing activities ocuments/aides-visuelles- braillers Monday, Tuesday, and to help them orient eng.pdf • Mobility aids, such as white Thursday and Friday: themselves and move about, canes, electronic obstacle 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. particularly within the detectors, night vision Wednesday: context of learning activities, goggles 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. paid work or volunteer work.
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Thereafter, you will receive an annual amount of $2,240 to take care of the dog
Address: 5112, Bellechasse Street, Services • Youth Activities The Quebec Foundation for the Montreal (Quebec) H1T • Adapted Housing Blind has as its mandate to 2A4 The Quebec • Prevention and Services for https://fondationdesaveu support the blind and visually Foundation for the Email: [email protected] Awareness the Blind gles.org/en/ impaired with regards to Blind • housing, activities, and Adapted Products Phone: 514-259-9470 community life • Financial Aid Toll Free: 1-855-249-5112
Fax: 514-254-5079
Bilingual services free of charge to anyone who has been a victim of sexual violence. Services are The MSAC provides a safe, also offered to the victim’s family Provincial Hotline: non-judgmental space where Montreal Centre for and close friends. 1-888-933-9007 people affected by sexual Sexual Assault Sexual Assault www.cvasm.org assault are welcomed, Assistance Victims SERVICES : Montreal: listened to, believed and 1. Medical 514-934-4504 supported in accordance with 2. Clinical Services their choices and their needs 3. Listening, support and referral Maison Bleue Cote- Maison Bleue also offers and A service to help vulnerable Shelter for des-Neiges 3735 Plamondon St., provides: pregnant women suffering from Pregnant Montreal, QC., H3S 1L8 https://maisonbleue.info/ 1. Poverty 1. A living environment for Women CIUSSS Centre- 2. Abuse families who attend
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5. Addiction medical and psycho- 6. Precarious Immigration social care Status 3. Follow-ups for pregnant 7. Mental Health Issues women 8. Teen Pregnancy and more
L’Abrid’espoir is open 24/7. Lodging includes meals, basic L’Abrid’espoir is a residence care, moral support, access to operated by The Salvation bilingual services and more Army. Its mission is to provide housing to adult woman in Lodging Accommodations: difficulty, to meet their 1. Short Term immediate needs and to offer AbriD’espoir The housing capacity of services and programs in Shelter for https://salvationarmy.ca/q short-term is 30 beds in 15 Phone: 514-934-5615 order to foster their Women in uebec/home/services/hou rooms (double occupancy) Fax: 514-934-0437 reintegration. Crisis for women with or sing-centres-shelters/abri/ without children 2. Long Term The capacity of housing long- Its clients are women in crisis, term is 12 individual rooms aged 18 and over, with or 3. Family Program without children. Sixty beds Six rooms are available to are available for stays of accommodate six women anywhere from one night to and 10 children 24 months.
1. Accommodation Short Term stays up to 8 Telephone:
weeks. We can Helpline and 3. After Accommodation accommodate 24 women at accommodation: Support any given time, with or 514-598-7779 Provided to women who without children leave the shelter and who Administration: need additional time and They ask that women pay $5 Shelter for 514-598-0155 support La Dauphinelle per day per family, including Women with https://ladauphinelle.org/ three meals. If you do not 4. Raising Awareness Children Fax: 514-598-5865 Raising awareness in the have an income or money when you apply for Email: community, including accommodation, you will not Help line and politicians and decision- be turned away accommodation: makers, about spousal abuse and violence Medium Term stays up to 6 intervention@ladauphinell e.org against women months La Dauphinelle also offers some women the Accommodation Last Updated: 29 June 2021 Page 36 of 44
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possibility of a longer stay for coordination: support coordination@ladauphinell
2. Guidance, Advice & Support e.org Provides support, guidance and advice to its residents women and children
1. Rehabilitation Services and Activities Core services in the rehabilitation programs at Elizabeth House emphasize the development of parenting and Elizabeth House is a independent living skills treatment centre that offers 2. Residential Services a continuum of intervention a) Pre-Natal and Mother- and support services to Baby Programs families with children aged Elizabeth House has space for 0-5 years. Elizabeth House Elizabeth House Phone : 514-482-2488 up to 18 residents (comprised works primarily with young Shelter for Supervised group living http://maisonelizabethhou of mothers and their children mothers and mothers-to-be Young Email : for at risk mother and se.com/ b) Semi-Supervised and who are experiencing serious Mothers info.maison.elizabeth@ss child Transitional Apartment difficulties adjusting to ss.gouv.qc.ca Programs Supported pregnancy or their role as independent Living parents. The approach to 3. External Services treatment is educational and a) Family Assistance Program therapeutic, focusing on the b) Education Program (Day needs, and building upon the Centre and Nursery strengths, of the individual. Program)
4. Rehabilitation and Parental Support Activities a) Child Stimulation Program b) Summer Day Camp
Shipping to: Phone: 514-400-5316 Shipping Eastern Caribbean • St Lucia (Vieux-Fort, Toll Free: Services Freight Lines Ltd Castries) • St. Vincent 1-877-811-2736 • Barbados
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• Trinidad • Guyana • Jamaica (Kingston, Montego Bay)
Services: • Air Cargo and LCL Ocean (full or less than full containers). • Worldwide shipping including all of the Caribbean, Central & South America Phone: 514-914-5250 Please see website for full • Local pick up and delivery Fax: 438-383-2510 list of destinations Shipping Ship SDI Cargo www.shipsdi.ca • Container loading and Services unloading Email: [email protected] Rates to all destinations • Shipping of Vehicles available upon request • Canada Customs bonded warehouses • Customs Brokerage • Containers for sale - 20 & 40 foot
Services: • Cargo Shipping and Overseas Moving • Barrels, Household items, Automobiles Phone: 514-989-7535 • 20 & 40 foot containers
• Complete Packaging and Address: Shipping Sydney Reliable avoid extra P/U fees For more information 5605 Cote de Liesse Services Shipping Services contact: 514-989-7535 Destinations: Ville St. Laurent, Que., • The Caribbean H4M 1V2 • Central & South America • Europe • Africa • Seychelles • Mediterranean • The Middle East Last Updated: 29 June 2021 Page 38 of 44
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Some examples of requests that the Center can respond to:
1. Where can I get food aid? 2. Where can I receive clothes? The Greater Montreal 3. I would like to have a Reference Center is an transport or accompaniment autonomous, bilingual, non- service to go to a medical profit organization that appointment for my father. 3155 Hochelaga, office provides free information on 4. I'm looking for a place to 101 social and community donate furniture, clothes and Montreal, Quebec resources in Greater Le Centre de household items. H1W 1G4 Montreal. The Center quickly
Référence du Grand 5. Do you know of an directs any person seeking a organization that comes to Préfontaine metro, north Social & Montréal response to their needs, Community look for them in my sector? exit, Préfontaine street www.info-reference.qc.ca particularly in social security, Referral 6. I'm looking for a place to do corner, parking on Rouen The Greater health, work, well-being and Service my taxes cheaply. Do you street leisure, to the appropriate Montreal Reference know any? Center 7. Is there a place that offers Telephone: 514 527-1375 organization. Fax: 514 527 9712 French lessons? The Centre also manages: E-mail: crgm@info- 8. I would like to do activities, 1. 211 service reference.qc.ca but I don't have much 2. Drugs: Help and Referral money. Is there a place 3. Gambling: Help and where I can do it without it Referral costing me too much? 4. TeleCounseling service 9. I'm looking for a supervised apartment Specialized helplines 10. I am looking for low-cost available throughout the housing or a housing province, 24 hours a day, 7 cooperative days a week
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Individual Services: 1. Storefront – drop in storefront which offers free Community Organizing: of charge confidential help in such areas as: 1. Housing Rights – work to a. Housing overcome the various b. Welfare barriers to decent housing faced by low- c. Pensions 4735 Cote-des-Neiges income households d. Family allowances Rd., Montreal, QC., H3W e. Shelter allowance 2. Anti-Poverty – work to Social Services Project Genesis https://genese.qc.ca/ 1M1 overcome the root f. Medicare & Medication Insurance Phone: 514-738-2036 causes of poverty in the community through 2. Home Advocacy Services community mobilization, A program that brings their awareness, campaigns, Storefront services to interactions with public individuals who live close to officials, and coalition Project Genesis but are work unable to go to the Storefront due to reduced mobility or loss of vision
Four fields of action: The mission of the 1. education 3245 av. Émile-Journault organization is to promote, 2. new arrivals Montréal (Québec) H1Z integrate, improve living 3. young people 0B1 conditions and defend the Social Services rights of Quebecers of for Haitian La MaisonD’Haiti / http://www.mhaiti.org/ 4. women The House of Haiti Tel: 514-326-3022 Haitian origin and Community Deployed through activities, Fax: 514-326-3024 immigrants, as well as literacy, economic, social & Email : promote their participation cultural integration, integration [email protected] in the development of the of young people & educational society of Home and parental support
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The mission of La
MaisonBleue is to reduce Cote-des-Neiges social inequalities by helping 3735 Plamondon pregnant women living in a A service to help vulnerable Montréal (Québec) situation of pregnant women suffering H3S 1L8 vulnerability. They promote from: and foster the optimal Tel: 514 509.0833 1. Poverty development of children, Fax: 514 303.6008 2. Abuse from their mother's womb
3. Violence until the age of 5 Social Services Sara Todd for Pregnant La MaisonBleue / 4. Neglect https://maisonbleue.info/ 514-625-4172 Women The Blue House 5. Addiction [email protected] La MaisonBleue helps 6. Precarious Immigration uv.qc.ca families awaiting a child and Status that are in need of support 7. Mental Health Issues Park Extension due to living in a context of 8. Teen Pregnancy and more 7867 Querbes vulnerability: poverty, a
Montréal (Québec) situation of abuse, violence, La MaisonBleue: H3N 2B9 neglect, addiction, • Offers and facilitates access precarious immigration to health and social services Tel: 514 507.9123 status, mental health • Breaks Isolation Fax: 514 507.7950 problems, teen pregnancy • Promotes a positive experience of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood • Supports and develops parenting skills • Promotes the optimal development of the child and each member of the family
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Suicide Action Montréal’s mission is to prevent suicide and help survivors of suicide cope with its serious Phone: 1-866-277-3553 Suicide Help Suicide-Action www.suicideactionmontr repercussions. SAM provides Line Montreal eal.org quality services to people 1-866- A P P E L L E contemplating suicide, to their social network and to the health and social service professionals who work with them
All Services are FREE: • Windows do not close • Info on tenant rights & properly resources • Building not properly • Assist in writing letters to 3600 Barclay, office maintained OEIL Housing Tenant Help landlord 344 • Noise/Mold Commission – Cote http://www.oeilcdn.org/ and Services • Complaints regarding Montreal (Quebec), • Insufficient heating des Neiges housing code H3S 1K5 • Vermin (mice, • Mediation with Landlord Tel .: (514) 738-0101 cockroaches, etc…) • Assist in preparation for • Rent increases rental board hearing • Visits of apartments
Click on link below for rules for Quebec Representative – entry into Jamaica as per the Business Development Jamaica Tourist www.mot.gov.jm › agency Manager for Eastern Tourism Jamaica Tourist Board: Board › jamaica-tourist-board-jtb Canada https://www.visitjamaica.com/t Louise Paquette ravelauthorization/ 514-231-1968
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Afrique au Féminin is a unique Women’s Centre in Parc- Extension, a meeting place for all 7000 Park Avenue, Suite women of various origins and 106-107 their families. Thus, although its (Entrance 7009, Hutchison, services are specifically geared next to CLSC Parc- towards women immigrants, the Extension) Centre is open to all women, Montreal, Quebec, regardless of age, language, color H3N 1X1 and religion Phone: 514 272 3274 / Please see website for more Women’s https://www.afriqueaufe Afrique au Feminin Services: 514-276 1583 information on ALL services Centre minin.org/ • Active Listening • Reference Fax: 514 272 8617 • Francization • French Language Workshops Monday to Friday from • Food Bank 9am to 12pm and from • Furniture Distribution 1pm to 5pm
• Tax Clinic (Closed 12h-13h) • Childcare
• Intervention • Home Visits
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All services offered by the Commission are free and available to all persons in Québec Head Office
360, Saint-Jacques St, 2nd In Québec, the rights of children floor and teenagers are protected by Montréal (Québec) H2Y the Charter of Human Rights and 1P5 Freedoms , as are the rights of adults. Access for disabled
However, other laws specifically persons: protect youth who have been the 361, Notre-Dame Commission des subject of a report or who have St, West droits de la been taken in charge by Youth Services personne et des cdpdj.qc.ca the Director of Youth Protection Phone: 514 873-5146 droits de la (DYP) Phone toll free: Jeunesse Protecting these youth is one of 1 800 361-6477 the Commission’s mandates.
Email: Where to call to file a report to [email protected] the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)? Business hours: • Monday to Friday • English Montreal (Batshaw) 8:30 a.m. to noon and 514 935-6196 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. • • Montréal 514 896-3100
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