MESSAGE TO EMSB FAMILIES WHO MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN TERMS OF FOOD / NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE DURING THIS PERIOD OF SCHOOL CLOSURE

While everyone’s daily life has been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial impact on those who are currently unable to work or who have lost their employment is particularly significant.

In an attempt to lessen the impact on the hardest-hit families, Food Banks and Community Organizations across the island of are available to help by providing food / nutritional support.

Below is a list of RESOURCES - including a hotline, some Food Banks and Community Organizations by district and an offer of additional support from the EMSB.

RESOURCES

HOTLINE

For information or support pertaining to family support, food needs, housing assistance and more, call 211. This service is available daily from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. It is FREE and CONFIDENTIAL

Click link: 211 phone line: Family support, food banks, housing assistance

FOOD BANKS

For a complete list of food banks, CLICK on the links below:

https://www.arrondissement.com/montreal/s198-depannage-alimentaire/ http://www.info- reference.qc.ca/www/data_CRGM/File/CRGM_RepertoireRessourcesAlimentaires_EN.pdf

SOME FOOD BANKS BY DISTRICT – not an exhaustive list

SAINT-MICHEL-VILLERAY-:

Mon Resto Saint-Michel 4201 Robert, Mtl 514- 376-3218

Maison de quartier Villeray 660 Villeray, Mtl 514 272-4589

Parc-Extension Youth Organization (P.E.Y.O.) 419 St-Roch, Mtl 514 278-7396

Ressource Action-Alimentation 419 St-Roch, Mtl 514-948-3246

Cuisines et vie collectives Saint-Roch 419 St-Roch, Mtl 514 948-3631

Sun Youth 6700 Park ave, Mtl 514 842-6822

Santropol Roulant 111 Rue Roy Est 514-284-9335

NDG/COTE-DES-NEIGES

The Depot Community Food Centre 6505 av. Somerled, Montreal 514-483-4680

La Cafétéria communautaire MultiCaf 3591 av. Appleton, Montréal 514-733-0554

AHUNTSIC-

La Corbeille-Bordeaux-Cartierville 5080, Dudemaine, Montréal 514 856-0838

L’œuvre des Samaritains 9413, Lajeunesse, Mtl 514-388-4095

ST-LAURENT

L'Oasis de Saint-Laurent 1895, rue de l’Église, Montréal 514 747-7621

Moisson Montréal 6880 Cote-de-Liesse, Mtl 514-344-4494

MERCIER-HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE

Sésame (Service d’Éducation et de Sécurité Alimentaire de Mercier-Est) 8628 Rue Hochelaga , Montréal 514 493-7656

VILLE MARIE

Réchaud-bus Montréal, QC, H2L 2B2 514-280-FAIM

Carrefour alimentaire Centre-Sud 2349 rue de Rouen, Montréal 514-525-6611

Société de Saint-Vincent de Paul de Montréal 1930 Rue de Champlain, Montréal 514-526-5937

Information alimentaire populaire centre-sud 1710 Rue Beaudry, Montréal 514-529-2626

SUD-OUEST

Share the Warmth 625, rue Fortune, Montréal 514 933-5599

ROSEMONT-PETITE PATRIE

Épicerie solidaire de Rosemont 6178 19e avenue, Mtl 438-883-9143

MONTREAL NORD- MONTREAL EST

Les fourchettes de l’espoir 12165 Bd Rolland 514-852-1492

Action Secours Vie d’Espoir 35 Marien 514-564-5295

EMSB - ADDITIONAL FOOD / NUTRITION HELP

The EMSB wants to do its part too to help ensure that our students have sufficient food / nutrition during this period of school closure. As such, Principals are in a position to be able to supplement what the community organizations and food banks can provide by ensuring that some additional meals are provided to your child / children.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Principal or EMSB Nutrition Services by email at: [email protected]

The EMSB cares about its community of people and wants to help!