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 Montreal 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-PARK EXTENSION:
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-CARTIERVILLE
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!