Directory of Social and Community Resources

DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

MONTÉRÉGIE / MRC BROME-MISSISQUOI / ALL CITIES Summary Summary Child, Youth and Family 1 Child welfare 2 Daycare and respite 2 Family Support 3 Maternity support and adoption 5 Parenting Education 6 Recreational Activities 7 Youth Centres and Support 8 Youth Employment 9 Youth Shelters and Support 11 Community Action 12 Advisory and citizen action organizations 13 Charity Organizations 13 Community development 14 Information and referral 14 Volunteering and volunteer centres 15 Disability 17 Adapted work and employability support 18 Advocacy for people with a physical disability 18 Advocacy for people with an intellectual disability 20 Autism, PDD, ADHD 20 Deaf and hearing impaired 22 Language disorders 23 Mobility aids 23 Recreation and camps 24 Respite services and housing 25 Respite, child care and housing 27 Support Associations 29 Support and integration organizations 32 The Blind 33 Education and Literacy 34 Academic and vocational guidance 35 Computer workshops 36 Homework assistance and tutoring 38 Language courses 39 Literacy 40 Public education 42 School perseverance 44 Employment and Income Support 45 Advocacy for workers and unemployed 46 Budget management and consumption 46 Business development 48 Employment support and training 49 Employment support for immigrants 51 Employment support for seniors 52 Employment support for women 52 Employment support for youth 53 Tax clinics 54 Vocational rehabilitation and disability-related employment 54 Food 57 Christmas basket 58 Summary Collective kitchens and cooking workshops 59 Community gardens and markets 61 Food Assistance 62 Low cost or free meals 64 Prepared meals and Meals-on-wheels 66 Government services 69 Federal services 70 Municipal services 70 Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) 75 Official documents 76 Provincial services 76 Health 78 Family planning 79 Palliative care 79 Patient support associations 80 Public Health 81 Homelessness 83 Day and evening centres 84 Mobile units and street work 84 Supportive housing 85 Transitional housing 85 Housing 86 Advocacy for housing 87 Emergency 87 Housing cooperatives and corporations 88 Housing search assistance 89 Social housing and housing cooperatives 89 Immigration and cultural communities 90 French courses 91 Immigration and sponsorship 92 Interpretation and translation 92 Multicultural organizations 92 Recognition of prior learning and diplomas 93 Refugee support 93 Settlement services for newcomers 94 Indigenous Peoples 97 Employment 98 Government services 98 Justice and Advocacy 101 Advocacy groups 102 Consumer protection and complaints 103 Correctional services 104 Courthouses and tribunals 105 Legal assistance and information 105 Mental Health and addictions 108 Addiction prevention 109 Addiction treatment 109 Community support in mental health 110 Helplines 111 Mental health advocacy groups 112 Mental health housing 113 Self-help groups for mental health issues 113 Seniors 115 Caregivers 116 Community and Recreation Centres 117 Day centres and respite 117 Friendly visits and safety calls 117 Home support 119 Housing for seniors 122 Intergenerational activities 122 Meals on Wheels 123 Volunteer Transportation 124 Sex and gender 126 Women's centres 127 Women’s associations 127 Sports, Recreation and Culture 129 Arts and culture 130 Clubs and social events 130 Community recreation centres 131 Hobbies 133 Libraries 136 Municipal sports and recreation services 136 Sport 137 Sports and recreation for people with a disability 137 Thrift store and material aid 139 School supplies 140 Thrift Stores 140 Used item donation recovery programs 142 Transportation 144 Accompanied transport 145 Accompanied transport for medical reasons 145 Violence and abuse 147 Prevention of violence and crime 148 Support for victims and their families 148 Therapy and counselling 148 Child, Youth and Family

Child, Youth and Family

CHILD WELFARE

DAYCARE AND RESPITE

FAMILY SUPPORT

MATERNITY SUPPORT AND ADOPTION

PARENTING EDUCATION

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

YOUTH CENTRES AND SUPPORT

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

YOUTH SHELTERS AND SUPPORT

1 Child, Youth and Family Child welfare

PARENFANT MONTÉRÉGIE (LE) 302 Albert Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2W7 450 263-5000 Fax: 450 263-2441 Website: www.leparenfant.org Email: [email protected] Services: Supervision of access rights for separated parents. * Supervised visits. * Supervised custody exchanges. Eligibility: parents Coverage area: Cowansville, Farnham, Granby Fees: opening of the file: $20 ($10 per parent), supervised visits: $7 per visit for each parent, supervised exchanges: $2.50 per exchange for each parent Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska Legal status: non-profit organization

Daycare and respite

JARDIN D'ENFANTS DE SUTTON 7 Academy Street, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-3024 Website: jardindenfantsdesutton.org Email: [email protected] Services: * Daycare service with educational and recreational activities. * Special outings. * Respite. * Summer camp. Eligibility: children 3 to 5 years old, respite: children 3 to 5 years old, children 1 to 2 years old accompanied by a parent Capacity: 18 children Coverage area: Sutton Hours: September to June, daycare: Tuesday to Thursday 8h00 to 17h00, respite: Monday 9h00 to 12h00 Fees: registration: $30, daycare service: $350 per month for a year-round reservation Financing: municipal, grants?, fundraising campaigns Legal status: non-profit organization

MAISON DE LA FAMILLE COWANSVILLE RÉGION 1159 Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2Y7 450 815-1110 Website: www.maisondelafamillecowansville.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Welcoming, information and referral. * Daycare and respite. * Toddler assistance: car seats, strollers and high chairs rental. * Funding program for the purchase of cloth diapers. * Parent-child workshops. * Stimulation workshops. * Coffee meeting. * Various educational and recreational activities. * Car seats verification. Eligibility: families and parents of children 0 to 12 years old, daycare: children 18 months to 5 years old, stimulation workshops: children 3 to 5 years old Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday and Friday 9h00 to 12h00, Tuesday to Thursday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Fees: membership card: $20 per family per year, daycare, respite and activities: free for members Financing: contributions Legal status: non-profit organization

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MAISON DE LA FAMILLE DES FRONTIÈRES 213 de la Rivière Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-0595 Fax: 450 248-0518 Website: mffbedford.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Support, listening and referral. * Respite daycare. * Rental of baby equipment: park, stroller, cot, door and stair gates, car seats. * Gift bag for newborns. * Educational and recreational workshops. * Y'a personne de parfait (Y'APP): support group for parents. * Documentation centre. Eligibility: parents and families with children from 0 to 12 years old, respite daycare: children from 6 months to 5 years old, Y'a personne de parfait: parents of children from 0 to 5 years old Coverage area: Bedford Fees: services: none, membership card: $10 per year per family Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, municipal, dons, cotisations, provincial, fédéral Legal status: non-profit organization

Family Support

ASSOCIATION DE PARENTS DE PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES DE BROME MISSISQUOI 370 de la Rivière Street, Suite 112, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1N3 450 266-1566 Website: www.apphbm.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Grouping of parent of people living with an intellectual disability. * Leisure, learning and socialization activities for people living with an disability. * Information, support and tools for parent. * Saturday respite. * Awareness of the public and local organizations. Eligibility: people living with an intellectual disability or autisme spectrum disorder, their families Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h00 to 15h30 Fees: annual membership: $10 per parent or tutor, $15 per participant Financing: provincial, contributions Legal status: non-profit organization

ASSOCIATION PANDA BROME-MISSISQUOI 52 du Pont Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-3737 Website: www.associationpanda.qc.ca/panda-brome-missisquoi Email: [email protected] Services: Help for people with an attention deficit disorder. * Welcoming, support and active listening. * Information and referral. * Individual meetings. * Identification of people at risk. * Accompaniment and follow-up in daycare, school and workplace. * Educational support for children and teenagers. * Exam preparation for 4th and 6th grade students. * Workshops on emotions management. * Support groups. * Training and conferences. * Awareness and community intervention. * Resource loans: books, DVDs, etc. * Adapted day camp for youth from 6 to 12 years old. Eligibility: people living with an attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADDH) or living with an associated deficit, their family Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 10h30 to 16h30 Fees: annual membership: $15, services: variable Financing: provincial, donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

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CENTRE DE PÉDIATRIE SOCIALE EN COMMUNAUTÉ MAIN DANS LA MAIN 215 du Sud Street, 3rd floor, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X5 450 260-1414 ext. 0 Website: cpscmaindanslamain.org Email: [email protected] Services: Social pediatrics centre. * Accompaniment and support. * Global health assessment and follow-up. * Group and individual psychosocial and educational follow-up. * Living environment: homework assistance, art therapy, music workshops, zootherapy, other activities and special outings. * Monthly mobile clinic in Bedford, Lac Brome, Sutton, Bromont and Farnham. Eligibility: children 0 to 18 years old in situations of great vulnerability Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Financing: provincial, donations, fundraising campaigns Legal status: non-profit organization

ÉQUIPE D'ACCOMPAGNEMENT AU DIAPASON (L') 50 du Diapason Street, Bromont, Montérégie, QC, J2L 0G1 450 534-2002 Fax: 450 534-4267 Website: audiapason.org Email: [email protected] Services: Psychological and spiritual support for people at the end of life and their families. * Accompaniment on site, at home or at the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital. * Support and self-help groups. Eligibility: cancer patients, people at the end of life and their loved ones, bereaved adults, adolescents and children from 6 to 12 years old Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00 Fees: none Financing: grants Legal status: non-profit organization

MAISON DE LA FAMILLE DES FRONTIÈRES 213 de la Rivière Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-0595 Fax: 450 248-0518 Website: mffbedford.com Email: [email protected]

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Services: * Support, listening and referral. * Respite daycare. * Rental of baby equipment: park, stroller, cot, door and stair gates, car seats. * Gift bag for newborns. * Educational and recreational workshops. * Y'a personne de parfait (Y'APP): support group for parents. * Documentation centre. Eligibility: parents and families with children from 0 to 12 years old, respite daycare: children from 6 months to 5 years old, Y'a personne de parfait: parents of children from 0 to 5 years old Coverage area: Bedford Fees: services: none, membership card: $10 per year per family Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, municipal, dons, cotisations, provincial, fédéral Legal status: non-profit organization

Maternity support and adoption

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE SUTTON 7 Academy Street, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-1919 Website: cabsutton.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Meals on wheels: hot meals delivery. * Food bank. * Christmas baskets. * Family Resource: listening, information, referral, musical, literacy and artistic workshops for 3-5 years old, social gatherings and car seat rentals. * Resource 50+: listening, information, referral, support in the process. * Outreach work initiative for seniors living in a vulnerable situation (ITMAV). * Collective kitchen. * Homework assistance. * Newsletter: online community bulletin board. Eligibility: families, seniors, volunteers Coverage area: Sutton, Abercorn Hours: meals on wheels: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, food bank: 3rd Monday of the month 13h00 to 16h00, Ressource 50+: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 16h30 Fees: meals on wheels: $5 per meal, car seat rentals: $40 for 2 years Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

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Eligibility: families and parents of children 0 to 12 years old, daycare: children 18 months to 5 years old, stimulation workshops: children 3 to 5 years old Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday and Friday 9h00 to 12h00, Tuesday to Thursday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Fees: membership card: $20 per family per year, daycare, respite and activities: free for members Financing: contributions Legal status: non-profit organization

Parenting Education

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SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 777-7213 Website: sery-granby.org Email: [email protected] Services: Services for immigrants. * Information, assistance and accompaniment in the administrative procedures related to immigration, citizenship and sponsorship. * Assistance in the search for housing. * Assistance in job search: information, orientation, help in writing a resume. * Assistance with school registration. * School integration workshops: school perseverance, parenting skills, nutrition, migratory grief. * Various information workshops: public services, citizenship, finance, etc. * Health liaison: orientation and accompaniment to health care and psychosocial services. * Intercultural family twinning. * Referral for registering for francization courses from the Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion. * Individual or group visits to the region's attractions. Eligibility: immigrant or refugee individuals and families, twinning: newly arrived immigrant families Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Fees: membership: $10 per year Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial, municipal, grants, membership fees, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

YAMASKA LITERACY COUNCIL 505 South Street, Suite 203, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X9 450 263-7503 Website: www.yamaskaliteracy.ca Email: [email protected] Services: English literacy services. * One-on-one tutoring in reading, writing and mathematics. * Scribe service. * Resource library. * Support for volunteers: literacy tutor-training and materials. * Literacy promotion: awareness-raising and collaboration with community partners. * Prison Literacy Program at the Cowansville Institution. * Youth and family: resources and workshops on request. * Workshops for elementary schools who want to train volunteer reading buddies on request. Eligibility: English-speaking people aged 16 years old and over who want to improve their literacy skills, English-speaking families and caregivers of children 0 to 5 years old, volunteers Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Fees: none Financing: donations, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Recreational Activities

JARDIN D'ENFANTS DE SUTTON 7 Academy Street, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-3024 Website: jardindenfantsdesutton.org Email: [email protected]

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Services: * Daycare service with educational and recreational activities. * Special outings. * Respite. * Summer camp. Eligibility: children 3 to 5 years old, respite: children 3 to 5 years old, children 1 to 2 years old accompanied by a parent Capacity: 18 children Coverage area: Sutton Hours: September to June, daycare: Tuesday to Thursday 8h00 to 17h00, respite: Monday 9h00 to 12h00 Fees: registration: $30, daycare service: $350 per month for a year-round reservation Financing: municipal, grants?, fundraising campaigns Legal status: non-profit organization

Youth Centres and Support

MAISON DES JEUNES DE FARNHAM 455 Yamaska Street East, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1J2 450 293-7866 Fax: 450 293-0858 Website: www.mdjf.com Email: [email protected]

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Services: A place for young people to meet, learn and exchange. * Outreach work: accompaniment, active listening, awareness rising and information. * Prevention workshops on drug addiction, drinking and driving and bullying. * Skatepark built by the youth from the centre. * Sports, recreational and artistic activities. * Computer room. * Radioweb: www.zoneados.biz Eligibility: young people from 12 to 18 years old Coverage area: Farnham Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 18h00 to 21h00, Friday 18h30 to 22h30 Financing: municipal, donations, fundraising campaigns, Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska Legal status: non-profit organization

MAISON DES JEUNES LE BOUM (LA) 52 du Pont Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-0522 Email: [email protected] Services: Place of exchange, learning and meeting for young people. * Prevention workshops. * Outreach work. * Listening, accompaniment and referral. * Job search assistance. * Animation. Eligibility: youth from 12 to 17 years old Coverage area: Bedford Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 21h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

MAISON DES JEUNES LE TRAIT D'UNION 500 du Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X8 450 263-9215 Email: [email protected] Services: * Youth Centre. * Street work. * Naloxone kit distribution. Eligibility: youth centre: youth 12 to 17, street work: adults Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: youth centre: 18h00 to 21h00, street work: as needed Financing: municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

Youth Employment

CARREFOUR JEUNESSE-EMPLOI COMTÉS IBERVILLE ET SAINT-JEAN - POINT DE SERVICE FARNHAM 151 Principale Street East, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1L2 450 293-0923 Fax: 450 293-0920 Website: www.cje-isj.com Email: [email protected] Services: * School and professional guidance. * Back to school assistance. * Job search assistance: interview techniques, information on working abroad. * Entrepreneurship: information and assistance with business start- up. * Multi-services room: computers, photocopier, phone and documentation centre. * Employers: job offers posting and networking. * Skill development workshops: cooking, arts, woodwork. Eligibility: youth 16 to 35 years old, employers Coverage area: MRC Le Haut-Richelieu, MRC Rouville, MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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CARREFOUR JEUNESSE-EMPLOI DES CANTONS DE L'EST - COWANSVILLE 403 Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X6 450 266-0993 Website: passage.qc.ca/cje Email: [email protected] Services: * Support, accompaniment and information. * Job search assistance: resume writing, interview simulation, networking, etc. * Professional orientation and returning to studies. * Départ@9: individual and group job assistance. * Créneau: student retention, autonomy, entrepreneurship, volunteering. * Commun'école, in partnership with the Eastern Townships School Board: project in school re-entry, distance education, support. * Jeunes volontaires: youth entrepreneurship. * Vocation en art!: support for young artists. * Multiservice room: documentation center, computers, telephone, fax, photocopier. * Services for employers: job postings. Eligibility: young adults 16 to 35 years old, employers, Départ@9: youth 18 to 29 years old, Créneau: youth 15 to 35 years old, Jeunes volontaires: youth 16 to 29 years old, Commun'école: youth 16 to 24 years old wishing to return to school Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30, by appointment only: Friday 13h00 to 16h30 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

PLACE AUX JEUNES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 403 du Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X5 450 266-0993 ext. 326 Website: placeauxjeunes.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Support for the professional integration and settlement of young people in the region. * Individual accompaniment for job search. * Housing search assistance. * Online job and internship offers directory: click here. * Discovery of the region. * Networking activities. Eligibility: youth 18 to 35 years old, graduates or in the process of becoming graduates, native of the region or who want to settle there, employers Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Fees: none Financing: provincial, municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

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Youth Shelters and Support

ESPACE VIVANT LIVING ROOM 265 Hanson Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 3E8 450 955-0622 Website: espacevivantlivingroom.org Email: [email protected] Services: * Shelter for a maximum of 60 days. * 48-hour emergency assistance. * Listening. * Help with family and social reinsertion. * Information and referrals. Eligibility: youth in difficulty 12 to 17 years old Coverage area: Estrie, Montérégie Hours: 24 hours / 7 days Fees: $5 per day Financing: grants, provincial, federal Legal status: non-profit organization

MAISON DES JEUNES DE FARNHAM 455 Yamaska Street East, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1J2 450 293-7866 Fax: 450 293-0858 Website: www.mdjf.com Email: [email protected] Services: A place for young people to meet, learn and exchange. * Outreach work: accompaniment, active listening, awareness rising and information. * Prevention workshops on drug addiction, drinking and driving and bullying. * Skatepark built by the youth from the centre. * Sports, recreational and artistic activities. * Computer room. * Radioweb: www.zoneados.biz Eligibility: young people from 12 to 18 years old Coverage area: Farnham Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 18h00 to 21h00, Friday 18h30 to 22h30 Financing: municipal, donations, fundraising campaigns, Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska Legal status: non-profit organization

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Community Action

ADVISORY AND CITIZEN ACTION ORGANIZATIONS

CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL

VOLUNTEERING AND VOLUNTEER CENTRES

12 Community Action Advisory and citizen action organizations

ENTRÉE CHEZ SOI BROME-MISSISQUOI 525 Saint-Édouard Street, Suite 101, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1G6 450 293-1631 Fax: 450 293-7070 Website: www.entreechezsoi.com Email: [email protected] Services: Alternative mental health resource. * Permanent low-rent housing. * Transitional housing. * Help with housing maintenance. * Community support in social housing. * Support, referral and accompaniment towards autonomy. * Coffee meetings and discussion groups. * Follow-up in mental health. * Popular education, awareness and prevention. Eligibility: people who recognize a vulnerability to mental health Capacity: transitional housing: 5 places (3 Cowansville, 2 Farnham), housing: 13 apartments in Cowansville, 11 apartments in Farnham, every building has 2 apartments fully adapted for people with disabilities Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: provincial, donations, grants Legal status: non-profit organization

ENTRÉE CHEZ SOI BROME-MISSISQUOI - POINT DE SERVICE DE COWANSVILLE 217 Oxford Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2M5 450 293-1631 Website: www.entreechezsoi.com Email: [email protected] Services: Alternative mental health resource. * Permanent low-rent housing. * Transitional housing. * Help with housing maintenance. * Support, referral and accompaniment towards autonomy. * Coffee meetings and discussion groups. * Follow-up in mental health. * Popular education, awareness and prevention. Eligibility: people living with a mental health disorder Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: provincial, donations, grants Legal status: non-profit organization

Charity Organizations

FONDATION LES FOYERS FARNHAM (LA) 800 Saint-Paul Street, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 2K6 450 293-2771 Website: fondationfoyersfarnham.org Email: [email protected] Services: Improving the quality of life and well-being of the residents of the Centre d'hébergement de Farnham and the Centre d'hébergement Gérard-Harbec. * Fundraising campaigns and activities. * Administering donations, bequests and other contributions that are remitted to the Foundation. * Purchase of medical equipment or various items to provide more comfort and leisure to the beneficiaries. * Raising awareness of the population on aging and its social responsibility towards seniors. Eligibility: residents of the Centre d'hébergement de Farnham and the Centre d'hébergement Gérard-Harbec Coverage area: Farnham Hours: Monday and Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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Community development

CORPORATION DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE BEDFORD ET RÉGION 1 Principale Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-2440 Website: ville.bedford.qc.ca/corporation-de-developpement Email: [email protected] Services: * Promoting collaboration among community workers. * Making financial and technical resources available for the sector. Eligibility: non-profit organizations, companies Coverage area: Bedford, Saint-Ignace-de-Standbridge, Stanbridge-Station Financing: municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

FONDATION DU MAIRE DE LA VILLE DE FARNHAM 477 de l'Hôtel-de-Ville Street, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 2H3 450 293-3326 ext. 309 Website: www.ville.farnham.qc.ca/fondation-du-maire Email: [email protected] Services: * Financial assistance to citizens: mental and physical health care, education and training, sports and leisure, etc. * Financial support for charities and community projects. * Promotion of the tourist, cultural, economic, sports and social development of Farnham. * Promotion of volunteering and mutual aid. * Distribution of school supplies. Eligibility: individuals and families in vulnerable situations, community organizations Coverage area: Farnham Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h00 to 16h30, Friday 8h00 to 13h00 Fees: none Financing: self-financing, fundraising campaigns, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

VITALITÉ FRELIGHSBURG 46 Principale Street, Suite 2A, Frelighsburg, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1C0 Website: www.vitalitefrelighsburg.ca/en Email: [email protected] Services: Promotion and commercial development of civic life. * Promotion and support for citizen's projects. * Community activities: town party, Halloween activities, popular markets, festival. * Promotion of local businesses. * Agroforestry committee: conferences, activities, consultation. Eligibility: general population, businesses Coverage area: Frelighsburg Fees: none Financing: municipal, contributions, fundraising campaigns Legal status: non-profit organization

Information and referral

SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 777-7213 Website: sery-granby.org Email: [email protected]

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Services: Services for immigrants. * Information, assistance and accompaniment in the administrative procedures related to immigration, citizenship and sponsorship. * Assistance in the search for housing. * Assistance in job search: information, orientation, help in writing a resume. * Assistance with school registration. * School integration workshops: school perseverance, parenting skills, nutrition, migratory grief. * Various information workshops: public services, citizenship, finance, etc. * Health liaison: orientation and accompaniment to health care and psychosocial services. * Intercultural family twinning. * Referral for registering for francization courses from the Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion. * Individual or group visits to the region's attractions. Eligibility: immigrant or refugee individuals and families, twinning: newly arrived immigrant families Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Fees: membership: $10 per year Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial, municipal, grants, membership fees, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

Volunteering and volunteer centres

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE FARNHAM 1810 Principale Street East, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1N4 450 293-3265 Fax: 450 293-1010 Website: www.cabfarnham.com Email: [email protected] Services: Promotion of volunteering and support to the community. Home-support services * Mammography accompaniment-transportation. * Medical accompaniment-transportation. * Transportation, accompaniment and shopping assistance. * Animation. * Chores. * Respite-care. * Palliative care. * Friendly visits. * Friendly calls. * Info-Stop: prevention tool for the safety of seniors. Help to families * Collectives kitchen. * Assistance: food and energy (electricity and heater). * Opération Septembre: financial assistance covering a part of the school bill. * Social integration program for seniors. * Christmas baskets. * Academic support. * Tax and forms. * Thrift shop. * Active listening. * Knitting. Support for organizations * Technical support: word processor, photocopy, bookkeeping, etc. * Bulletin board and display. * Rental rooms and equipment. * Recruitment and volunteer referral. Eligibility: people living with a disability, seniors, families, community organizations Coverage area: Ange-Gardien, Farnham, Sainte-Brigide-D'iberville, Sainte-Sabine Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

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Disability

ADAPTED WORK AND EMPLOYABILITY SUPPORT

ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY

ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

AUTISM, PDD, ADHD

DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED

LANGUAGE DISORDERS

MOBILITY AIDS

RECREATION AND CAMPS

RESPITE SERVICES AND HOUSING

RESPITE, CHILD CARE AND HOUSING

SUPPORT ASSOCIATIONS

SUPPORT AND INTEGRATION ORGANIZATIONS

THE BLIND

17 Disability Adapted work and employability support

ASSOCIATION D'ENTRAIDE EN SANTÉ MENTALE «L'ÉVEIL» DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 112 du Sud Street, Suite 500, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X2 450 263-6240 ext. 0 Fax: 450 263-5779 Website: www.eveilcowansville.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Socioprofessional integration for people experiencing psychosocial distress targetting the improvement of their quality of life. Eligibility: people 16 years old and over Capacity: 60 people Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Fees: free Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

PLEINS RAYONS 790 du Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2Y3 450 263-5300 Website: pleinsrayons.ca/en Email: [email protected] Services: Social integration for young adults living with an autism spectrum disorder or an intellectual disability. * Socioprofessional integration program. * Workstations: carpentry, sewing, bicycle shop, clothing recovery, etc. * Helping Brigade: exterior maintenance of homes for people 65 years old and over. * Therapeutic leisure activities. * On-site recovery of sewing material, wood and carpentry tools, mecanic tools, bicycle parts and used bicycles. Eligibility: young adults 15 years and older living with an autism spectrum disorder or an intellectual disability Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

Advocacy for people with a physical disability

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ASSOCIATION DES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES PHYSIQUES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 505 du Sud Street, Suite 204, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 3S7 450 266-4744 Fax: 450 266 1263 Website: aphpbm.org Email: [email protected] Services: Defending and promoting the rights of people who have physical or sensory disabilities that live in the MRC de Brom-Missisquoi. Eligibility: adults living with a physical or sensory disability Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday Fees: membership: $10 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

BUTTERS FOUNDATION 127 Principale Street, Suite 105, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J3 450 263-4123 Fax: 450 263-3489 Website: buttersfoundation.ca Email: [email protected] Services: * Investment in research projects. * Financial support for services intended to parents and family members of people with intellectual disabilities not offered by government programs. * Scholarships to promote careers in helping or rehabilitative professions. * Summer camps. * Agricultural respite services. Eligibility: parents of children with an intellectual disability Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC la Haute-Yamaska Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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Advocacy for people with an intellectual disability

Autism, PDD, ADHD

ASSOCIATION GARAGONA 23 Garagona Road, Frelighsburg, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1C0 450 298-5159 Website: www.garagona.org/en Email: [email protected] Services: * Weekend respite. * Summer day camp. * Day program. * Reception of groups. * Youth program on pedagogical days. Eligibility: teenagers and adults living with an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder Capacity: summer camp: 80, weekend respite: 15 Coverage area: Province of Québec, day program: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: office: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 17h00 Fees: administrative fees: $55, session fees: $120 per night Financing: self-financing, grants, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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REGROUPEMENT SOUTIEN AUX AIDANTS DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 614 J.-André-Deragon Boulevard, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 0H7 450 263-4236 Fax: 450 263-0408 Website: rsabm.ca Email: [email protected]

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Services: Services for caregivers. * Individual and group-based sychosocial support. * Daytime respite and housing respite, 1 to 14 days. * Coffee-meetings, workshops-discussions, creative workshops, night and at- home respite. Eligibility: any person who is a caregiver for a closed one suffering from a permanent or temporary incapacity due to a disability, an accident, an illness or old age Capacity: 4 rooms Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi and surroundings Hours: administration: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, respite: 24 hours / 7 days Fees: yearly contribution of $10, respite services: $15 for day, $7.50 for a half-day, $25 for housing respite (24 hours) Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Deaf and hearing impaired

REGROUPEMENT SOUTIEN AUX AIDANTS DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 614 J.-André-Deragon Boulevard, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 0H7 450 263-4236 Fax: 450 263-0408 Website: rsabm.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Services for caregivers. * Individual and group-based sychosocial support. * Daytime respite and housing respite, 1 to 14 days. * Coffee-meetings, workshops-discussions, creative workshops, night and at- home respite. Eligibility: any person who is a caregiver for a closed one suffering from a permanent or temporary incapacity due to a disability, an accident, an illness or old age Capacity: 4 rooms Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi and surroundings Hours: administration: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, respite: 24 hours / 7 days Fees: yearly contribution of $10, respite services: $15 for day, $7.50 for a half-day, $25 for housing respite (24 hours) Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Language disorders

Mobility aids

FONDATION CLAUDE DE SERRES 34 Saint-Joseph Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-4304 ext. 34005 Services: Loan of medical equipment for free and with no time limit. * Equipment for movement: crutch, medical walking boot, cane, walker, rolling walker, wheelchair, quadripod. * Equipment for care: Aquatek, bench, shower handle and backrest, transfer bench, toilet seat, commode chair, oxygen concentrator, eye pillow, hair washer, stool, reach grabber, elevated seat, Tens electrostimulator. * Equipment for sleeping: bars for the bed, pillows, electric bed with ridge, mattress cover and mattress. Eligibility: people living with physical limitations Coverage area: Bedford, Frelighsburg, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Pike River, Saint-Armand, Saint-Ignace-de- Stanbridge, Stanbridge East, Stanbridge Station Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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Recreation and camps

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CLUB DES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES BROME MISSISQUOI 183 Principale Street, Sainte-Sabine, Montérégie, QC, J0J 2B0 450 293-2326 Email: [email protected] Services: Respite for families and caregivers, and recreational activities. * Respite centre. * Day camp. * Education, cultural and physical activities, stimulation of motricity. * Recreational and social excursions. Eligibility: people living with an intellectual or physical handicap, their families and caregivers Coverage area: Ange-Gardien, MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h00 to 14h30 Financing: grants Legal status: non-profit organization

Respite services and housing

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Hours: office: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 17h00 Fees: administrative fees: $55, session fees: $120 per night Financing: self-financing, grants, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

COOPÉRATIVE DE SOUTIEN À DOMICILE DU PAYS DES VERGERS 224 du Sud Street, Suite 5, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X4 450 266-5484 Fax: 450 266-1919 Website: soutienadomicile.coop Email: [email protected] Services: * House cleaning and heavy work. * Personal care: getting out of bed assistance, personal hygiene care, dressing up, etc. * Meals preparation. * Services to enterprises. * In-home respite. Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Ange-Gardien Fees: variable Financing: self-financing Legal status: cooperative

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Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi and surroundings Hours: administration: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, respite: 24 hours / 7 days Fees: yearly contribution of $10, respite services: $15 for day, $7.50 for a half-day, $25 for housing respite (24 hours) Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Respite, child care and housing

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Capacity: 18 children Coverage area: Sutton Hours: September to June, daycare: Tuesday to Thursday 8h00 to 17h00, respite: Monday 9h00 to 12h00 Fees: registration: $30, daycare service: $350 per month for a year-round reservation Financing: municipal, grants?, fundraising campaigns Legal status: non-profit organization

Support Associations

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Fees: annual membership: $10 per parent or tutor, $15 per participant Financing: provincial, contributions Legal status: non-profit organization

DIABÈTE BROME-MISSISQUOI 2 Adhémar Cusson Street, Office 3, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-2224 Website: diabetebmhr.org Email: [email protected] Services: * Training and prevention. * Free individual counselling, for 1 hour, twice a year. * Cooking and nutrition workshops. * Yoga classes. * Physical exercises with a kinesiologist. * Quarterly newsletter. Eligibility: diabetic and prediabetic people Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC Haut-Richelieu Fees: yearly membership: $20, activities: variable Financing: grants Legal status: non-profit organization

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PHARE SOURCE D'ENTRAIDE (LE) - POINT DE SERVICE - COWANSVILLE 515 du Sud Street, Suite 216, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1T8 450 266-3464 Website: psentraide.org Email: [email protected] Services: Mutual aid resource in mental health. * Information, referral, and awareness raising. * Individual support by phone or in person. * Autonomous management of medication. * Self-knowledge workshops. * Community meals. * Community action: participation in the organization, training, discussions about current issues, committees. * Activities: physical conditioning, skittles, pool, hikes, softball, board games, excursions, movie screenings, parties, camping trips. * Art: art-therapy, musical workshops, creative art. Eligibility: people living with or having lived with mental health challenges Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Services: Alternative mental health self-help resource. * Information, referral and awareness. * Listening and individual support by phone or in person. * Self-help group. * Autonomous medication management. * Self- awaraness workshops. * Community meals and food purchasing groups. * Art therapy, music workshops and creative arts. * Workshops, committees and meetings on current issues. * Physical activities: physical conditionning, outdoors walks, soft ball. * Leisure activities: bowling, billiards, board games, outings, film screenings, special celeberations, camping trips. Eligibility: people living or having lived with a mental health problem or a period of emotional distress Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Support and integration organizations

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The Blind

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Education and Literacy

ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

COMPUTER WORKSHOPS

HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING

LANGUAGE COURSES

LITERACY

PUBLIC EDUCATION

SCHOOL PERSEVERANCE

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AVENUE PROFESION'ELLE - COWANSVILLE 403 Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X6 450 266-0993 Website: passage.qc.ca/avenue Email: [email protected] Services: Employment services for women, for the learning and practice of predominantly male or traditionally male jobs. * Support, accompaniment and information. * Individualized job search assistance: resume writing, interview simulation, networking, etc. * Group workshops in preparation for employment. * Professional orientation and returning to school. * Services to organizations and the education sector: awareness-raising workshops, guidance towards graduation. * Services to businesses: information, consultation and raising awareness on the integration of women in traditionally male occupations. * Promotion of the rights and needs of women in employment. Eligibility: women, organizations, education sector, businesses Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska, Acton Vale Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30, by appointment only: Friday 13h00 to 16h30 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

OBOULO - COWANSVILLE 515 du Sud Street, Suite 206, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X9 450 266-0888 Website: www.oboulo.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Services related to work and employment. * Support, information and accompaniment. * Professional orientation. * Individual job search assistance. Eligibility: job seekers Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: Monday to Thursday 9h00 to 16h00, Friday 9h00 to 12h00 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Computer workshops

AVANTE WOMEN'S CENTRE 15 du Pont Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-0530 Fax: 450 248-0655 Website: avantewomenscentre.org Email: [email protected] Services: Drop-in women's centre. * Open door policy. * Counseling. * Accompaniment in legal situations. * Computer classes. * Community meals. * Cultural outings. * Workshops and activities. * Daycare and transportation are free and available for women who wish to attend activities but do not have their own means. Eligibility: english-speaking women Coverage area: Bedford, Knowlton area of Lac-Brome Hours: Monday to Wednesday and Friday 9h00 to 16h00, Thursday 9h00 to 20h00, counselling: also offered in Knowlton at the Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street, twice a month 9h00 to 12h00, coffee breaks: also offered in Knowlton Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street, twice a month 13h30 to 15h30 Fees: membership: from $5 per year Financing: fundraising campaigns, contributions Legal status: non-profit organization

COWANSVILLE VOLUNTEER CENTRE 169 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J3 450 263-3758 Fax: 450 263-3255 Website: www.cabcowansville.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Food assistance. * Community meals. * Frozen meals. * Translation. * Friendly visits. * Télé- bonjour. * Knitting. * Computers for Everyone. * Collective kitchens. * Help in completing forms. * Tax clinic. Eligibility: people in need, elderly people Coverage area: Abercorn, Adamsville (Bromont), Bolton-Ouest, Brigham, Brome, Cowansville, Dunham, East Farnham, Frelighsburg, Sutton Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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ÉDUCATION DES ADULTES EN FRANÇAIS DE BASE (L') - BEDFORD 35 Cyr Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 293-7098 Website: edafarnham.alphabetisation.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Organization with the aim of countering illiteracy by helping people who have difficulties reading, writing or calculating. * Literacy and arithmetic classes. * French language classes. * Computer classes. * Preparation for the process of obtaining a diploma equivalency. * Information and popular education on illiteracy. * Educational activities. Eligibility: people 16 years old and over, newcomers, people with a low level of literacy Coverage area: Bedford, Farnham Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

ÉDUCATION DES ADULTES EN FRANÇAIS DE BASE (L') - FARNHAM 455 Yamaska Street East, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1J2 450 293-7098 Website: edafarnham.alphabetisation.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Organization with the aim of countering illiteracy by helping people who have difficulties reading, writing or calculating. * Literacy and arithmetic classes. * French language classes. * Computer classes. * Preparation for the process of obtaining a diploma equivalency. * Information and popular education on illiteracy. * Educational activities. Eligibility: people 16 years old and over, newcomers, people with a low level of literacy Coverage area: Farnham, Bedford Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

LE SAC À MOTS ET BOUQUINERIE 706 du Sud Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2Y1 450 266-3766 Fax: 450 266-0534 Website: www.lesacamots.com Email: [email protected] Services: Organization working in literacy and francization. * Literacy: basic training and practical workshops. * Francization: training in French as a second language and oral communication. * Basic computer training. * Bouquinerie: second-hand books and donations. Eligibility: adults with low reading skills, allophones, English speakers Capacity: limited Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: training: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 17h00, bookshop: Tuesday to Saturday 10h00 to 17h00 Fees: literacy: free, francization workshop: $75, computer workshop: $75 Financing: provincial, self-financing, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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Homework assistance and tutoring

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Financing: provincial, donations, fundraising campaigns Legal status: non-profit organization

Language courses

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Literacy

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Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Public education

ASSOCIATION ACTION-PLUS BROME-MISSISQUOI (L') 112, Sud Street, Suite 300, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X2 450 293-2123 Fax: 450 293-7070 Website: www.actionplusbm.org Email: [email protected] Services: Organization for mutual aid and advocacy of the rights of people living below the poverty line. * Advocacy of rights. * Information online, by phone or in person about the Social Aid Act, individual rights and other related issues. * Information sessions, popular education, conferences. * Purchasing group. * Educational cooking and community meals. * Coffee-meetings. * Mobilisation and collective actions: demonstrations, mobilisation campaigns, involvement with Amnesy International. * Social and recreational activities, parties, outings. * Individual support services for social assistance forms in Farnham. Eligibility: people living below the poverty line, social assistance recipients Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 16h00, individual support services for social assistance forms: with appointment only Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

CENTRE FEMMES DES CANTONS 119 Dieppe Boulevard, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1H1 450 263-1028 Fax: 450 263-8989 Website: www.cfcantons.org Email: [email protected] Services: * Listening, support and referrals. * Popular education. * Community development and collective action. * Thrift store: clothes for women and children. * Financial assistance for school fees. Eligibility: women, financial assistance for school fees: families living in Cowansville Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday 16h00 to 21h00, Tuesday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Fees: membership card: 5$ per year Financing: provincial, Centraide, federal Legal status: non-profit organization

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SERVICE EXTERNE DE MAIN-D'OUVRE DE GRANBY ET RÉGION 200 Davignon Boulevard, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1N9 450 266-7515 Website: semogranby.ca Services: Organization for support and accompaniment in the search for employment. * Individual support for people 45 and over: professional assessment, regular support with a consultant, liaison service. * 12-week training and coaching group program for people 50 and over: job integration, computer skills, English, etc. * Liaison service for people 30 and over who have specific professional expertise. * Raising employers' awareness on the value of hiring people 45 and over. * Virtual bulletin board for job offers and job search. Eligibility: adults over 30 years old in job search, employers Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

YAMASKA LITERACY COUNCIL 505 South Street, Suite 203, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X9 450 263-7503 Website: www.yamaskaliteracy.ca Email: [email protected]

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Services: English literacy services. * One-on-one tutoring in reading, writing and mathematics. * Scribe service. * Resource library. * Support for volunteers: literacy tutor-training and materials. * Literacy promotion: awareness-raising and collaboration with community partners. * Prison Literacy Program at the Cowansville Institution. * Youth and family: resources and workshops on request. * Workshops for elementary schools who want to train volunteer reading buddies on request. Eligibility: English-speaking people aged 16 years old and over who want to improve their literacy skills, English-speaking families and caregivers of children 0 to 5 years old, volunteers Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Fees: none Financing: donations, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

School perseverance

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Employment and Income Support

ADVOCACY FOR WORKERS AND UNEMPLOYED

BUDGET MANAGEMENT AND CONSUMPTION

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND TRAINING

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR SENIORS

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR WOMEN

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR YOUTH

TAX CLINICS

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND DISABILITY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT

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Budget management and consumption

ASSOCIATION DE COOPÉRATIVE D'ÉCONOMIE FAMILIALE DE MONTÉRÉGIE-EST - COWANSVILLE 109 William Street, Suite 111, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1K9 450 305-0440 Website: www.acefmonteregie-est.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Budget consultations. * Consumers rights advocacy. * Tenants rights advocacy. Coverage area: MRC Acton, MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC Haute-Yamaska, MRC Les Maskoutains, MRC Rouville, MRC Pierre-De Saurel Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Fees: free Financing: provincial, Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska Legal status: non-profit organization

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Financing: self-financing, fundraising campaigns, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

Business development

SERVICES QUÉBEC - COWANSVILLE 406 du Sud Street, 2nd floor, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X7 1 800 463-0230 Fax: 450 263-1278 Website: www.quebec.ca/en/government/services-quebec Services: * Info-emploi counter: job bank that can be consulted on site. * Job search assistance: redaction of resume and preparation to interview. * Multiservices room: access to phone, fax, computers and printing machines. * Workplace learning program. * Training programs aiming professional skills development for enterprises and specific client group: students, women, youth, young mothers, older workers, disabled people, immigrants or visible minorities. * Business assistance: advices and financial support in human resources management. * Last-resort financial and social assistance for people with severe or temporary restrictions on employment or occupational disabilities. * Last-resort financial and social assistance. * Administration of oath. * Information on government programs and services and accompaniment in administrative procedures. * Services related to Directeur de l'état civil, Régie du bâtiment and Registre foncier. Eligibility: job seekers, including people who have particular difficulties entering the labour market, individual and families receiving the governmental last-resort assistance or on a low income, employers and companies, people 16 years and over coping with a long term occupational disability (physical or mental health, physical or intellectual disabilities) Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Financing: provincial Legal status: provincial government agency

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Employment support and training

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Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30, by appointment only: Friday 13h00 to 16h30 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Employment support for immigrants

SERVICE CANADA CENTRE - COWANSVILLE 224 du Sud Street, 2nd floor, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X9 1 800 622-6232 TTY: 1 800 926-9105 Website: www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/service-canada.html Services: Service centre bringing together programs, services and benefits at the federal level. * Applications for Social Insurance Number. * Information on the labor market. * Job bank. * Record of Employment. * Annuities. * Retirement pension from Canada Pension Plan. * Guaranteed Income Supplement, Old Age Security. * International Benefits. * Career Transition Services for veterans. * Allowance Program. * Special Benefits. * Employment Insurance Regular Benefits. * Career Planning. * Wage Earner Protection Program. * Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) for youth and students. * Orientation on foreign credentials. * Receiving agents of passports. * Office of complaints. * Employer service centre. * Prevention and reporting of fraud. * Savings plan. * Income support for parents of murdered or missing children. Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h00 Financing: federal Legal status: federal government agency

SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 777-7213 Website: sery-granby.org Email: [email protected]

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Employment support for seniors

Employment support for women

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Employment support for youth

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Tax clinics

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE COWANSVILLE - TAX CLINIC 169 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J3 450 263-3758 Fax: 450 263-3255 Website: www.cabcowansville.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Year-round tax clinic by appointment. Eligibility: people with an income less than $25,000 for single people and less than $30,000 for a couple Coverage area: Abercorn, Adamsville (Bromont), Bolton-Ouest, Brigham, Brome, Cowansville, Dunham, East Farnham, Frelighsburg, Sutton Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, intensive period: mid-February to mid-April Fees: free Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Vocational rehabilitation and disability-related employment

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OPEX COWANSVILLE 505 South Street, Suite 203A, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X9 450 266-1866 Website: www.opexemploi.com Email: [email protected] Services: Job assistance service for people with a criminal record. * Assessment and skills transfer. * CV redaction, guidance and career choice. * Job integration. * Job posting and searching, searching techniques. Eligibility: adults with a criminal record Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 and 12h30 to 16h00 Financing: provincial, grants Legal status: non-profit organization

SERVICES QUÉBEC - COWANSVILLE 406 du Sud Street, 2nd floor, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X7 1 800 463-0230 Fax: 450 263-1278 Website: www.quebec.ca/en/government/services-quebec

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Services: * Info-emploi counter: job bank that can be consulted on site. * Job search assistance: redaction of resume and preparation to interview. * Multiservices room: access to phone, fax, computers and printing machines. * Workplace learning program. * Training programs aiming professional skills development for enterprises and specific client group: students, women, youth, young mothers, older workers, disabled people, immigrants or visible minorities. * Business assistance: advices and financial support in human resources management. * Last-resort financial and social assistance for people with severe or temporary restrictions on employment or occupational disabilities. * Last-resort financial and social assistance. * Administration of oath. * Information on government programs and services and accompaniment in administrative procedures. * Services related to Directeur de l'état civil, Régie du bâtiment and Registre foncier. Eligibility: job seekers, including people who have particular difficulties entering the labour market, individual and families receiving the governmental last-resort assistance or on a low income, employers and companies, people 16 years and over coping with a long term occupational disability (physical or mental health, physical or intellectual disabilities) Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Financing: provincial Legal status: provincial government agency

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Food

CHRISTMAS BASKET

COLLECTIVE KITCHENS AND COOKING WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY GARDENS AND MARKETS

FOOD ASSISTANCE

LOW COST OR FREE MEALS

PREPARED MEALS AND MEALS-ON-WHEELS

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BEDFORD - CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE BEDFORD ET ENVIRONS 35 Cyr Street, PO Box 1664, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-2473 Fax: 450 248-2473 Website: www.cabbed.org Email: [email protected] Services: * Food and school assistance. * Christmas sharing store. * PAIR program. * Outreach work initiative for seniors living in a vulnerable situation (ITMAV). * Information centre. * Community work. * Compensatory work. * Tax clinic. * Assistance in filling out forms. * Photocopies and fax. Eligibility: disadvantaged seniors and families Coverage area: Bedford, Notre-Dame-De-Stanbridge, Saint-Ignace-De-Stanbridge, Stanbridge East, Saint- Armand, Pike River, Stanbridge Station Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 16h00 Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

CENTRE MARGUERITE-DUBOIS 50-C5, de Gaspé Road, Bromont, Montérégie, QC, J2L 2N8 450 534-2825 Website: www.centremargueritedubois.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Food assistance. * Support and accompaniment. * Used items recovery and thrift store: clothes, furniture, household items, small electronic devices, toys, sport gear and used books. * Collective kitchens. * Collective kitchen in support of people who are sick or with a loss of autonomy with delivery of meals. * Christmas baskets. Eligibility: people and families on a low income, people who are sick or with a loss of autonomy, seniors Coverage area: Bromont Hours: Thursday 10h00 to 18h00, Friday 10h00 to 17h00, Saturday 10h00 to 14h00, food assistance: Monday and Thursday 11h00 to 12h00, collection of donations: Wednesday 8h00 to 15h00 and Saturday 10h00 to 14h00 Fees: food assistance: free, collective kitchen: $15, thrift store: variable Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

Collective kitchens and cooking workshops

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE SUTTON 7 Academy Street, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-1919 Website: cabsutton.com Email: [email protected]

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Services: * Meals on wheels: hot meals delivery. * Food bank. * Christmas baskets. * Family Resource: listening, information, referral, musical, literacy and artistic workshops for 3-5 years old, social gatherings and car seat rentals. * Resource 50+: listening, information, referral, support in the process. * Outreach work initiative for seniors living in a vulnerable situation (ITMAV). * Collective kitchen. * Homework assistance. * Newsletter: online community bulletin board. Eligibility: families, seniors, volunteers Coverage area: Sutton, Abercorn Hours: meals on wheels: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, food bank: 3rd Monday of the month 13h00 to 16h00, Ressource 50+: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 16h30 Fees: meals on wheels: $5 per meal, car seat rentals: $40 for 2 years Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

RÉCOLTE DES GÉNÉRATIONS (LA) 3688 Principale Street, Dunham, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1M0 450 522-5271 Website: www.larecoltedesgenerations.com Email: [email protected] Services: Promotion of intergenerational bonds through gardening, cooking, art and culture. * Garden and greenhouse open to all. * Supporting the implementation of custom-made collective and community gardens. * Horticultural animations. * Collective kitchen workshops with the harvests from the garden and surplus from surrounding farms.

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Eligibility: general public, schools, camps, senior centres and residences Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Financing: municipal, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

Community gardens and markets

BROMONT - CITY 88 de Bromont Boulevard, Bromont, Montérégie, QC, J2L 1A1 450 534-2021 Fax: 450 534-1025 Website: www.bromont.net Services: Municipal services management. * Information on permits, grants, tax payments, property assessment and information on recyclable and compostable material, garbage and bulky items collection. * Registration of dogs on the canine register. * Info-travaux: information on road work. * Public security: fire department and police service. * Ecological community garden Les Coccinelles. Coverage area: Bromont Hours: Monday to Friday 8h15 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00, summer schedule: Monday to Thursday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30, Friday 8h15 to 12h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

COWANSVILLE - CITY 220 Municipale Place, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1T4 450 263-0141 Fax: 450 263-9357 Website: www.ville.cowansville.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Management of municipal services. * Property assessment and payment of municipal taxes. * Recycling, bulky items and garbage collection calendar and information on waste management: http://www.ville.cowansville.qc.ca/fr/nav/collectedesordures.html. * Public security: fire department, Sûreté du Québec. * Payment of statements of offence online. * Online requests, complaints and permits. * Online claims. * Automated notification system. * Online pet registration and permits. * Grant for the purchase of reusable menstrual hygiene products. * Community garden. Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

JARDINS COMMUNAUTAIRES DE SUTTON 10B Maple Street, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 Services: * Community garden. Coverage area: Sutton Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

RÉCOLTE DES GÉNÉRATIONS (LA) 3688 Principale Street, Dunham, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1M0 450 522-5271 Website: www.larecoltedesgenerations.com Email: [email protected]

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Services: Promotion of intergenerational bonds through gardening, cooking, art and culture. * Garden and greenhouse open to all. * Supporting the implementation of custom-made collective and community gardens. * Horticultural animations. * Collective kitchen workshops with the harvests from the garden and surplus from surrounding farms. Eligibility: general public, schools, camps, senior centres and residences Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Financing: municipal, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

Food Assistance

CELLULE JEUNES ET FAMILLES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 504 South Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X8 450 260-1823 Website: infocellule.org/en/home/ Email: [email protected]

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Services: * Living environment. * Prevention and awareness workshops in schools, organizations and businesses. * Listening and support by phone. * Promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. * Outreach work initiative for seniors living in a vulnerable situation (ITMAV). * Harm reduction. * Outreach work to families and seniors. * Buying group. * Food assistance. * Laundry. * Referrals and information. * Distribution of fentanyl test strips. * Distribution of sterile injection material and recovery of used syringes. * Distribution of condoms. Eligibility: people in difficulty, youth, families, seniors, anyone affected by addiction Coverage area: Montérégie Hours: Monday and Wednesday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00, administration: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Legal status: non-profit organization

CENTRE MARGUERITE-DUBOIS 50-C5, de Gaspé Road, Bromont, Montérégie, QC, J2L 2N8 450 534-2825 Website: www.centremargueritedubois.com Email: [email protected]

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Services: * Food assistance. * Support and accompaniment. * Used items recovery and thrift store: clothes, furniture, household items, small electronic devices, toys, sport gear and used books. * Collective kitchens. * Collective kitchen in support of people who are sick or with a loss of autonomy with delivery of meals. * Christmas baskets. Eligibility: people and families on a low income, people who are sick or with a loss of autonomy, seniors Coverage area: Bromont Hours: Thursday 10h00 to 18h00, Friday 10h00 to 17h00, Saturday 10h00 to 14h00, food assistance: Monday and Thursday 11h00 to 12h00, collection of donations: Wednesday 8h00 to 15h00 and Saturday 10h00 to 14h00 Fees: food assistance: free, collective kitchen: $15, thrift store: variable Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

Low cost or free meals

ASSOCIATION ACTION-PLUS BROME-MISSISQUOI (L') 112, Sud Street, Suite 300, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X2 450 293-2123 Fax: 450 293-7070 Website: www.actionplusbm.org Email: [email protected]

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Services: Organization for mutual aid and advocacy of the rights of people living below the poverty line. * Advocacy of rights. * Information online, by phone or in person about the Social Aid Act, individual rights and other related issues. * Information sessions, popular education, conferences. * Purchasing group. * Educational cooking and community meals. * Coffee-meetings. * Mobilisation and collective actions: demonstrations, mobilisation campaigns, involvement with Amnesy International. * Social and recreational activities, parties, outings. * Individual support services for social assistance forms in Farnham. Eligibility: people living below the poverty line, social assistance recipients Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 16h00, individual support services for social assistance forms: with appointment only Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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Eligibility: people living with or having lived with mental health challenges Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

PHARE SOURCE D'ENTRAIDE (LE) - SIÈGE SOCIAL - FARNHAM 525 Saint-Édouard Street, Suite 103, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1G6 450 293-0690 Fax: 450 293-7070 Website: psentraide.org Email: [email protected] Services: Alternative mental health self-help resource. * Information, referral and awareness. * Listening and individual support by phone or in person. * Self-help group. * Autonomous medication management. * Self- awaraness workshops. * Community meals and food purchasing groups. * Art therapy, music workshops and creative arts. * Workshops, committees and meetings on current issues. * Physical activities: physical conditionning, outdoors walks, soft ball. * Leisure activities: bowling, billiards, board games, outings, film screenings, special celeberations, camping trips. Eligibility: people living or having lived with a mental health problem or a period of emotional distress Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

POPOTE ROULANTE DE BEDFORD (LA) 52 du Pont Street, PO Box 731, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-7053 Email: [email protected] Services: * Home delivery of meals. * Take-out meals sold on site. * Community meals. Eligibility: seniors, people with disabilities, people in convalescence Coverage area: Canton de Bedford, Stanbridge East, Saint-Ignace-De-Stanbridge, Notre-Dame-De- Stanbridge, Standridge Station, Saint-Armand, Pike River Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 14h00 Fees: $5.50 per meal Financing: municipal, donations, grants Legal status: non-profit organization

Prepared meals and Meals-on-wheels

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Financing: donations, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

COMITÉ POPOTE ROULANTE DE COWANSVILLE (LE) 209 Sainte-Thérèse Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1R7 450 263-9338 Email: [email protected] Services: * Delivery of hot meals. Eligibility: people with a loss of autonomy, people who are isolated Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday 8h00 to 13h00, Wednesday 8h00 to 14h00, Friday 8h00 to 12h30 Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

COMITÉ POPOTE ROULANTE DE FARNHAM (LE) 415 de l'Hôtel-de-Ville Street, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 2H3 450 293-8333 Email: [email protected] Services: * Home delivery of hot and frozen meals. Coverage area: Farnham Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

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Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

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Government services

FEDERAL SERVICES

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

MUNICIPALITÉ RÉGIONALE DE COMTÉ (MRC)

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

PROVINCIAL SERVICES

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Municipal services

BEDFORD - CITY 1 Principale Street, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-2440 Fax: 450 248-3220 Website: ville.bedford.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal services management. * Collection: heavy items, dead leaves and branches, cardboard surplus and pines, domestic and recyclable wastes. * Online property assessment. * Fire protection and civil security. Coverage area: Bedford Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

BRIGHAM - MUNICIPALITY 118 des Cèdres Avenue, Brigham, Montérégie, QC, J2K 4K4 450 263-5942 Fax: 450 263-8380 Website: www.brigham.ca Email: [email protected] Services: * Building permits and certificates. * Residual materials management. * Urban planning and public works. * Public security and fire safety. * Taxes and property assessment. * Dog registry. Coverage area: Brigham Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

BROME LAKE - TOWN 122 Lakeside Road, Lac-Brome, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1V0 450 243-6111 Fax: 450 243-5300 Website: www.ville.lac-brome.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Management of municipal services. * Municipal tax payment. * Public work department: garbage collection, infrastructure maintenance. * Fire department. * Urban-planning department: construction permits.

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Coverage area: Lac-Brome Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

COWANSVILLE - LOISIRS 431 Bachand Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 3G6 450 263-0141 Fax: 450 263-9357 Website: www.cowansville.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Recreational activities. * Aquatic centre: swimming lessons. * Skating rinks and outdoor slides, cross-country skiing. * Day camp. Coverage area: Cowansville, Dunham, East Farnham, Frelighsburg, Abercorn, Bolton-Ouest, Brigham, Brome, Bromont, Lac-Brome, Sutton, Canton de Potton Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30, Friday 8h30 to 13h00 Fees: variable Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

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DUNHAM - CITY 3777 Principale Street, Dunham, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1M0 450 295-2418 Fax: 450 295-2182 Website: www.ville.dunham.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal service management. * Municipal tax management and payment. * Garbage collection. * Fire department. * Urban-planning and environment department: construction permits. * Room rental. Coverage area: Dunham Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

DUNHAM - LEISURE & COMMUNITY SERVICES 3777 Principale Street, Dunham, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1M0 450 295-2418 Website: www.ville.dunham.qc.ca/fr/loisirs-et-vie-communautaire/activites-sportives Email: [email protected] Services: * Sports facilities and fields, ice rink. * Access to indoor sporting activities: zumba, soccer, volleyball and badminton. Coverage area: Dunham Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00, Friday 8h30 to 12h00 Fees: indoor activities: membership, $10 per resident and $25 per resident family Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

EAST FARNHAM - MUNICIPALITY 228 Principale Street, East Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2K 4T5 450 263-4252 Fax: 450 263-6131 Website: www.municipalite.eastfarnham.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal service management. * Municipal tax management and payment. * Garbage collection calendar: www.municipalite.eastfarnham.qc.ca/services/?id=47#contn * Municipal inspector: construction permits. Coverage area: East Farnham Hours: office: Monday to Wednesday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00, Thursday 8h00 to 12h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

FARNHAM - CITY 477 de l'Hôtel-de-Ville Street, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 2H3 450 293-3178 Fax: 450 293-2989 Website: www.ville.farnham.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal service management. * Municipal tax management and payment. * Fire safety department. * Development and technical department: construction permits. * Public work department: infrastructure maintenance, garbage collection. * Info Alterne Farnham: municipal information offerred by SMS text message, email or voicemail. Coverage area: Farnham Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

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FRELIGHSBURG - MUNICIPALITY 2 Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Frelighsburg, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1C0 450 298-5133 Fax: 450 298-5557 Website: frelighsburg.ca/en Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal service management. * Municipal tax management and payment. * Waste collection schedule: frelighsburg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/calendar-collection-2021-Municipalite-de- Frelighsburg.pdf * Fire department. * Urban-planning department: construction permits. * Day camp. * Room rental. Coverage area: Frelighsburg Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

NOTRE-DAME-DE-STANBRIDGE - MUNICIPALITY 900 Principale Street, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1M0 450 296-4710 Fax: 450 296-5001 Website: www.notredamedestanbridge.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Management of municipal services. * Municipal office: information on permits, subsidies and taxes, payment of taxes. * Road services. * Urban planning service. * Collect schedule of recyclable materials and garbage and information on waste management: http://www.notredamedestanbridge.qc.ca/gestion-des- matieres-residuelles.html * Public safety: fire safety service. * Animal licenses. Coverage area: Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h15 to 17h00, urban planning service: Monday 8h30 to 12h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

PIKE RIVER - MUNICIPALITY 548 Route 202, Pike River, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1P0 450 248-2120 Fax: 450 248-4772 Website: www.pikeriver.com Email: [email protected] Services: Management of municipal services. * Municipal office: information on permits, subsidies and taxes, payment of taxes. * Schedule of recycling and garbage collection and waste management information: www.pikeriver.com/echo-de-la-riviere * Voilà: mobile application to report an incident requiring the intervention of the road department. * Public safety: fire safety service, Sureté du Québec. Coverage area: Pike River Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

SAINT-ARMAND - MUNICIPALITY 414 Luke Road, Saint-Armand, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1T0 450 248-2344 Fax: 450 248-3820 Website: www.municipalite.saint-armand.qc.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal services management. * Planning services and permits issuance. * Collection of recyclable materials and household garbage. * Public safety: Sureté du Québec Brome-Missisquoi, local fire department and first responders Pike-River - Saint-Armand. * Property assessment: www.cibgm.ca/role/municipalite.php?id=46017 Coverage area: Saint-Armand Hours: Monday to Thursday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 73 Government services

Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

SAINT-IGNACE-DE-STANBRIDGE - MUNICIPALITY 692, de l'Église Road North, Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1Y0 450 296-4467 Fax: 450 296-4461 Website: www.saint-ignace-de-stanbridge.com Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal services management. * Municipal counter: information on permits, grants and taxes, payment of taxes. * Waste collection calendar: www.saint-ignace-de-stanbridge.com/gestion-des- mati%C3%A8res-r%C3%A9siduelles * Public safety: fire department, Sûreté du Québec. Coverage area: Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

SAINTE-SABINE - MUNICIPALITY 185 Principale Street, Sainte-Sabine, Montérégie, QC, J0J 2B0 450 293-7686 Fax: 450 293-7604 Website: www.saintesabine.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal services management. * Payment of municipal taxes. * Building and development permits. * Waste collection calendar: municipalites-du-quebec.ca/sainte-sabine/custom/waste_calendar2021.pdf * Fire safety service. Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

STANBRIDGE EAST - MUNICIPALITY 12 Maple Street, Stanbridge East, Montérégie, QC, J0J 2H0 450 248-3188 Fax: 450 248-7744 Website: stanbridgeeast.ca/en Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal service management. * Municipal tax payment. * Fire department. * Construction permits. * Waste collection calendar: stanbridgeeast.ca/fr/travaux_publics.php Coverage area: Stanbridge East Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 13h00 to 17h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

STANBRIDGE STATION - MUNICIPALITY 229 Principale Street, Stanbridge Station, Montérégie, QC, J0J 2J0 450 248-2125 Fax: 450 248-1132 Website: www.stanbridge-station.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal service management. * Municipal tax payment. * Construction permits. * Waste collection calendar: www.stanbridge-station.ca/services/?id=43#contn Coverage area: Stanbridge Station Hours: Monday and Wednesday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 17h00, Thursday 8h00 to 12h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

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SÛRETÉ DU QUÉBEC - POSTE MRC DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 2733 Principale Street, Dunham, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1M0 450 266-1122 Fax: 450 266-1469 Website: www.sq.gouv.qc.ca/en/the-surete-du-quebec Services: * Patrol. * Response to assistance requests. * Monitoring and control of road traffic. * Enforce laws and regulations. * Crime prevention. * Community relations activities. Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: administration: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, emergency: 24 hours, 7 days Financing: provincial Legal status: provincial government agency

SUTTON - CITY 11 Principale Street South, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-2290 Fax: 450 538-0930 Website: www.sutton.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal services management. * Information on permits, grants, tax payments and property assessment. * Registration of dogs on the canine register. * Schedule and information on recyclable and compostable material, garbage and bulky items collection. * Voila: mobile application aiming to report an incident requiring the intervention of the road service. * Public security: fire department and Sûreté du Québec. Coverage area: Sutton Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

WEST BOLTON - MUNICIPALITY 9 Town Hall Road, Bolton-Ouest, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2T0 450 242-2704 Fax: 450 242-2705 Website: bolton-ouest.ca/en Email: [email protected] Services: Municipal services management. * Collection: domestic and recyclable wastes. * Construction works licenses. * Online property assessment. Coverage area: Bolton-Ouest Hours: Monday to Thursday 8h30 to 16h30, Friday 8h30 to 12h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC)

MRC BROME-MISSISQUOI 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 266-4900 Fax: 450 266-6141 Website: www.brome-missisquoi.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Administration of regional services with supra-local character. * Administer land. * Establish planning regulations. * Management of public services: water courses, public security and fire safety, culture, property assessment and waste. Coverage area: MRC of Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h30 Financing: municipal, provincial Legal status: municipal agency

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Official documents

Provincial services

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Financing: provincial Legal status: provincial government agency

77 Health

Health

FAMILY PLANNING

PALLIATIVE CARE

PATIENT SUPPORT ASSOCIATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH

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CELLULE JEUNES ET FAMILLES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 504 South Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X8 450 260-1823 Website: infocellule.org/en/home/ Email: [email protected] Services: * Living environment. * Prevention and awareness workshops in schools, organizations and businesses. * Listening and support by phone. * Promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. * Outreach work initiative for seniors living in a vulnerable situation (ITMAV). * Harm reduction. * Outreach work to families and seniors. * Buying group. * Food assistance. * Laundry. * Referrals and information. * Distribution of fentanyl test strips. * Distribution of sterile injection material and recovery of used syringes. * Distribution of condoms. Eligibility: people in difficulty, youth, families, seniors, anyone affected by addiction Coverage area: Montérégie Hours: Monday and Wednesday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00, administration: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Legal status: non-profit organization

Palliative care

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Financing: grants Legal status: non-profit organization

MAISON AU DIAPASON (LA) 50 du Diapason Street, Bromont, Montérégie, QC, J2L 0G1 450 534-2002 Fax: 450 534 4267 Website: audiapason.org Email: [email protected] Services: Palliative care home. * Complete housing service. * Nursing and medical care specialized in palliative care. * Hygiene care and assistance with activities of daily living. * Psychological and spiritual accompaniment. Eligibility: people at the end of life, their relatives Capacity: housing: 8 rooms Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC La Haute-Yamaska Hours: 24 hours / 7 days Fees: none Financing: donations, foundations Legal status: non-profit organization

Patient support associations

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Public Health

DIABÈTE BROME-MISSISQUOI 2 Adhémar Cusson Street, Office 3, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-2224 Website: diabetebmhr.org Email: [email protected]

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Services: * Training and prevention. * Free individual counselling, for 1 hour, twice a year. * Cooking and nutrition workshops. * Yoga classes. * Physical exercises with a kinesiologist. * Quarterly newsletter. Eligibility: diabetic and prediabetic people Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, MRC Haut-Richelieu Fees: yearly membership: $20, activities: variable Financing: grants Legal status: non-profit organization

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Homelessness

DAY AND EVENING CENTRES

MOBILE UNITS AND STREET WORK

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

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Mobile units and street work

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Supportive housing

Transitional housing

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Housing

ADVOCACY FOR HOUSING

EMERGENCY

HOUSING COOPERATIVES AND CORPORATIONS

HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE

SOCIAL HOUSING AND HOUSING COOPERATIVES

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ASSOCIATION DES LOCATAIRES DES HLM DE FARNHAM 350 Dempster Street, apartment 3, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 3C1 450 337-0855 Email: [email protected] Services: * Representing tenants and defending their interests. * Development of social and community interventions in low-rent housing in collaboration with local groups. * Organization of recreational and social activities. Eligibility: low-rent housing tenants Coverage area: Farnham Fees: none, activities: variable Financing: municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

OFFICE D'HABITATION DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 125 J.-J. Bertrand Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 3R5 450 263-2143 Email: [email protected] Services: Management and administration of housing and housing programs. * Low income housing (HLM). * Rent supplement program (PSL). * Québec affordable housing program (LAQ). * Referral service. * Accès Logis program. Eligibility: individuals and families on a low and moderate income Capacity: 574 units Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Financing: municipal, provincial Legal status: municipal agency

Emergency

COWANSVILLE - CITY 220 Municipale Place, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1T4 450 263-0141 Fax: 450 263-9357 Website: www.ville.cowansville.qc.ca Email: [email protected]

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Services: Management of municipal services. * Property assessment and payment of municipal taxes. * Recycling, bulky items and garbage collection calendar and information on waste management: http://www.ville.cowansville.qc.ca/fr/nav/collectedesordures.html. * Public security: fire department, Sûreté du Québec. * Payment of statements of offence online. * Online requests, complaints and permits. * Online claims. * Automated notification system. * Online pet registration and permits. * Grant for the purchase of reusable menstrual hygiene products. * Community garden. Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

Housing cooperatives and corporations

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Housing search assistance

Social housing and housing cooperatives

89 Immigration and cultural communities

Immigration and cultural communities

FRENCH COURSES

IMMIGRATION AND SPONSORSHIP

INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION

MULTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING AND DIPLOMAS

REFUGEE SUPPORT

SETTLEMENT SERVICES FOR NEWCOMERS

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91 Immigration and cultural communities

Immigration and sponsorship

Interpretation and translation

Multicultural organizations

SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 777-7213 Website: sery-granby.org Email: [email protected]

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Recognition of prior learning and diplomas

Refugee support

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Fees: membership: $10 per year Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial, municipal, grants, membership fees, donations Legal status: non-profit organization

Settlement services for newcomers

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SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 777-7213 Website: sery-granby.org Email: [email protected]

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96 Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples

EMPLOYMENT

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

97 Indigenous Peoples Employment

Government services

98 Indigenous Peoples

SERVICES QUÉBEC - COWANSVILLE 406 du Sud Street, 2nd floor, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X7 1 800 463-0230 Fax: 450 263-1278 Website: www.quebec.ca/en/government/services-quebec

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100 Justice and Advocacy

Justice and Advocacy

ADVOCACY GROUPS

CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPLAINTS

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

COURTHOUSES AND TRIBUNALS

LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION

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Services: Defending and promoting the rights of people who have physical or sensory disabilities that live in the MRC de Brom-Missisquoi. Eligibility: adults living with a physical or sensory disability Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday to Thursday Fees: membership: $10 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

Consumer protection and complaints

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Correctional services

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA - COWANSVILLE INSTITUTION 400 Fordyce Avenue, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 3N7 450 263-3073 Fax: 450 263-0325 Website: www.csc-scc.gc.ca Services: Medium security centre responsible of activities related to the detention of offenders. * Offenders assessment and follow-up. * Correctional plans elaboration. * Management of custody, accommodation, supervision and guidance programs. * Transportation, escorts and supervision for court appearances and transfers to other prisons and hospitals. Eligibility: men offenders sentenced for more than 2 years Capacity: 599 inmates Coverage area: Province of Québec Financing: federal Legal status: federal government agency

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Courthouses and tribunals

COWANSVILLE COURTHOUSE 920 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 0E3 450 263-3520 Fax: 450 266-1415 Website: www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/en/join-us/find-a-courthouse/cowansville-courthouse Services: Administration or court services of Cowansville. * Support to various courts constituting the judicial system of Québec and some specialized courts. * Judicial services: civil wedding and partnership, family mediation, support payments. Coverage area: Bedford judicial district Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Financing: provincial Legal status: provincial government agency

Legal assistance and information

105 Justice and Advocacy

SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 749 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J8 450 777-7213 Website: sery-granby.org Email: [email protected]

106 Justice and Advocacy

107 Mental Health and addictions

Mental Health and addictions

ADDICTION PREVENTION

ADDICTION TREATMENT

COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN MENTAL HEALTH

HELPLINES

MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUPS

MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING

SELF-HELP GROUPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

108 Mental Health and addictions Addiction prevention

Addiction treatment

CENTRE DE RÉADAPTATION EN DÉPENDANCE DE LA MONTÉRÉGIE - COWANSVILLE CLSC La Pommeraie, 397 de la Rivière Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X2 1 866 964-4413 Fax: 450 266-5872 Website: santemonteregie.qc.ca/services/dependances Email: [email protected] Services: * Internal et external detoxification. * Consultation and treatment for compulsive gamblers. * Support to the relatives: individual and group meetings, support group for parents of teenagers and group for adults relatives. * Social rehabilitation. Eligibility: youth 12 years and older, adults dealing with addictions, support to relatives Coverage area: Montérégie Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30 Fees: free Legal status: parapublic organization

109 Mental Health and addictions

Community support in mental health

110 Mental Health and addictions

Helplines

111 Mental Health and addictions

Mental health advocacy groups

112 Mental Health and addictions

Mental health housing

Self-help groups for mental health issues

113 Mental Health and addictions

Financing: provincial, donations, grants Legal status: non-profit organization

114 Seniors

Seniors

CAREGIVERS

COMMUNITY AND RECREATION CENTRES

DAY CENTRES AND RESPITE

FRIENDLY VISITS AND SAFETY CALLS

HOME SUPPORT

HOUSING FOR SENIORS

INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

MEALS ON WHEELS

VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION

115 Seniors Caregivers

116 Seniors

Community and Recreation Centres

CLUB DE LA BONNE HUMEUR DE LAC-BROME 5 Mill Road, Lac-Brome, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1V0 450 243-5620 Website: clubdelabonnehumeur.ca Email: [email protected] Services: Social and recreational activities for seniors. Eligibility: seniors Coverage area: Lac-Brome and surroundings Hours: variable according to the activities Fees: annual membership: $25 Financing: membership fees, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

Day centres and respite

Friendly visits and safety calls

117 Seniors

118 Seniors

Home support

119 Seniors

120 Seniors

Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

121 Seniors

Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 14h00 Fees: $5.50 per meal Financing: municipal, donations, grants Legal status: non-profit organization

Housing for seniors

VILLAS DES MONTS DE SUTTON (LES) 33 Western Street, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-1291 Email: [email protected] Services: Housing with services for seniors. * Meals. * Security. * Recreational activities. Eligibility: seniors 75 years and over, autonomous or with a slight loss of autonomy, on a low or modest income Capacity: 40 units Coverage area: Sutton Hours: Monday to Thursday 9h00 to 15h30 Fees: variable Financing: provincial, municipal, self-financing Legal status: non-profit organization

Intergenerational activities

122 Seniors

Meals on Wheels

123 Seniors

Volunteer Transportation

BEDFORD - CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE BEDFORD ET ENVIRONS - ACCOMPANIMENT- TRANSPORTATION 35 Cyr Street, PO Box 1664, Bedford, Montérégie, QC, J0J 1A0 450 248-2473 Website: www.cabbed.org Email: [email protected] Services: * Transportation and accompaniment to medical appointments and shopping by volunteers. * Carrosse d'Or: transportation to the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu shopping centre. Eligibility: seniors aged 50 and over, convalescents, persons with a chronic disease, physical or intellectual disability Coverage area: Bedford, Notre-Dame-De-Stanbridge, Saint-Ignace-De-Stanbridge, Stanbridge East, Saint- Armand, Pike River, Stanbridge Station Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 16h00, shopping assistance: once a week, Carrosse d'Or: first two Mondays of each month 9h00 to 15h00 Fees: transportation to medical appointments: between $0,34/km and $0,40/km, shopping assistance: free, Carrosse d'Or: $5 round-trip Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

124 Seniors

Coverage area: medical appointments: Abercorn, Adamsville (Bromont), Bolton-Ouest, Brigham, Brome, Cowansville, Dunham, East Farnham, Frelighsburg, Sutton, shopping: Cowansville only Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, by appointment Fees: medical appointments: fee schedule, shopping: $10 per use Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE FARNHAM - ACCOMPANIMENT-TRANSPORTATION 1810 Principale East Street, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1N4 450 293-3265 Fax: 450 293-1010 Website: www.cabfarnham.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Accompaniment-transportation for medical appointments. * Accompaniment-transportation for shopping. Eligibility: for everyone Coverage area: Ange-Gardien, Farnham, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Sainte-Sabine Hours: accompaniment-transportation for shopping: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00, medical accompaniment-transportation: Monday to Sunday depending on the needs Fees: people registered in the social solidarity program: none, $0.59 per kilometer Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

COOPÉRATIVE DE SOUTIEN À DOMICILE DU PAYS DES VERGERS - ACCOMPANIMENT- TRANSPORTATION 224 du Sud Street, Suite 5, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 2X4 450 266-5484 Fax: 450 266-1919 Website: soutienadomicile.coop Email: [email protected] Services: * Accompaniment and transportation to errands by employees. Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Ange-Gardien Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 16h00 Fees: transportation: $0.50 per km Financing: self-financing Legal status: cooperative

125 Sex and gender

Sex and gender

WOMEN'S CENTRES

WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS

126 Sex and gender Women's centres

Women’s associations

127 Sex and gender

128 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Sports, Recreation and Culture

ARTS AND CULTURE

CLUBS AND SOCIAL EVENTS

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTRES

HOBBIES

LIBRARIES

MUNICIPAL SPORTS AND RECREATION SERVICES

SPORT

SPORTS AND RECREATION FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY

129 Sports, Recreation and Culture Arts and culture

DUNHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY 3638 Principale Street, Dunham, Montérégie, QC, J0E 1M0 450 295-2621 Website: www.mabibliotheque.ca/dunham Email: [email protected] Services: Loan and consultation of books and audiovisual documents. * Computer and Internet access. * Arts centre. * Story time. * Book club for children. * Workshops, conferences. Coverage area: Dunham Hours: Wednesday 13h00 to 16h30, Thursday 9h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 20h30, Saturday 10h00 to 13h30 Fees: variable Financing: municipal Legal status: municipal agency

Clubs and social events

130 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Community recreation centres

131 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Eligibility: youth from 12 to 17 years old Coverage area: Bedford Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 21h00 Financing: municipal Legal status: non-profit organization

Hobbies

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE FARNHAM 1810 Principale Street East, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1N4 450 293-3265 Fax: 450 293-1010 Website: www.cabfarnham.com Email: [email protected]

133 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Services: Promotion of volunteering and support to the community. Home-support services * Mammography accompaniment-transportation. * Medical accompaniment-transportation. * Transportation, accompaniment and shopping assistance. * Animation. * Chores. * Respite-care. * Palliative care. * Friendly visits. * Friendly calls. * Info-Stop: prevention tool for the safety of seniors. Help to families * Collectives kitchen. * Assistance: food and energy (electricity and heater). * Opération Septembre: financial assistance covering a part of the school bill. * Social integration program for seniors. * Christmas baskets. * Academic support. * Tax and forms. * Thrift shop. * Active listening. * Knitting. Support for organizations * Technical support: word processor, photocopy, bookkeeping, etc. * Bulletin board and display. * Rental rooms and equipment. * Recruitment and volunteer referral. Eligibility: people living with a disability, seniors, families, community organizations Coverage area: Ange-Gardien, Farnham, Sainte-Brigide-D'iberville, Sainte-Sabine Hours: Monday to Friday 8h00 to 12h00 and 13h00 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

134 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Hours: Monday to Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Fees: none Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

135 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Libraries

Municipal sports and recreation services

136 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Sport

Sports and recreation for people with a disability

PHARE SOURCE D'ENTRAIDE (LE) - POINT DE SERVICE - COWANSVILLE 515 du Sud Street, Suite 216, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1T8 450 266-3464 Website: psentraide.org Email: [email protected]

137 Sports, Recreation and Culture

Services: Mutual aid resource in mental health. * Information, referral, and awareness raising. * Individual support by phone or in person. * Autonomous management of medication. * Self-knowledge workshops. * Community meals. * Community action: participation in the organization, training, discussions about current issues, committees. * Activities: physical conditioning, skittles, pool, hikes, softball, board games, excursions, movie screenings, parties, camping trips. * Art: art-therapy, musical workshops, creative art. Eligibility: people living with or having lived with mental health challenges Coverage area: Cowansville Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

138 Thrift store and material aid

Thrift store and material aid

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

THRIFT STORES

USED ITEM DONATION RECOVERY PROGRAMS

139 Thrift store and material aid School supplies

Thrift Stores

140 Thrift store and material aid

FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE SAINT-ANDRÉ (LA) - COMPTOIR FAMILIAL DE SUTTON 89 Principal Street North, Sutton, Montérégie, QC, J0E 2K0 450 538-3215 Email: [email protected] Services: * Thrift store: clothes, household items, toys, furniture, appliances, sport gear, used electronic devices. Eligibility: people on a low income Coverage area: Sutton Hours: thrift store: Wednesday and first Saturday of the month 9h00 to 12h00, administration: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 13h30 to 16h30 Fees: variable Financing: donations Legal status: non-profit organization

FRIPERIE LE CHIFFONNIER 959 Principale East Street, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1M8 450 293-3265 ext. 207 Fax: 450 293-1010 Website: www.cabfarnham.com/friperie-le-chiffonnier Email: [email protected] Services: Used items at low prices. * Clothing. * Shoes and boots. * Handbags. * Jewelry and fashion accessories. * Dishes and other household items. * Accessories for babies. * Toys, books, DVDs, music CDs. * Sport items. Coverage area: Ange-Gardien, Farnham, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Sainte-Sabine Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9h00 to 17h00, Thursday 9h00 to 19h00, Saturday 9h00 to 16h00 Fees: variable Financing: Centraide Richelieu-Yamaska, provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

141 Thrift store and material aid

Used item donation recovery programs

142 Thrift store and material aid

143 Transportation

Transportation

ACCOMPANIED TRANSPORT

ACCOMPANIED TRANSPORT FOR MEDICAL REASONS

144 Transportation Accompanied transport

Accompanied transport for medical reasons

145 Transportation

CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE COWANSVILLE - ACCOMPANIMENT-TRANSPORTATION 169 Principale Street, Cowansville, Montérégie, QC, J2K 1J3 450 263-3758 Fax: 450 263-3255 Website: www.cabcowansville.com Email: [email protected] Services: * Transportation and accompaniment to medical appointments and shopping by volunteers. Eligibility: medical appointments: seniors aged 65 and over, patients requiring hemodialysis or physiotherapy treatment, cancer patients requiring treatment or follow-up appointments, shopping: autonomous residents of Cowansville aged 65 and over Coverage area: medical appointments: Abercorn, Adamsville (Bromont), Bolton-Ouest, Brigham, Brome, Cowansville, Dunham, East Farnham, Frelighsburg, Sutton, shopping: Cowansville only Hours: Monday to Friday 8h30 to 16h30, by appointment Fees: medical appointments: fee schedule, shopping: $10 per use Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

146 Violence and abuse

Violence and abuse

PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AND CRIME

SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES

THERAPY AND COUNSELLING

147 Violence and abuse Prevention of violence and crime

Support for victims and their families

Therapy and counselling

148 Violence and abuse

Financing: fundraising campaigns, contributions Legal status: non-profit organization

149 PHARE SOURCE D'ENTRAIDE (LE) - SIÈGE SOCIAL - FARNHAM 525 Saint-Édouard Street, Suite 103, Farnham, Montérégie, QC, J2N 1G6 450 293-0690 Fax: 450 293-7070 Website: psentraide.org Email: [email protected] Services: Alternative mental health self-help resource. * Information, referral and awareness. * Listening and individual support by phone or in person. * Self-help group. * Autonomous medication management. * Self- awaraness workshops. * Community meals and food purchasing groups. * Art therapy, music workshops and creative arts. * Workshops, committees and meetings on current issues. * Physical activities: physical conditionning, outdoors walks, soft ball. * Leisure activities: bowling, billiards, board games, outings, film screenings, special celeberations, camping trips. Eligibility: people living or having lived with a mental health problem or a period of emotional distress Coverage area: MRC Brome-Missisquoi Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9h00 to 16h00 Financing: provincial Legal status: non-profit organization

150 Alphabetical Index Alphabetical Index ASSOCIATION ACTION-PLUS BROME-MISSISQUOI (L') 133 ASSOCIATION D'ENTRAIDE EN SANTÉ MENTALE «L'ÉVEIL» DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 54 ASSOCIATION DE COOPÉRATIVE D'ÉCONOMIE FAMILIALE DE MONTÉRÉGIE-EST - 103 COWANSVILLE ASSOCIATION DE PARENTS DE PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES DE BROME MISSISQUOI 137 ASSOCIATION DES LOCATAIRES DES HLM DE FARNHAM 102 ASSOCIATION DES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES PHYSIQUES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 102 ASSOCIATION GARAGONA 27 ASSOCIATION PANDA BROME-MISSISQUOI 80 AVANTE WOMEN'S CENTRE 148 AVENUE PROFESION'ELLE - COWANSVILLE 52 BEDFORD - CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE BEDFORD ET ENVIRONS 140 BEDFORD - CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE BEDFORD ET ENVIRONS - 145 ACCOMPANIMENT-TRANSPORTATION BEDFORD - CITY 70 BRIGHAM - MUNICIPALITY 70 BROME LAKE - TOWN 70 BROMONT - CITY 71 BUTTERS FOUNDATION 103 CARREFOUR JEUNESSE-EMPLOI COMTÉS IBERVILLE ET SAINT-JEAN - POINT DE 52 SERVICE FARNHAM CARREFOUR JEUNESSE-EMPLOI DES CANTONS DE L'EST - COWANSVILLE 53 CELLULE JEUNES ET FAMILLES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 117 CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE COWANSVILLE - ACCOMPANIMENT-TRANSPORTATION 145 CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE COWANSVILLE - TAX CLINIC 54 CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE FARNHAM 133 CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE FARNHAM - ACCOMPANIMENT-TRANSPORTATION 146 CENTRE D'ACTION BÉNÉVOLE DE SUTTON 125 CENTRE DE PÉDIATRIE SOCIALE EN COMMUNAUTÉ MAIN DANS LA MAIN 149 CENTRE DE RÉADAPTATION EN DÉPENDANCE DE LA MONTÉRÉGIE - COWANSVILLE 109 CENTRE FEMMES DES CANTONS 141 CENTRE MARGUERITE-DUBOIS 142 CLUB DE LA BONNE HUMEUR DE LAC-BROME 130 CLUB DES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES BROME MISSISQUOI 137 COMITÉ POPOTE ROULANTE DE COWANSVILLE (LE) 123 COMITÉ POPOTE ROULANTE DE FARNHAM (LE) 123 COOPÉRATIVE DE SOUTIEN À DOMICILE DU PAYS DES VERGERS 121 COOPÉRATIVE DE SOUTIEN À DOMICILE DU PAYS DES VERGERS - ACCOMPANIMENT- 145 TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE BEDFORD ET RÉGION 48 CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA - COWANSVILLE INSTITUTION 104 COWANSVILLE - CITY 105 COWANSVILLE - LOISIRS 136 COWANSVILLE COURTHOUSE 104 COWANSVILLE VOLUNTEER CENTRE 134 DIABÈTE BROME-MISSISQUOI 136 DUNHAM - CITY 71 DUNHAM - LEISURE & COMMUNITY SERVICES 136 DUNHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY 135 EAST FARNHAM - MUNICIPALITY 72 ÉDUCATION DES ADULTES EN FRANÇAIS DE BASE (L') - BEDFORD 134 ÉDUCATION DES ADULTES EN FRANÇAIS DE BASE (L') - FARNHAM 135 ENTRÉE CHEZ SOI BROME-MISSISQUOI 113

151 ENTRÉE CHEZ SOI BROME-MISSISQUOI - POINT DE SERVICE DE COWANSVILLE 114 ÉQUIPE D'ACCOMPAGNEMENT AU DIAPASON (L') 149 ESPACE VIVANT LIVING ROOM 85 FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE SAINT-ANDRÉ (LA) - COMPTOIR FAMILIAL DE SUTTON 141 FARNHAM - CITY 72 FONDATION CLAUDE DE SERRES 81 FONDATION DU MAIRE DE LA VILLE DE FARNHAM 140 FONDATION LES FOYERS FARNHAM (LA) 81 FRELIGHSBURG - MUNICIPALITY 72 FRIPERIE LE CHIFFONNIER 142 JARDIN D'ENFANTS DE SUTTON 131 JARDINS COMMUNAUTAIRES DE SUTTON 61 LE SAC À MOTS ET BOUQUINERIE 142 MAISON AU DIAPASON (LA) 80 MAISON DE LA FAMILLE COWANSVILLE RÉGION 132 MAISON DE LA FAMILLE DES FRONTIÈRES 31 MAISON DES JEUNES DE FARNHAM 148 MAISON DES JEUNES LE BOUM (LA) 132 MAISON DES JEUNES LE TRAIT D'UNION 84 MRC BROME-MISSISQUOI 75 NOTRE-DAME-DE-STANBRIDGE - MUNICIPALITY 105 OBOULO - COWANSVILLE 50 OFFICE D'HABITATION DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 122 OPEX COWANSVILLE 98 PARENFANT MONTÉRÉGIE (LE) 106 PHARE SOURCE D'ENTRAIDE (LE) - POINT DE SERVICE - COWANSVILLE 149 PHARE SOURCE D'ENTRAIDE (LE) - SIÈGE SOCIAL - FARNHAM 149 PIKE RIVER - MUNICIPALITY 106 PLACE AUX JEUNES DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 88 PLEINS RAYONS 143 POPOTE ROULANTE DE BEDFORD (LA) 124 RÉCOLTE DES GÉNÉRATIONS (LA) 122 REGROUPEMENT SOUTIEN AUX AIDANTS DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 117 SAINT-ARMAND - MUNICIPALITY 73 SAINT-IGNACE-DE-STANBRIDGE - MUNICIPALITY 74 SAINTE-SABINE - MUNICIPALITY 74 SERVICE CANADA CENTRE - COWANSVILLE 148 SERVICE EXTERNE DE MAIN-D'OUVRE DE GRANBY ET RÉGION 52 SERVICES QUÉBEC - COWANSVILLE 99 SOLIDARITÉ ETHNIQUE RÉGIONALE DE LA YAMASKA - COWANSVILLE 131 STANBRIDGE EAST - MUNICIPALITY 74 STANBRIDGE STATION - MUNICIPALITY 74 SÛRETÉ DU QUÉBEC - POSTE MRC DE BROME-MISSISQUOI 76 SUTTON - CITY 75 VILLAS DES MONTS DE SUTTON (LES) 122 VITALITÉ FRELIGHSBURG 48 WEST BOLTON - MUNICIPALITY 75 YAMASKA LITERACY COUNCIL 43