"As a volunteer counselor at a centre for women in abusive relationships and their children, I am constantly inspired by the resilience of the women who come here to seek shelter from conjugal violence. ...
"I'm a widower without much family in Montreal, and it can be lonely, even though I've lived in this neighborhood most of my life. I've been coming to Le Café since it opened in 2009, and I look forward ...
"My daughter Leah is eight years old. For the past three years, she has participated in special family programming for her global developmental delay. As a family, we appreciate the respite and the joy ...
"Through the Jewish community, I've had the opportunity to discover new interests. I now find myself involved as a volunteer; trying to improve my French through a French class; I'm even planning to enroll ...
"Thanks to the generous support of donors to Federation CJA and volunteers in our community, underprivileged children in elementary and high schools across the city benefit from the Lunch for a Bunch program. ...
"For the past 19 years I've been a volunteer, helping people get access to food baskets. Not only do these baskets help individuals in the Jewish community keep a kosher home and put food on the table, ...
"My family and I left France in 2010 to immigrate to Montreal. Throughout our process of getting settled in, we relied on the invaluable help of the community. We fully took advantage of this support network ...
"It makes me happy to spend time with friends, enjoy a meal together, have good conversation, and even tell a few jokes. A smile can go a long way to making someone feel like they belong!" Last year, we ...
"Imagine that you are at home, the doorbell rings and two men are standing there, official papers in hand, stating that you have a week to leave your home. I didn't know what to do. My cousin told me that ...
"Every Tuesday, a volunteer comes to my home and drives me to my weekly get-together where I meet with Holocaust survivors. These women are more than friends – they are like family. Even though my children ...
"I have faced many barriers in my life, including finding and being able to keep a job. I was on welfare until I started to work in a sheltered workshop here in Montreal. That was 16 years ago. Working ...
"Walking is difficult for me and the fact that the library lets me choose my books by phone, brings the books to me and then returns them for me is truly a blessing. Without the books, the staff and volunteers, ...