Helping kids at risk
SQUAT Basse-Ville, Saint-Roch, Quebec city For many, the path to homelessness can start at an early age. Julie’s home life was troubled and she was exposed to violence early on. She began displaying worrisome behavior such as sleeping in public […]
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Déclic, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Montreal Most young people in Quebec have two choices after finishing high school or cegep: continue with their studies or enter the job market. For vulnerable youth, however, their choice is narrower. Just finding the focus and […]
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Auberge Madeleine, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal Although often less visible to the public than homelessness among men, homelessness affects a growing number of women as well. To help women at risk the LÉGER FOUNDATION and l’Auberge Madeleine have partnered to launch […]
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Women In Self Employment – Ethiopia, East Africa In Ethiopia, drought, famine and chronic food shortages are commonplace and the effects of poverty leave few untouched. Women and children are often the first victims due to their precarious economic status […]
Continue reading →Together for humanitarian aid
Diocesan development committee – Caritas Cameroon – Extreme Northern Cameroon, Central Africa The extreme northern region of Cameroon has seen a dramatic influx of displaced peoples from both Nigeria and the Cameroon fleeing the threat of terrorist group Boko Haram. […]
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