entraide des familles (enfam-québec)
Services
Personalized support for families. Material assistance
* Food bank: food assistance baskets worth $200.
* Clothing bank: second hand clothes for all.
* Free quarterly distribution of clothing, shoes and coats.
* Donations of dishes, mattresses and furniture.
* School supplies.
* Christmas baskets and gifts for members. Immigration
* Welcoming and needs assessment.
* Guidance, advice and information on community resources.
* Accompaniment for a period of 4 years to facilitate integration in the form of group workshops or individual interventions.
* Integration activities: sugar shack, Quebec's national holiday, etc. Families
* Workshops for parents: bullying and cyberbullying prevention, workshops on the functioning of the school system, etc.
* Homework assistance.
* Interventions and preventions.
* Day camps and spring break camp.
* Conferences.
Details on the service offer
Christmas basket 2023: Dinner and distribution of free gifts for members of the organization and low income families who are not part of the organization. The service is limited to residents of Saint-Laurent, Bordeaux Cartierville and Ahuntsic. Registration closes the week of November 10th 2023. The date and time of distribution will be announced on December 1st to all registered families. The organization will be closed from December 18th to January 5th 2024.
Eligibility
immigrant families, families on a low income, school supplies: youth 5 to 15 years old, donations of dishes: newly arrived single-parent families
Schedule
Tuesday to Friday 11h00 to 16h00, food baskets: Thursday, except the last of the month
Fees
annual membership: $20 per family, food assistance: $30 per month, camps: $70 per youth, furniture donations: contribution to fuel costs
Coverage area
Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Saint-Laurent
Languages offered
Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Application process
by email, by Facebook or in person
Documents required
lease, previous year's tax returns, identification documents
Capacity
450 families
Volunteer opportunities
Yes
Categories:
Mailing address
1775 Edouard-Laurin Boulevard, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, H4L 2B9
Business line
438 814-0660
Other phone (1)
438 875-6014
Legal Status
non-profit organization
Funding
federal, municipal
Last verified on
2023-04-28