Education and Literacy

Educational programs for youth.

• Outdoor activities.
• Physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual and social development.
• Dropout prevention and promotion of volunteering.

Digital platform aimed at promoting reading among young people.

• Interactive quiz to find out your reading profile and personalized reading suggestions.
• Directory of libraries and bookstores near you: www.agol.ca/biblios-librairies

* Video clips, webinars, and podcasts.

Training centre for people 16 years old and over.

• Workshops in French language skills, literacy, and basic math.
• Introduction to computers: computers skills, Word, Excel, tablets, and cell phones.
• Help with high school equivalency tests (TENS).
• Help with general development tests (TDG).

Education centre for retirees.

• Lectures on general culture, health, personal development, politics, sex education, history, economics.
• Language courses: Spanish beginner, intermediate and advanced level, Italian.
• Computer courses: introduction to Apple computers, tablets, telephones.
• Exercise classes: Yoga, weight training, Qi gong, cardio, self-defense.
• Art and crafts classes.
• AROBAS theatre company.
• Coeur Tournesol choir.
• ARO'Band music group.
• Social clubs: walking club, billiards club, Velosanté bicycle club, le Pixelliste photography club, book club, travelers club, golf club, ARO'mitié club for people who are alone.
• Volunteer opportunities.

Assistance for teens and young adults allowing them to explore trades and find a professional career.

• Virtual mentoring by professionals or students with similar fields of interests.
• Virtual discussion group.
• School dropout prevention.
• Online articles and videos offering advice and inspiration to help with career choice.
• Directory of organizations and schools in order to familiarize with the job market.
• Volunteering possibility through mentoring.

Youth centre by and for young people.

* Free recreational activities: sports, games.

• Directed activities: improvisation workshops, thematic evenings, outings, etc.
• Homework assistance.

• 3-week job search training following the club method.
• Job search workshops.
• Vocational and academic guidance.
• Documentation room.
• Access to Internet and to a phone.

Accompaniment of immigrant women in a process of cultural, economic and social integration in Outaouais.

• Information sessions on the first steps of settlement: important documents to obtain, opening a bank account, looking for housing, childcare services and school registration, the Québec school system, financial aid and income tax returns, services offered by community organizations, diploma equivalencies, employability services, etc.
• French classes for women and their families.
• Administering oaths for documents.
• Individual psychosocial support for immigrant women and women who are victims of violence.
• Accompaniment in administrative procedures.
• Valorization of immigrant women who are entrepreneurs and promotion of their products.
• Babel: group for seniors to break isolation through group activities, physical activity, basic English courses, etc.
• Espace parent: group discussion workshops for parents on the education system in Québec, the DPJ, children integration, etc.
• Workshops on democratic and Quebecois values.
• Subsidized daycare in Hull and Cantley.
• New winter clothes at low cost.
• Ready for back to school: distribution of school supplies at low cost.
• Coffee-meetings.

• Reception and integration of immigrants: individual meetings, needs assessment, referral service, interpretation and translation service, information sessions on the functioning of the host society.
• Assistance in filling out forms.
• Information and guidance for the change of status for international students and obtaining work permits.
• Assistance in finding housing.
• Psychosocial services.
• Cultural transition assistance.
• Objective Integration (OI) session.
• Family: early learning and development activities, le Nid des Anges drop-in daycare and assistance with school registration.
• Individual meetings with Intercultural Community Interventionists: ICI-Health and ICI-Youth.
• Recreational, sports and cultural activities for seniors.
• Ampèrâge: elder abuse prevention, telephone and friendly visits, matching with a volunteer.
• Training in business start-up.
• Francization.
• Courses: English and computer.
• Tax clinic.

• Welcoming, settlement assistance, information.
• Housing search assistance.
• French courses.
• Drop-in daycare.
• Training for parents.
• Tax clinic.

• Literacy workshops.
• School dropout prevention and retention.
• Welcome and active listening.
• Mobilization and consultation.
• Advocacy for social assistance and unemployment: information, referrals, research and support.
• Monthly café-rencontre: speaking out, education and group reflection.

Youth centre.

• Listening, entertainment and referral.
• Homework assistance.
• Arts and music room.
• Indoor and outdoor activities: sports, games, cultural activities.
• Cooking workshops.
• Various workshops: prevention, mental health.
• Kiosks in schools at lunchtime.
• Various projects.
• Youth centre meetings.

Job search program.

• Job offers.
• Guidance service, resume writing assistance, job search workshops and personalized follow-up.
• Specialized service for people 35 years old and over.
• Specialized service for people 50 years old and over.
• Service to businesses.

• Job seeking programs: job offers, resume writing assistance, personalized follow-up, workshops, Internet training, guidance service.
• Specialized service for people 35 years old and over.
• Specialized services for people 50 years old and over.
• Service to businesses.

• Job seeking programs: job offers, resume writing assistance, personalized follow-up, workshops, Internet training, guidance service.
• Specialized service for people 35 years old and over.
• Specialized service for people 50 years old and over.
• Service to businesses.

Individual and collective defence of the rights of people living in poverty, mainly people receiving last-resort financial assistance.

• Individual assistance for citizens in understanding their rights and recourses, and the steps to take to ensure the defence of their rights.
• Conferences, information workshops and discussion groups on economic and social rights and issues related to poverty and social exclusion.
• Representation to public administrations and political bodies concerned with situations where the rights of citizens living in poverty are being violated or threatened.
• Regular workshops and meetings for members.
• Detailed schedule: actionpopulaire.org/nos-activites

Preschool.

• À la carte courses.
• Preparation for kindergarten.
• Early literacy.
• Physical, artistic and skill development activities.
• Outings: picking apples, sugar hut.
• Various events for the holidays.

Animated meeting place for youth.

• Billiards, hockey, ping-pong, baby-foot, game consoles, computers, cafeteria, etc.
• Outdoors and sports activities.
• Homework assistance

Animated meeting place for youth.

• Billiards, hockey, ping-pong, baby-foot, game consoles, computers, cafeteria, etc.
• Outdoors and sports activities.
• Homework assistance.

Meeting place for youth.

• Discussion, information and daily support.
• Music, sports and creative activities.
• Outings.
• Access to equipment: computers, kitchen, music room, sports and circus gear, pool table, ping-pong, foosball, video games, board games, art material etc.
• Homework assistance.
• Popular education.
• Outreach work, intervention and prevention of STDs, violence, addiction and delinquence.