Whom we have helped
We are proud to be helping out the following organizations in their mission to help Women and children within our community.
Amcal Family Services
Amcal Family Services/Projet Jeunesse de l'ouest de l'ile West Island
Provides a residence for teens in crisis and counselling services to their family members.
The organization offers supervised visits program, school-based programs as well as community programs.
Tel: 514-694-3161
www.amcal.ca
West Island Women's Shelter
Refuge pour les femmes de l'ouest de l'ile ouest/West Island Women's Shelter
provide educational, social and recreational services for women living in the West Island and the community at large.
Tel: 514-695-8529 www.wiwc.ac
West Island Calacs
Offers help to women who have been the victims of sexual assault, as well as programs for the prevention of sexual assault. CALACS is the only service in the West Island to offer these services to women 14 years and older.
Tel: (514) 620-4333
www.calacsdelouest.ca
Pierrefonds Community Project
Provides services for children of low-income and immigrant families, and assists young mothers coping with raising children. Tel: 514-684-5995
West Island Mission
Provide well-balanced, high quality food assistance and other related aid upon request and evaluation.
Tel: (514) 912-6813
www.wimmoi.com
Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides
Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada, the organization of choice for girls and women, makes a positive difference in the life of every girl and woman who experiences Guiding so she can contribute responsibly to her communities.
Toronto: Tel: (416) 487-5281
www.girlguides.ca
Cloverdale
Contribute to the personal development of children and adults in a stimulating life environment.
Tel:(514) 684-8228 www.cloverdalemulti-ressources.org
Les Floralies
Maintaining independence and improving the resident's quality of life are the main focuses of the team. The respect of existing capabilities and limitations of the individual, listening carefully, the application of knowledge in gerontology, of personalized services, allow a more human helping relationship, more active and confident between the resident and the team.
LaSalle: Tel.: (514) 363-8200
Lachine: Tel.: (514) 637-0005
www.residencesfloralies.qc.ca
Nova West Island
Providing comprehensive, compassionate, quality care to vulnerable individuals in the community. Their primary mandate is to provide specialized care and support in the home to cancer and ALS clients during the course of the illness and particularly in the palliative stage.
Tel: (514) 695-8335
www.novawi.org
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Women’s Links Education Fund
- This fund, established in 2005, has been designed to support single mother(s) from the West Island with their opportunities for the future, by assisting with the cost of their post-secondary education.
Bursary Selection & Recognition – Applicants for this bursary must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. The recipients shall be enrolled in a post-secondary academic program in one of the following three schools John Abbott College, Cégep Gérald Godin, or McGill University, Macdonald Campus. The bursary is not meant to exclusively award academic merit or excellence. It is designed to assist a single mother who is engaged and committed to pursuing higher education, but who may have financial difficulties or other challenges.
To date we have given over $17,000 in financial aid to single West Island mothers who are attending either John Abbott College or Cegep Gerald-Godin.
