Café Parenthèse
Description:
Harm reduction approach and personal empowerment development.
* Community meals.
* Distribution of hygiene products.
* Distribution of condoms and other health protection products.
* Distribution of safe consumption material.
* Accompaniment and moral support in the Café Parenthèse environment through informal conversations.
* Accompaniment and support in the completion of administrative procedures (forms, job search, housing search, etc.).
* Men’s health and well-being project.
* Storage space (lockers) for people experiencing homelessness.
* Bike-sharing project: access to a free ecological means of transport all year round.
* Warm up your street project: offer of products (sleeping bag, blankets, gloves, mittens, hats, neck warmer, warm socks, etc.) accessible at all times.
* Tapaj project: paid work by day on different work platforms.
* Coordination of a volunteer committee.
* Establishment of a peer helpers project.
* Coordination of a project committee allowing the realization of projects with a social vocation.
* Music workshops and classes.
* Various arts workshops and courses.
* Various activities to socialize, break isolation and create a sense of belonging to the group.
* Conferences, shows, animations related to various issues, including drug addiction.
* Warming centre during cold weather.
Customer base:
people who may be experiencing problems of social exclusion, isolation, poverty, marginalization, drug addiction, psychological distress or any other problem affecting their quality of life
Costs:
none
Territory served:
mainly Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-lac, MRC Deux-Montagnes
Accommodation:
Without accommodation
Legal status:
non-profit organization
Language of service:
French; English