Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Services

Intervention, prevention & support services fo newcomers and families

1 Cummings Square, 5151 de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal, QC, H3W 1M6

Monday to Thursday

9am -5pm

Employement Preparation

• Improve on computer & language skills
  
• Write a CV
• Preparation for a job interview
• Small group training (workshops)
• Labour standards
  
• Multicultural work environment
• Networking
  

Integration support

• Workshops and cultural activities:
• Kiosks
  
• Information on services, organizations & activities
  
• Intercultural community worker
• Identify the social or health services
  
• Accompany to appointments
• Intercultural exchange program
• Familiarize with Quebec society & community life in NDG
  

Languages Offered

• Amharic, Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Korean, Kurdish, Mandarin, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
  

Drop-in Daycare

• 18 months to 5 years
• Offer French courses
• Educational games
• Preschool & physical activities
• Workshops on parent-child bonding
• Monday to Friday 9am -12pm & 1pm -4pm
  

Francization

• Part-time French courses
• Beginner, intermediate or advanced level
• Offered in the morning, afternoon, evening or weekend
• French conversation workshops
• Every Friday 10am -12pm
  
• Registration on-site
• Intermediate or advanced level
  

Installation services

• Needs assessment
• Orientation (refer to resources, services & program offered within the community)
• Follow-ups
• Meet up with a consultant
  

Services for Newcomers

• Provide essential referrals, gudiance and support
• One-on-one information meeting
• Accompaniment of newcomers, integration activities and employment services
• Mental health support

Services for Families

• Family counseling
  
• Parent groups workshops
• Mental health support
• Counseling services for individuals
• The ERCC acts as a facilitator to bridge linguistic & cultural gaps, between parents, administration & teachers.
  
• Help effectively communicate with school administrators & teachers
  

Settlement services & Integration activities

• Cultural, social and education activities
• Jewish holiday celebration
• Family trips and outings often with a cultural component
• Young adult social and networking activities
  

Maria-Goretti

Residence

• Open 7 days a week from 7am-11pm
• Independent living for women
• Cost varies
  

Support Services

• Family support
• Offers academic support from 6 to 17 years
• Provides tutoring in math and French
• Summer camp for 4 weeks of activities
• School support upon referral
• Helps in finding a house
  

Francization

• Part-time French courses
• Free French courses
  

Languages Offered

• Services offered in: Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Creole, English, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese
  

Employement Assistance

• Support newcomers with a permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship
• Citizenship workshops
• Helps find a job
  

Food Action

• Cooking workshops
• Nutrition workshops
• Provides healthy high-quality food at a fair price