As Change for Change’s first Canadian Chapter, students at McGill University in Montreal joined the network in 2010, addressing the issue of youth homelessness and crisis assistance in their campus community.
community challenge
Poverty
beneficiary
Share the Warmth
purpose
To sponsor at-risk teenagers who are running in Share the Warmth's charity challenge marathon, to support their youth programs.
description
Share the Warmth’s mission is to awaken hopes and dreams by overcoming hunger and poverty. Our mission is lived out in schools, with youth and in the community by providing food, school supplies, youth groups, tutoring, scholarships and music for youth, a food bank, a second-hand shop, work programs and more.
Highlights
Members of the McGill University leadership team at their "Kilometer of Coin Event."
community challenge
Homelessness & Crisis Assistance
beneficiary
Refuge des Jeunes de Montreal
purpose
To purchase food for homeless Montreal residents
Highlights
community challenge
Homelessness & Crisis Assistance
beneficiary
Refuge des Jeunes de Montreal
purpose
To purchase food for homeless Montreal residents
description
The mission of Refuge des Jeunes de Montreal is to provide aid to young men in difficult situations aged between 17-24 years old, and to provide better living conditions. The organization houses up to 45 individuals per night, and reaches out to 641 individuals per year - catering to both immediate needs (beds and food) and long term provision of social services (access to the labor market).
Highlights
November 07, 2012
October 14, 2012
October 05, 2012
Event Today: McGill's Bake Sale
September 30, 2012
Change for Change McGill to hold Samosa Sale
June 27, 2012
McGill University Donates $3,000 to Refuge des Jeunes de Montreal
