Stories that inspire
The Foundation of Greater Montréal supports hundreds of community organizations in every sector. Their work enhances the well-being of the entire community, including that of its most vulnerable individuals. All our gratitude goes out to the men and women who work day in and day out to bring a better quality of life to all.
Our thanks go as well to FGM donors and fund creators, whose philanthropic efforts bring to life the values they embody: solidarity, generosity and community engagement. It is through their commitment that the Foundation and its partner organizations can have a real impact on the well-being of Greater Montréal’s population. Here are some of their stories.
WIM Fund: Deborah Shannon Trudeau's Testimonial
Philanthropy, which I see as one of the best vehicles for making a lasting difference in our society, has always played a major role in my life. That’s why I immediately agreed to be a part of the Women’s Impact Montreal (WIM) Collective Fund at FGM: I saw the potential for this initiative to respond in a foundational way to some of the most pressing needs in our society, needs that are unfortunately often neglected. The Advisory Committee I chair will be attentive to these issues, in order to maximize the impact the Fund will have on the ground. Above…
Fonds Outils de Paix pour l'innovation en prévention de la violence
The story of the Fonds Outils de Paix pour l'innovation en prévention de la violence is one of collaboration, and of audacity. The Fund was created at the Foundation of Greater Montréal in 2013, through the initiative of the Brian Bronfman Family Foundation (BBFF) and the Centre de ressources sur la non-violence (CRNV), two of the founding members of the Tools of Peace Network. Managed by an advisory committee, its goal was to support the activities of the Network, which at the time were coordinated by the CRNV. Two years later, Brian Bronfman, true to the spirit of collaboration that…
La Maison Kekpart
La Maison Kekpart in Longueuil was founded more than 40 years ago (Kekpart is an informal spelling of "quelque part", meaning "somewhere"). Formerly known as Action Jeunesse St-Pie X De Longueuil Inc., Maison Kekpart assists children and youth aged from 6 to 17 through an approach that focuses on creating projects. Intervenors explore the talents, dreams, ideas and passions of the young people they work with and collaborate with them on developing projects that reflect who they are, so as to be able to really reach out to them. Each week, more than 300 young people participate in the organization's…
LOVE (Québec)
LOVE (Québec) was founded in 1993 by Sheila (Twinkle) Rudberg, who wanted to contribute to ending the cycles of violence occurring in young people’s lives. When her husband was killed by a 14-year-old boy, Twinkle came to see that the youth was himself a victim of violence. Before long, the LOVE project came to be known and appreciated in Quebec, and continued to prove its effectiveness as it launched successful programs in Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver. The organization is also one of the 12 members of the Tools of Peace Network (see article above). Today’s world is especially unforgiving for…
Le Projet Clé
The Fondation du Centre jeunesse de la Montérégie helps thousands of children who have been abandoned and are being followed under the Youth Protection Act. To do so, it focuses on three areas: education, healthcare and social integration. What happens, though, when these young people reach age 18? For those who have grown up in a Youth Centre, attaining majority means the end of government support. The transition to adulthood often then turns into a lonely and difficult experience: opportunities for achievement are limited, and the pursuit of one’s studies is extremely rare. That is why the Fondation du Centre…
LogisAction Notre-Dame-De-Grâce
For more than five years now, LogisAction NDG has worked to offer services to the tenants of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and find solutions to their rental housing problems. Given the lack of assistance for tenants in most of the adjacent neighbourhoods (Côte Saint Luc, Montreal West, Westmount, Hampstead, and the West Island), LogisAction provides services in those areas as well. In meeting its mandate, LogisAction NDG organizes several workshops per month dealing with topics such as tenants’ rights, rent increases, signing a lease, cleanliness of dwellings and social housing. Beyond these information sessions, the organization has been developing long-term projects like "Un…