Mission

Montréal has over 625 community organizations, supported by the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux, whose services complement those provided by the institutions of the healthcare network.

Rooted in the community, these organizations meet a wide range of needs not covered by the public network, in addition to promoting the involvement of thousands of people working toward common objectives through shared projects.

The community organizations:

 

• advocate an egalitarian approach to relationships between organizers and participants;
• favour social and political action aimed at bringing about profound changes in legislation, institutions, markets and attitudes, in order to fight exclusion and promote equality between men and women;
• fight poverty and discrimination; and
• work to improve living conditions by forming support and advocacy groups and setting up services to meet the specific needs of their community.