Poverty exists in Montreal. Montreal has one of the highest urban poverty levels in Canada. Individuals, children, seniors, single-moms - thousands of people every week - must resort to the city's food banks and community kitchens in order to meet their most basic needs.
Poverty is not just a question of money. The most underprivileged are often disadvantaged in many ways. Those who are lacking food are all too often equally deprived of affection, friendship, and direction and meaning in their lives. The activities of the Mission of the Great Shepherd are designed to help meet all these important needs.
We are a non-profit humanitarian organization located in the Pointe Saint Charles area of Montreal, offering hot meals, a food bank, free access to computers, a community store as well as reference and counseling services.
Founded in 1990, the Mission of the Great Shepherd is a non-profit humanitarian organization whose goal is to meet the needs of underprivileged persons, whose numbers are steadily increasing in the Montreal area.
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OUR GOALS
Families plagued by unemployment, single-parent families with few resources, children, homeless people, teenagers in the street, elderly people – we are there to feed them and help them improve their lot in life.
• We provide food, clothing, household appliances, toys, and other goods to the underprivileged.
• We contribute toward meeting the physical, spiritual, educational and social needs of the underprivileged
• We work in cooperation with other organizations who share similar goals.
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About Us