Sr. Fernande Richard, CND, psychologist at the Women’s Centre of  Montreal for 15 years.

Mission

The Women's Centre of Montréal is one of the oldest and most active women's centres in Canada. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women help themselves toward greater autonomy and self-esteem through:

• educational and vocational training, information, counseling and referral services.
• communicating women's concerns to the public and acting as a catalyst for change regarding women's issues.

Mrs Johanne Bélisle,
Executive Director.

With our staff of 50 and more than 300 volunteers, we are tuned in to women’s specific needs, such as:

• Vocational counseling and job placement in traditional and non-traditional fields;
• Job training;
• Services to newly arrived immigrant women and their families, and a twinning program;
• Legal information, psychosocial counseling and a court accompaniment service;
• Affordable educational programs;
• Self-help and support groups for incest survivors and victims of violence;
• Collective kitchens;
• Emergency food and clothing assistance;
• Christmas baskets.