Welcome Hall Mission

• Montreal toy giveaway brings smiles to underprivileged children

  The Welcome Hall Mission held it's annual "Noël Pour Tous" toy giveaway, on Saturday, putting smiles on the faces of hundreds of children.

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  Dec 3, 2022
  
• Welcome Hall Mission, McGill to expand dental services for most vulnerable

  'We usually do between 1,700 and 2,000 dental procedures per year,' explained Sam Watts, CEO and executive director of the mission offering dental care to lower-income families.

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  May 9, 2022
  
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• Homeless man in Montreal allegedly pushed by police officer, says these ‘are not good cops’

  "Police have to help people, not hurt people," said Bader Niang. He is in a TikTok video showing a police officer apparently shoving him to the ground.

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  Apr 30, 2022
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• Montreal homeless shelters fear COVID-19 crisis as cases rise, temperatures drop

  The heads of several Montreal homeless shelters say they're facing a crisis, as rising staff absences due to COVID-19 threaten to disrupt services.

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  Jan 7, 2022
• Welcome Hall Mission unveils new youth-services centre in Montreal North

  The space located on the second floor of the mission's free grocery store aims to help youth experiencing adversity or homelessness and get them to where they want to be.

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  Nov 15, 2021
• COVID-19 outbreaks: Montreal’s homeless advocates warn of potential humanitarian crisis

  Five homeless shelters in Montreal are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and that is limiting their capacity to welcome people.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2021
• Provincial government funding to help fight homelessness in Quebec

  The Quebec government is injecting $280 Million over five years to fight homelessness and offer more resources to shelters and help people find permanent homes.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
• Montrealers prepare for the first heat wave of the season

  Until Tuesday, Montreal and surrounding regions will be under a heat wave warning. According to Environment Canada temperatures will reach and exceed 30 degrees.

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  Jun 6, 2021
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• A permanent housing project in Montreal tries to help a city hit hard by COVID, apartment crunch

  The goal is not only to find and provide a choice of dwellings, but to also create a sense of community and provide a better support system for Montrealers in a tough position.

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  Apr 1, 2021
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• Montrealer creates not-for-profit organization to help city’s homeless during COVID-19

  The organization has over 100 volunteers across the city and provides sandwiches and other goods to seven local shelters. 

  Features

  Jan 18, 2021