‘A bigger impact in the neighbourhood’
In October, Care Montreal opened seven nights a week as a licensed shelter after completing extensive renovations. Now volunteers at the shelter, housed at Hochma, a Mennonite Church Eastern Canada congregation, provide supper in the basement at 6 p.m. for 70 people who are homeless. Guests can take a shower or play games. There…
Watch: MCEC church helps Montreal’s homeless
Montreal has been hit with unseasonably cold weather this month, and a Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) congregation is doing what it can to help members of the city’s homeless population get by. Hochma church is the home to Care Montreal, an outreach program that opens its doors to around 30 people every night. The program…
Mennonites in Montreal aid refugees
Not feeling safe in the United States, a young woman climbed on a plane and flew to Montreal with her children. But the U.S. is considered a safe country for refugees, so she was forced to return. Still afraid, she crossed the border into Quebec and ended up at Coalition d’aide aux réfugiés à Montréal…
