>>Thanks to a substantial donation from the Institut Notre-Dame du Bon-Conseil de Montréal and generous donations from our donors, the CSAI can finally realize its long-standing project – the development of a temporary housing site for government-assisted refugees (GARs). Named “La Maison Marie Gérin-Lajoie” in honour of Sister Marie Gérin-Lajoie, founder of the community that gave birth to the CSAI and a pioneer of social action in Quebec, this shelter, the first of its kind in Montreal, will provide refugees with a warm place adapted to their needs. 

The adaptation of the rooms, the layout and the functioning of the temporary shelter require financial investments, and the CSAI would like to be self-financing in this regard. We are therefore counting on the generosity of donors to collect donations and allow people to be housed in good conditions, ready to fully engage in their settlement and integration process in Quebec.