Develop Strong, Resilient Children & Teens

These 13 community organisations offer much needed services to West Island children and teens. These organisations are a lifeline to many youths in our community and offer teens drop-in centres, after-school programs, mentoring, homework help, guidance with difficulties at home, or substance abuse, and so much more.

• AMCAL Family Services

• AJOI - Action Jeunesse de l'Ouest-de-l'île

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Island

• Breakfast Club of Canada -West Island

• Carrefour des 6-12

• Cloverdale Multi-Ressource Centre

• CUMULUS

• De-Zone

• LOVE - Leave Out Violence

• Maison Caracol

• Maison des jeunes de Pierrefonds

• Portage (West Island Program)

• PCP - Pierrefonds Community Project

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  Website: amcal.ca

  ​AMCAL Family Services offers a variety of services to promote and preserve healthy family relationships. The organization offers a residential program, supervised visitations, family counselling and school-based programs. 
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  website: ajoi.info

  AJOI, Action Jeunesse de l'Ouest-de-l'Île street outreach workers offer intervention services for teens facing one or multiple challenges such as homelessness, substance abuse, mental health issues, suicidal tendencies, and more. 
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  Website:​westislandmentors.com

  Big Brother Big Sisters of West Island offers life changing mentoring relationships to ignite the power and potential of young people. westislandmentors.com
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  Website: ​ breakfastclubcanada.org

  Breakfast Club of Canada - West Island Chapter ensures that all students have reliable access to nutritious food in a safe and supportive environment, in order to positively impact health and learning.
  
  
  
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  Website: ​carrefour6-12.org

  Carrefour des 6-12 provides educational support to at-risk children from low-income and immigrant families.
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  Website: cloverdalefamilies.org

  Cloverdale Multi Resource Family Center provides a variety of programs and services for the well-being and development of families from Cloverdale and surrounding areas. 
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  Website: projetcumulus.ca

  ​Project Cumulus offers a substance abuse prevention program in schools and in the community as well as one-on-one interventions to help teens make better decisions for themselves. 
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  Website: ymcaquebec.org/en/West-Island-YMCA

  De-Zone offers a safe environment where youth between the ages of 12 and 17 can talk with youth workers, get homework help, and meet new people.
  
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  Website: loveorganization.ca

  LOVE, Leave Out Violence, supports youths to thrive through programs and healthy relationships that build emotional intelligence and help overcome the challenges they face. 
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  Website: maisoncaracol.com

  Maison Caracol's mission is to support the optimal growth and development of children aged 0 to 17 living in highly vulnerable situations, by offering them integrated social medicine services (physical health and psychosocial services) and quality legal services that meet their needs and interests.
  
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  Website: maisondj.wixsite.com/mdj-pierrefonds

  Maison des Jeunes de Pierrefonds is a prevention and resource center for teenagers aged 12 to 18. Our center welcomes youth daily, providing them with free access to a safe, healthy, environment, supervised by trained, experienced staff. 
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  Website: portage.ca

  ​Portage (West Island Program) provides specialized drug addiction rehabilitation programs for young substance abusers, while helping them acquire the competencies they need to overcome drug addiction. 
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  Website: pcpwi.ca

  ​Pierrefonds Community Project provides services for children of low-income and immigrant families, and assists young mothers coping with raising children. https://www.pcpwi.ca