Maison du Père (La)
Description:
* Housing for social reintegration.
* J.-A. De Sève: residence for homeless seniors.
* Housing maintenance with social guidance.
* Rent assistance bank: creation of agreements with landlords to pay rent arrears and repayment agreements with tenants.
* Reception and housing centre in referencing.
* Shelter.
* Food donations.
* Clothing donations for people who use the organizations’ services.
* Health care with convalescence and palliative care beds.
* Social accompaniment: assistance with obtaining identity cards, social welfare, pensions and assistance with searching for a therapy or detoxification centre.
* Compensatory work.
* Bank counter for exchanging welfare checks for people with no bank account.
* Distribution of new injection equipment to drug users (free service).
Customer base:
homeless men 25 years old and over wanting to undertake social reintegration procedures, Rent bank: women and men with a rent debt not exceeding $5,000
Costs:
variable
Territory served:
Greater Montréal, Rental assistance bank: province of Québec
Capacity:
487 places
Accommodation:
Without accommodation
Legal status:
non-profit organization
Language of service:
French; English