I Am Not Back but since people follow this blog I thought I would share this here; please feel free to reblog/signal boost as you like.
Head & Hands/A Deux Mains, a local nonprofit in Montreal, is in need of donations. In the past two years, they’ve seen a massive spike in people accessing their food and clothing bank and they have been struggling meet this growing need.
Most of the people accessing these services are refugees and people of colour and most of them are living below the poverty line. They are valued, active members of our communities, but are chronically underserved by community organizations and social services in Quebec. With the CAQ promising to restrict english-language government services to “historic anglophones” (read: white people) only, and climate crisis forcing displaced peoples to seek safety in countries like Canada, multilingual, service-oriented community organizations like Head & Hands are more important than ever.
Head & Hands, unlike many other similar food/clothing bank services in Montreal, does not require any ID, proof of residence, etc from people accessing its services. In addition to their food and clothing banks, they also run a drop-in clinic for youth under the age of 25 that is LGBT-positive, committed to principles of anti-racism, and free regardless of residency or health insurance status. AND, as if that were not enough, they also operate a pay-what-you-can legal clinic by drop-in or appointment.
In my activism and volunteer work, I am constantly referring people to Head & Hands and I am not exaggerating when I say that their services save lives. I have accessed their services multiple times myself as a resident of Montreal and the NDG/CDN borough. As an organization they are one of the most active in Montreal, serving some of the most vulnerable people in this city. They deserve your help if you can give it.
They are looking for the following items specifically:
- Winter clothes (coats, boots, NEW warm socks, etc) for children and adults
- Sleeping bags
- Umbrellas
- Cell phones
- Reuseable tote bags
- Nonperishable AND PERISHABLE food items: grains, sauces, snacks, protein, fruits and vegetables (perishable items with longer shelf lives, like potatoes, carrots, onions, etc are especially welcome).
- Monetary donations (duh)
For more info on what and how to donate, go here or e-mail Jess, Head & Hands’s food security coordinator, at foodsecurity@headandhands.ca.
