Stories that inspire
The Foundation of Greater Montréal supports hundreds of community organizations in every sector. Their work enhances the well-being of the entire community, including that of its most vulnerable individuals. All our gratitude goes out to the men and women who work day in and day out to bring a better quality of life to all.
Our thanks go as well to FGM donors and fund creators, whose philanthropic efforts bring to life the values they embody: solidarity, generosity and community engagement. It is through their commitment that the Foundation and its partner organizations can have a real impact on the well-being of Greater MontrĂ©alâs population. Here are some of their stories.
Montreal Fluency Centre
The Montreal Fluency Centre (MFC) assists children who present speech or language difficulties as well as learning differences, from pre-school age to adulthood. Working with parents, daycare educators and teaching staff in schools, the organization provides services to children who stutter or who have difficulties in communication, learning or reading. Using speech therapy and psychopedagogical approaches, it aims to diminish the risks and long-term consequences associated with these types of difficulties. As well, the Centre offers offsite services, for example group training, mentoring, and treatment. In 2020, the MFC was the recipient of a $15,000 grant from the Malouf Family Fund,…
Chez Doris
The Montreal-based organization Chez Doris provides a day shelter, seven days a week, for women in difficulty. The house provides meals, respite, clothing, socio-recreational activities and practical assistance in a secure and accepting environment. As of this past year, it has been providing 24-hour service during the winter (from December 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021). Chez Doris offers a safe and judgment-free environment for all women in need, with a high level of confidentiality. In 2020, Chez Doris was funded by the Fonds Michael Novak 1, phase 1 of the Emergency Community Support Fund, and the COVID-19 Collective Fund. With a…
Fonds Fondation Lucien Ouellet, created by bequest
On November 24, 2020, Abbot Lucien Ouellet, who had been the chaplain for the SĂ»retĂ© du QuĂ©bec, passed away at the age of 97. A native of Saint-LĂ©on-le-Grand in MatapĂ©dia, he entered the Grand SĂ©minaire in 1945, and was ordained a priest on June 12, 1949. He was the vicar at Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, in the parish of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul in Baie-Saint-Paul, as well as at SacrĂ©-CĆur-de-JĂ©sus in Pointe-au-Pic, then in the parishes of Saint-Roch and Notre-Dame-de-Jacques-Cartier. In 1963, he became the chaplain for the Institut de Technologie de QuĂ©bec, then chaplain for the provincial police at the Quebec City prison…
Fonds REGAIN Santé
The REGAIN SantĂ© clinic (formerly known as the Physergo clinic) was a Verdun non-profit organization. Through its interdisciplinary team, the clinic offered services that enhanced the health and well-being of the areaâs population for more than 30 years. It received numerous honours, for example the title of exceptional corporate citizen for its 25 years of involvement in Verdun and in southwest Montreal, as well as recognition from the Fondation du dĂ©veloppement local de Verdun for its exceptional contribution to the community (1992 to 2006). While it closed for good in December of 2020, the clinic nonetheless wanted to pursue its…
Fonds Fondation Foisy Bernier
A graduate of HEC MontrĂ©al in business administration, Jacques Foisy is a chartered Professional accountant (CPA, CA). He started his career at KPMG in Montreal, then worked for Groupe Olympia, a meat processing company that today is known as Olymel. Since 1994, he has worked at Novacap, one of the most prominent buyout and growth equity firms, with more than six billion dollars in assets under management; he is Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner â Industries. He sits on the boards of directors of many of Novacap Industriesâ portfolio companies. For Mr. Foisy, people helping each other is nothing new:…
Campus de la transition Ă©cologique
As part of its mandate to promote the production of "research, data collection, reports or studies seeking to fill gaps in the sector", the Collective Fund for Climate and Ecological Transition has provided $80,000 in funding for the development of the research centre at the Campus de la transition Ă©cologique. The Campus is a "new independent organization dedicated to research, experimentation and raising awareness on the challenges of ecological transitionâ. Located in Parc Jean-Drapeau, it aims to be both a showcase and a centre for innovation, "where tangible solutions to foster ecological transition and resilience are created and implementedâ. With the…