Thank you to everyone who filled out our family survey and shared their needs with us! We really appreciate your feedback on our activities and services. After compiling the results, we wanted to offer additional resources to help respond to your needs during this difficult time.

Looking for something else that isn’t listed here? Contact Sabine, our Community Liaison at info@famillescentreville.org

last updated: December 1st 2020

Physical or outdoor activities

Parks & Green Spaces

∆ Julia-Drummond park
∆ Hector-Toe-Blake park
∆ Baile street park and Ernest Cormier esplanade (Canadian Center of Architecture)
∆ Rutherford park
∆ Percy-Walters park
∆ Dorchester square

Activities and Workshops

∆ Friends of the mountain offer two activities:
– the online family activity booklet includes a series of itineraries and family activities (in French only)
– complete the 8 challenges in the family rally ‘The Mysteries of Beaver Lake’ (in French only)
∆ Online fitness classes by the YMCA
∆ the Association récréative Milton-Parc (ARMP) is open for in person activitiesand in free practice, under certain conditions:
– the gym at centre multiethnique St-Louis is accessible for raquettes’ sports (tennis, badmington, ping-pong, pickleball)
2 players practising physical distancing or 4 players living at the same address
plus d’informations: https://www.miltonpark.org/post/mise-à-jour-du-13-octobre-2020
https://www.miltonpark.org/inscription-en-ligne

Virtual Activities, Playgroups and Support

∆ Join the Facebook group for downtown Parents for support and ideas for activities
∆ Parenthèse online playgroup offered by CLSC Metro
– every Thursday 10-11am for parents and their children 12-24 months
– To register call Annabel Marcogliese at (514) 934-0354, ext. 7429
∆ Virtual breastfeading group offered by CLSC Metro and La leche league
– Every Wednesday 1:30-3pm
– Registration required: https://msss.zoom.us/meeting/register/
∆ the Parent-Child Mother Goose program offers storytime and songs
– Every Wednesday 10-11am in French
– Every Thursday 10-11am in English
– Register with Robin emailrsales@gmail.com
∆ the Dietary Dispensary of Montreal offers several virtual workshops about baby care, nutrition… for pregnant women and families with newborns
– activities calendar for November here
∆ CUSP has weekly activities for kids and parents
– conversation cafés, art class, reading circles…
https://www.facebook.com/StudentParentsCentre

Medical Support

∆ Call 811 to talk to a nurse or 911 in case of an emergency
∆ COVID 19 testing in Montreal:
– conditions and testing clinics
– symptom self-assessment tool
∆ CLSC Metro has testing, nursing, psychosocial support and a walk-in clinic
– update: clinic by appointment only and for patients with a family doctor
– make an appointment: call 514-934-0354 or https://www.rvsq.gouv.qc.ca/en/public/Pages/home.aspx
– the family clinic on the 4th floor is accessible for information, appointments and booking an appointment
∆ Bonjour-santé: make an appointement with a doctor (online or in person)
∆ Metromedic has a walk-in clinic
– update: only phone and video consultations available
– make an appointment before going https://www.rvsq.gouv.qc.ca/en/public/Pages/home.aspx
∆ Alphamedic has a walk-in clinic
– call 514-933-8383 before going in person
∆ seasonnal influenza vaccination campain: appointment only
– clicsanté.ca
– or call 514-270-1536

Helplines

∆ Tel-Aide 514-935-1101
∆ S.O.S Violence conjugale 1 800 363-9010
∆ Parents line 1 800 361-5085
∆ Hope for Wellness for indigenous peoples across Canada – available in English, French, Cri, Ojibway and Inuktitut. 1-855-242-3310
∆ LÉO 1-855-768-7LEO (1 855 768 7536) – psychological support line for workers, former workers and volunteers in the social and community sector – available in French, English, Spanish

Food, Housing and Financial Support

∆ Canada emergency response benefit (CERB): financial support for Canadians whose work has been directly affected by COVID-19
– mise à jour: ”On August 20th, 2020 the Government of Canada announced changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program and new recovery benefits that will better support Canadians.” ”The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) ends when you’ve received 28 weeks of benefits or on October 3, 2020, whichever comes first.”
– https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html
∆ Free or at reduced price food basket delivery from Innovation-Assistance
∆ Call the Comité logement Ville-Marie for any questions regarding rent and housing: 514-521-5992

Childcare

∆ Book a babysitter in Montreal with SOSsitter
∆ Elephant et chocolat: specialized agency in childcare and elder in-home support
∆ Join us in Hector-Toe Blake Park for our outdoor drop-in daycare
– Small groups – 60 to 90 minutes – twice a week from Monday to Thursday
– Contact Sabine to register 438-377-9382 or sphilippides@petermcgill.org
– update: the service will be back indoors starting in October with outdoor activities
– stroller break (‘répit-poussette’) service available under certain conditions
∆ Register on laplace0-5 for a daycare spot
– get more information on how to find the right daycare for your child here
∆ YMCA daycare – unsubsidized daycare for 18 months and older
– pre-K class for the 4-5 years old
– minimum of 3 half-days or 2 full days per week
– access to an outdoor playground
– advance credits from the provincial government according to income applicable
– Contact Marilyn for more information and to register
514-849-8393 extension 1777
Marilyn.Polsky@ymcaquebec.org
∆ SSMU Garderie Daycare – Subsidized daycare 8.35$ per day
– Contact daycare@ssmu.ca for more information and register at http://www.laplace0-5.com
https://daycare.ssmu.ca
∆ CSU daycare and nursery – unsubsidized daycare for 18 months and older
– email them at sculbert@csu.qc.ca or call 514-543-1213 x 101 for more information and to register

Other

∆ Call 211 for information and referral service that can direct to specific resources (food, health, housing…)
∆ Mutual Aid Facebook Group
∆ Alloprof for help with French homework
∆ 📚 Innovation-Youth’s children’s library is closed but Grace, the wonderful librarian, continues to offer you books bundles – register here and choose a time to come pick them up
∆ looking for another activity in Ville-Marie? Check out the borough’s website for the latest news about services and events (in French)

Resources for Families