Organizational Profiles

Tania Callender (tcallender@acdpn.org)

ACDPN’s mission is to: Develop a network of organizations that can contribute to a thriving Black community; Facilitate organizational capacity building, joint planning and resource development; Promote healthy practices and best practice prevention models; Advocate for improved access to services for the Black community; Promote and support the Strengthening of Black families. 

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Ella Amir (ellaamir@amiquebec.ca)

AMI-Quebec Action on Mental Illness helps families manage the effects of mental illness through support, education, guidance, and advocacy. AMI-Quebec helps family caregivers cope with mental illness in a loved one. Caregiving is often a difficult and long-term task that family members are not necessarily prepared for. We help families to cope with these difficulties by better understanding mental illness and their own situations. This helps caregivers to provide the best support to their loved one while taking care of their own well-being.

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Craig Sweeney (craigs@ccs-montreal.org)

CCS has served Montreal for 85 years as a private-sector social agency. Originally incorporated in 1932 as Catholic Welfare Bureau Inc., CCS has adapted to better meet the needs of the diversified communities we serve. Today, we refer to ourselves as Collective Community Services. We are located in Verdun and work primarily in the Sud Ouest borough of Montreal.

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Gerry Weintraub (gweintraub@lbpsb.qc.ca)
 
The Centre’s mandate is to develop capacity locally and to serve as a provincial resource to other English school boards in Quebec, assisting schools in the implementation of best practice approaches in prevention, intervention and research in the field of mental health. Thus, a Centre of Excellence for Mental Health requires a focus that is as much oriented toward wellness and prevention as intervention.

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Brian Smith (bsmith@cfee.org)

CFEE is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded in 1974, that works to improve economic, financial, and enterprising capability. CFEE works collaboratively with our funding partners, departments of education, school boards, schools, educators, and teacher associations to develop and provide free, non-commercial programs and resources for teachers and students – developed and reviewed by educators. CFEE also has a range of program to assist newcomers to Canada as they look to settle and integrate into their new country. CFEE’s work primarily focuses on youth but also aspires to help people of all ages be better prepared to undertake their economic roles, responsibilities, and decisions with confidence and competence.

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Russ Kueber (rkueber@chssn.org)

The Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) was formed in 2000 to support English-speaking communities in the province of Quebec in their efforts to redress health status inequalities and promote community vitality. Through a series of projects and partnerships that link community and public partners, the CHSSN is working to strengthen networks at the local, regional and provincial level in order to address health determinants, influence public policy and develop services. Our aim is to contribute to the vitality of English-speaking communities of Quebec by building strategic relationships and partnerships within the health and social services system to improve access to services.

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Gabrielle Guillon (gguillon@cpf.ca)

CPF was founded in 1977 by parents who wanted to ensure that children would have the opportunity to become bilingual in the Canadian school system. Originally a small group of concerned parents who met in Ottawa, CPF has evolved into a proactive national network with 10 Branch offices and some 150 Chapters in communities nationwide.

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Terry Lin (TerryWanJung.Lin@education.gouv.qc.ca)

The DSCA is a branch of the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur dedicated to serving the English speaking educational community of Quebec. 

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(admin@quebec-elan.org)

ELAN connects artists, cultural workers, and arts organizations from all disciplines and regions of Quebec, fostering a strong community for members.

A non-profit organization, ELAN promotes the vitality of Quebec’s English-speaking artistic community, and supports its members with direct services and benefits, as well as through mobilization and representation.

Debi German (dgermann@epcaquebec.org)

EPCA is a provincial organization representing the Parents’ Committees and Central Parents’ Committees of Quebec’s English school boards. EPCA is a nonprofit provincial corporation funded by the government of Quebec. EPCA is the sole representative body representing Quebec English parents’ interests to the MEES. EPCA, via its member Parent Committees, assists and supports parents by providing education and, when necessary, advocacy, on more regional matters. By the very nature of this parent association, its main concern is the well being and education of the students who attend the English public schools of Quebec. With the exception of one part-time employee, EPCA’s Executive and Directors are all volunteer parents who seek to promote an enriched bilingual education for all Quebec children. This agenda guides its membership. The membership is comprised of two directors per school board.

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Rola Helou (rhelou@cdrhpnq.qc.ca)

On behalf of the First Nation communities of Quebec and in collaboration with its stakeholders, the mission of the First Nations Adult Education School Council is to provide the necessary leadership for the implementation and operations of the First Nation Regional and Local Adult Education Centers of Quebec. The FNAESC is committed to providing high quality adult learning environments that focus on culturally relevant student-centered learning in a safe and healthy environment that reflects the values of First Nations and allows the students to gain the necessary knowledge and skills required for their future educational endeavours and employment.

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Krystyna Slawecki (kslawecki@frontiercollege.ca)

Erin Murray (emurray@frontiercollege.ca)

Frontier College is Canada's original literacy organization, with a rich and storied history dating back to our beginning in 1899. Frontier College is a national literacy organization. We believe literacy is a right. We work with volunteers and community partners to give people the skills and confidence they need to reach their potential and contribute to society. Low literacy skills are directly linked to poverty, poor health, and high unemployment. Our network of volunteers provides excellent and effective programming to improve literacy in communities across Canada, from coast to coast to coast. We value mutual respect and collaboration in all our relationships.

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Provincial Resource Team, Community Schools Network (PRT@learnquebec.ca)

LEARN is a non-profit educational organization that offers, at no charge, a wealth of information and resources for the English-speaking community in Quebec. LEARN brings together the expertise and efforts of educators, students, parents and partners in our community to cultivate success for all learners. We help people learn and are the most innovative driving force for educational innovation and practice in Quebec.

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Margo Legault (margolegault@literacyquebec.org)

Literacy Quebec is a network that connects and represents community –based literacy organizations to empower people, impact lives and build a stronger society. We envision a Quebec where everyone has the literacy skills they need to live a fully engaged life. In pursuit of our mission, Literacy Quebec engages in a wide range of activities: Providing professional development opportunities for literacy practitioners, Advocating for literacy, Working in partnership with government agencies, Networking with literacy-related groups, Raising awareness of the importance of literacy in Quebec.

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Deborah Forde (ed@quebecdrama.org)

The QDF exists to support English-language theatre companies, artists and their artistic expressions in Quebec. This support manifests itself through leadership, collaborations with partners and stakeholders in the community, promotion of the artists and companies, professional development and identification of the role of theatre in the community at large. It also provides resources and means through which success and recognition of English-language theatre companies and artists in Quebec, to the rest of Canada and on an international scale, is achieved.

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Lorraine O'Donnell (Lorraine.ODonnell@concordia.ca)

The Quebec English-speaking communities research network (QUESCREN) is a collaborative network of researchers, stakeholders, educational and other institutions that improves understanding of Quebec’s English-speaking communities and promotes their vitality. QUESCREN provides opportunities to promote the understanding and vitality of Quebec’s English-language minority communities through research, training, knowledge mobilization, networking and outreach.

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Lori Schubert (admin@qwf.org)

The Quebec Writers' Federation (QWF) is playing an increasingly prominent role in the life of the Quebec English-language literary community as an arts presenter and professional and community educator, as well as the representative of Quebec's English-language writers. The diversity of its activities reflects the diversity of its membership. Along with professional and emerging writers, the QWF includes those who have a personal interest in writing and many who have joined because they are interested in high quality literary events, activities and programs. All of these constituents are linked by the QWF vision that works toward ensuring a lasting place for English literature and its practitioners on the Quebec cultural scene.

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Adrienne Winrow (adrienne.winrow@y4yquebec.org)

Y4Y Quebec is made up of a core group of dedicated youth who share a common goal of cultivating and sustaining an active youth-led network in Quebec. They work in collaboration with community organizations to maximize their efforts by creating a link with English-speaking youth, and to connect, promote and mobilize English-speaking youth so that they are aware of supports available to them, which will ensure they reach their full potential and remain in Quebec.

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Aki Tchitacov

YES was created in 1995 as a non-profit organization to stem the flow of young people out of Quebec. Since then, we have expanded our mission to help over 46,000 Quebecers during economic uncertainty through our various programs and services for Job Seekers up to age 35 and Entrepreneurs and Artists of any age. Throughout the year, we provide individual career counseling, business coaching, day and evening workshops, mentoring, conferences, and networking opportunities. In addition to having a stellar in-house staff, we rely on our network of partners from the business, non-profit, media, academic and corporate communities to deliver services, act as mentors, and provide strategic direction.

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