Founded in 1985 when 12 community groups based
in Southwest Montréal decided to join forces
in an effort to collect food donations from local businesses and redistribute
them to needy neighbourhood residents, the Garde-Manger is first and foremost a
food distribution service
Today, operations get underway as early as
5 am with the collection of food from Harvest Montreal, the largest on-island
foodbank.
A total of 2,200 kg of food are
collected daily and redistributed to 24 community groups in the Southwest and Downtown
boroughs of Montréal. These groups come to the aid of the homeless, battered
women, addicts, single-parent families, and many others.
For many people, the Garde-Manger truck
stands for far more than food. It has become a symbol of stability and security
for many isolated individuals who hunger not only for food, but for human
contact and a sense of stability in their lives.
Food Distribution in Numbers
- 2007: 9,000,000 kg of
foodstuffs over the past 22 years.
- 2,200 kg of food per
day
- $10,500 worth of food per day
- 6,000 to 10,000 people helped each month
- 43 % of those helped are children
Distribution Points
Multiservice Day Centres
Action Séro-Zéro
Association bénévole Amitié inc.
CLSC St-Henri
Continuité – Famille auprès des détenues ( C.F.A.D.)
Fondation du Refuge pour femmes chez Doris inc.
Groupe l’Itinéraire
Les Ateliers 850
Mission-Catholique Latino-Américaine
Spectre de rue
St. Columba House / Outreach
St. James Drop in
Union United Church-Outreach Ministry
Y des Femmes / Woman’s Y
Distribution Centres : Food and
Various Goods
Dépannage alimentaire St-Jean / St-Charles
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Mile End Community Mission
St. Anthony’s Parish
St. Gabriel’s Parish
St. Michael’s Mission
Shelters and Homes
Auberge Madeleine
Maison Flora Tristan inc.
Mission communautaire de Montréal
School lunch programs, Community centres, Camps and Day Care Centres
Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre
Centre de la petite enfance Genesis 87
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