Resources

Lueur de l’espoir provides support to the families and friends of people with mental health problems in the Lower St. Lawrence region. Its self-help approaches are designed to guide families and friends in finding alternatives and solutions for recharging their batteries, preventing burnout, and leading healthy, balanced lives.

La Bouffée d'Air du KRTB is a crisis and transitional housing resource. Its mission is to provide short term housing for people in distress. It offers a professional, personalized, and alternative approach to help adults in difficulty regain control over their lives.

La Maison de l'Espoir de Mont-Joli is a community organization that provides temporary housing for autonomous adults who do not have a home or whose current circumstances prevent them from staying there. It's an open living environment, where people can come to socialize or get counselling. It also houses a thrift shop that operates as a social economy enterprise and platform for social and occupational reintegration.

La Montée provides treatment for problems related to alcohol, drugs, medication and excessive gambling. This nonprofit resource uses a motivational and cognitive-behavioural approach and offers a 20-day residential treatment program.

La Petite Bouffe des Frontières caters to all clienteles with innovative community kitchens, emergency food assistance, Christmas kitchens, preparation of meals and homemade products, and Christmas food drives.

La Traversée is a nonprofit community organization in Kamouraska that helps local adults who have or have had mental health problems.

Services: reception, awareness training, information, telephone support line, active listening, guidance, educational and recreational activities, home visits, representation, support. Target clientele: people with physical, intellectual, or sensory disabilities.

This mentoring service pairs young people with adult volunteers for activities chosen on the basis of common interests as well as knowledge transfer and social and recreational activities.

This mentoring service pairs young people with adult volunteers for activities chosen on the basis of common interests as well as knowledge transfer and social and recreational activities.

This mentoring service pairs young people with adult volunteers for activities chosen on the basis of common interests as well as knowledge transfer and social and recreational activities.