The Montreal City Mission rounded up a group of strangers in the community to help put together a free online cookbook filled with food that has touched their lives in the hopes of connecting people from different walks of life.
Holistic Reconciliation Within Newcomer Families is a program run by CBC's charity of the year, the Montreal City Mission. The program helps parents and children better communicate. Daybreak host Sean Henry speaks with Rebecca Ugolini. She met with with Amal Elsana Alh'jooj, who trains the program facilitators.
The CBC Montreal Charity Drive is raising awareness for the Montreal City Mission. The downtown organisation serves mainly newcomers, refugees, and low-income families. We hear from Anwar Alh'jooj, Assistant Director at the Mission and Coordinator of the Maa’n/Together and Family Zone programs and Dr. Amal Alsana Alh'jooj runs the Holistic Reconciliation for Newcomer Families program about how they connect people with their community and each other.
Sabrina speaks to Anwar Alhjooj about the work that the Montreal City Mission does to welcome newcomers in Montreal. Alhjooj is assistant director and coordinator of Maa’n Ensemble and Family Zone programs at the Montreal City Mission.
Throughout December, CBC will collaborate with two charities to showcase the work they do, as well as bring you stories of people in our communities who are making a difference.