Contribution (2024-2027)
$400,000
The Bureau de la communauté haïtienne de Montréal (BCHM) is a nonprofit community centre that works with families, primarily from ethnocultural communities, to develop support systems and equip them to participate in community life. Each year BCHM serves over 9,000 people in the Greater Montreal area.
One of BCHM’s projects is called Lakou Pataj, which translates to “the courtyard of sharing.” It involves the purchase of the organization’s existing building and the development of 25,495 square feet of space. “With this project, BCHM is aiming for a space that is adapted, welcoming, safe and inclusive. Lakou Pataj will be like a second home to strengthen the social fabric in favour of Montreal youth and families from racialized and ethnocultural communities,” explains Ruth Pierre-Paul, Executive Director of BCHM.
Pierre-Paul adds that BCHM’s approach aspires to ensure all the players and residents in the community buy into the vision of this project.
The BCHM’s overall goal is to contribute to the full development of racialized families. The Lakou Pataj project stems from our desire to strengthen our capacity to act and achieve lasting results in the fight against poverty and social inequalities that particularly affect racialized communities,” concludes Pierre-Paul.
Thank you to Bureau de la communauté haïtienne de Montréal for the images used on this page and others throughout this report.