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Le Centre des femmes West Island, l\u2019un des plus anciens de Montr\u00e9al, a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9 en 1975 \u00e0 la suite d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence sur les femmes tenue au Coll\u00e8ge John Abbott. Il a d\u2019abord offert de simples programmes hebdomadaires \u00e0 l\u2019\u00c9glise unitarienne Lakeshore, mais a d\u00fb fermer bri\u00e8vement en 1976 avant d\u2019\u00eatre relanc\u00e9 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l\u2019engagement de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles. En 1977, le financement de Centraide a assur\u00e9 sa p\u00e9rennit\u00e9, puis le soutien des gouvernements, des municipalit\u00e9s et des activit\u00e9s de financement l\u2019a fait prosp\u00e9rer au fil des ans.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 partir de d\u00e9buts modestes, le Centre a grandi pour compter plus de 600 membres et offrir aujourd\u2019hui entre 45 et 50 cours par session, en plus de programmes de sensibilisation destin\u00e9s aux familles, aux personnes immigrantes et aux adolescentes. En 1997, il a embauch\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, \u00e9largi son \u00e9quipe, puis, en 2010, a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise St. Columba-by-the-Lake afin de r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 sa croissance.<\/p>\n

Aujourd\u2019hui, fort d\u2019une \u00e9quipe engag\u00e9e, de programmes diversifi\u00e9s et de partenariats communautaires durables, le Centre demeure fid\u00e8le \u00e0 sa mission fondatrice : des femmes qui aident d\u2019autres femmes \u00e0 mener une vie \u00e9panouissante. Et notre histoire se poursuit.<\/p>\n

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2025<\/h1>\n

50 ans d’engagement<\/span><\/h2>\n

Aujourd’hui, nous accompagnons environ 1 700 femmes chaque ann\u00e9e dans l’Ouest-de-l’\u00cele et les communaut\u00e9s environnantes, en proposant plus de 230 cours et ateliers par an. La garde d’enfants gratuite reste un \u00e9l\u00e9ment essentiel de notre engagement en faveur de l’accessibilit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2010<\/h1>\n

Nouveau si\u00e8ge<\/span><\/h2>\n

Le Centre a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 l’\u00e9glise St. Columba-by-the-Lake afin de mieux r\u00e9pondre aux besoins de ses membres, dont le nombre ne cesse de cro\u00eetre, et de regrouper tous ses services sous un m\u00eame toit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2000<\/h1>\n

D\u00e9veloppement des programmes<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sous la direction de Karen Henchey, le Centre a poursuivi son \u00e9volution en d\u00e9veloppant des programmes de bien-\u00eatre, des groupes de soutien, des services de garde et des initiatives pour les nouveaux arrivants et les a\u00een\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1997<\/h1>\n

Recrutement de la premi\u00e8re directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/span><\/h2>\n

l\u2019arriv\u00e9e de la premi\u00e8re directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Debra Spring, a marqu\u00e9 une nouvelle \u00e9tape de croissance pour le Centre et son \u00e9quipe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1979<\/h1>\n

Augmentation du nombre de membres<\/span><\/h2>\n

Le nombre de membres d\u00e9passe les 125 femmes, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l’\u00e9largissement de l’offre de programmes et \u00e0 l’intensification de l’engagement communautaire.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1977<\/h1>\n

Le soutien de la communaut\u00e9 ne cesse de cro\u00eetre<\/span><\/h2>\n

En 1977, Centraide du Grand Montr\u00e9al a accord\u00e9 un soutien financier de base au Centre des femmes, contribuant ainsi \u00e0 assurer son avenir apr\u00e8s une ann\u00e9e difficile.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1975<\/h1>\n

Ouverture des portes<\/span><\/h2>\n

Le Centre des femmes de l’Ouest-de-l’\u00cele a \u00e9t\u00e9 fond\u00e9 \u00e0 la suite d’un congr\u00e8s des femmes organis\u00e9 au Coll\u00e8ge John Abbott.<\/span><\/p>\n

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