Becoming a Member!

Thanks to its mission and to its determination, PROMIS constitutes an important resource to the population of Côte-des-Neiges district. In order to pursue its mission, PROMIS needs the participation of all its residents. Your contribution can take various forms:

Adhesion as a Member

Donation to the Organization

Volunteering Work

How to become a member…

A Society Project

With the aim of building together a Society Project, where all the people will feel accepted and respected in their rights, PROMIS has given itself the following goals:

• To help immigrant people integrate our society.
• To create solidarity links with the deprived people while stimulating their sense of mutual aid.
• To develop services aimed at increasing their autonomy and their assumption of responsibilities.

Active Members

Active members are individuals who support the MISSION and the orientations of the organization and who cooperate directly or indirectly in its activities. Active members are advised to become aware of the organization’s regulations. Only active members have voting rights in the General Assembly.

Supporting members

Supporting members are individuals who know the organization well, and who support its goals and its mission. Supporting members support the organization with financial and/or a moral contribution. They can attend the General Assembly, but they do not have voting rights.

To support PROMIS is also to become a member. Thanks to its mission and to its determination, PROMIS constitutes an important resource to the population of Côte-des-Neiges district. But in order to carry on its mission, the Organization needs the participation of all its residents.

If you wish, you can help PROMIS by becoming a member.
Click here, complete this coupon and return it duly filled to the following address:

PROMIS
Membership
3333 Côte-St. Catherine Road
Montreal, Quebec
H3T 1C8
Phone: (514) 345-1615
Fax: (514) 345-1088

Organization’s History

In 1987, Mrs. Andrée Ménard, missionary sister of the Immaculate-Conception, returning to Canada after 25 years of working in Japan, apprehends the integration difficulties related to poverty, language and isolation, encountered by the newcomers to Montreal. She realizes the need for setting up tools to help them through the difficult process of adapting themselves to the recipient society. Soon thereafter, three young immigrants, a Vietnamese, a Bolivian and a Haitian, involved themselves with Mrs. Andrée Ménard in the project. It is in year 1988 that the organization was founded and the group named it PROMIS, which means:

PROMotion-Intégtation-Société nouvelle

Since its outset, PROMIS’ main goal became to meet the clearly expressed needs of the community. In 1989, the organization requested that the Government of Quebec provide them with the organization’s official registration documents and that Revenue Canada provide them with a registration number for charity purposes.

Since then, PROMIS has not ceased to develop itself. The recognition of its work is clearly proven by the getting of various prices and honorable mentions received throughout the years. These recognitions encourage us to continue our dream that one day "all women, all men and all children will feel accepted, loved, and respected in their rights".

Mission and Goals

Mission:

PROMIS is an intercultural organization whose goals are to provide integration assistance to immigrants and refugees, as well as to promote justice and human rights in the Cote des-Neiges/Snowdon districts. In response to clearly expressed needs, the organization has, throughout the years, established various services and activities.

Goals:

• To operate a center that offers services of assistance, education and social activities to the most deprived people in our society.
• To organize meetings, workshops, and conferences on subjects which favor a better integration and adaptation to Quebec society.
• To demonstrate our solidarity towards immigrants, refugees, women, and the most underprivileged people of our society, and to work efficiently in their interests to help them achieve their social advancement.
• To develop a sense of mutual aid within a community framework.
• To defend and help people who are facing distressful situations.
• To build together a society project where "all women, all men and all children will feel accepted, loved and respected in their rights

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2005 -  2006

Mr. Delfino Campanile
President

Ms. Judy Gold
Vice-President

Ms. Mariola Leskaj
Treasurer

Ms. Hélène Quinty
Secretary

Mr. Lennox Charles
Administrator

Ms. Khadija Fakhir
Administrator

Ms. Andrée Ménard
General Director

Mr. Adalberto Nieves
Administrator, Employees Delegate

Mr. Pierre Ramet
Administrator, Employees Delegate

Personnel and Volunteer Workers

Personnel:

At PROMIS, more than twenty five employees sustained by 300 volunteer workers ensure our services in 14 languages. Men and women, laic and religious, of various beliefs and multiple origins, constitute skilled and devoted personnel who reflect well the population who it serves.

Volunteers:

The extent of the services provided by PROMIS requires the cooperation of volunteer members. As mentioned above, PROMIS has more than 300 volunteer workers involved in about fifteen sectors and activities.