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  • Be The Light

    Be The Light

    “No matter how dark the world may seem or feel, light is just a single action away.”
    The light of Chanukah brings much warmth and comfort.

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  • MADA made it to Maclean’s top 100 charities!

    MADA made it to Maclean’s top 100 charities!

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  • Pushka Tzedakah

    Pushka Tzedakah

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  • Inspiration from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

    Inspiration from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

    Light need not combat and overpower darkness in order to displace it – where light is, darkness is not. A little light will banish a roomful of darkness.

  • Shabbat to Share

    Shabbat to Share

    665 Shabbat to Share meals per week

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  • Legacy Gift

    Legacy Gift

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  • Food bank

    Food bank

    More than 10,000 food baskets distributed monthly

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  • Cafeteria

    Cafeteria

    More than 403,280 meals served yearly

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The impact of mada 2018

Hot meals logo

403,280

hot meals

Main cafeteria logo

283,450

main cafeteria meals

Satellite cafeteria meals logo

36,400

satellite cafeteria meals

Shabbat to Share meals logo

44,100

Shabbat to Share meals

Mobile Cafeteria logo

16,200

Mobile Cafeteria

Takeout or home delivery meals logo

20,020

takeout or home delivery meals

Holiday food baskets logo

129,480

monthly & holiday food baskets

Passover Seder and Rosh Hashanah meals logo

2,500

Passover Seder meals at 10 Montreal locations

Passover Seder and Rosh Hashanah meals logo

2,500

Rosh Hashanah meals at 10 Montreal locations

Pounds of food logo

13,681,860

pounds of food

Clothing logo

139,125

items of clothing

Furniture logo

2,782

pieces of furniture

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Benefit
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Volunteer
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Featured News

  • Award for Excellence in Community Programming

    News June 19, 2018

    On June 13, 2018, MADA received the “Award for Excellence in Community Programming” from Federation CJA in its Jewish Leadership Recognition Awards category. This award honours a non-profit organization or community program for outstanding achievement. It recognizes superior initiative, quality service delivery and significant impact on the local Jewish community. Any agency, program or organization read More

  • MADA in the News

    News April 17, 2018

    CTV Montreal News in March 30, 2018.

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About Us

Help us to Spread Hope

Founded in 1993, MADA is a volunteer-based organization that evolved from a small neighbourhood centre to Montreal’s central address for fighting poverty in our community.

We provide our patrons with many social and crisis services free of charge, as well as serving as a safe haven for those in need.

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Email Us At mada@madacenter.com

Testimonials

What People Say About Us

  • “The Montreal Jewish community has the Biggest Heart! They make a huge difference in thousands of Jewish & non-Jewish Montrealers’s lives each & every week.”

    Eddie Fekete, a volunteer at MADA

  • “MADA is an invaluable partner of the City of Montreal in this ongoing fight against poverty. MADA and its volunteers are there each day, each week, each Shabbat, each holiday, to touch the lives of those in need with dignity and gentle humanity.”

    Denis Coderre, Montreal former mayor

  • “I am proud to be a volunteer and part of the Mada family.”

    Ethel Ann Annett, a volunteer at MADA

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FOOD BANK
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CAFETERIA
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CLOTHING
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SHABBAT TO SHARE
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FURNITURE
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SUPPORT
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SOCIAL PROGRAMS
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CARE & CALL

CARING AND SHARING FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW

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