40 years of helping and healing

2013-02-14

About Portage

For those who have never been directly affected by substance abuse, it’s hard to understand the toll that it can take on an individual, a family, a community. If you have ever witnessed the rehabilitation process that takes place at Portage, whether directly in your family, through your work, or from a graduate testimonial, you… Read more »

Projet de Portage au sujet des toxicomanes ayant été victimes de sévices ou d’agressions sexuelles

2013-01-16

About Portage

En 2011, le bureau d’aide aux victimes d’actes criminels a accepté de subventionner un projet au centre de Portage, à Québec, spécifiquement adapté à la clientèle toxicomane victime de sévices et d’agressions sexuelles. Ce projet avait pour objectif de fournir un meilleur encadrement à ces personnes, mais aussi d’obtenir une meilleure compréhension de l’influence de… Read more »

Le concert de Friars Family permet à Portage Atlantique d’amasser plus de 50 000 $

2013-01-2

About Portage

Le 26 novembre, Tracy Friars et ses sept sœurs ont animé un des concerts-bénéfice les plus populaires de Saint John, consacré cette année aux jeunes souhaitant vaincre leur dépendance chez Portage Atlantique. Cet événement musical exceptionnel affichait complet à peine 30 minutes après la mise en vente des billets, en septembre. Accompagnés d’un ensemble spectaculaire… Read more »

Friars Family concert raises over $50,000 for Portage Atlantic

2013-01-2

About Portage

On November 26, Tracy Friars and her seven sisters hosted one of Saint John’s most popular fundraising concerts, dedicated this year the youth who are working to overcome their substance abuse issues at Portage Atlantic. This first-class musical event sold out in thirty minutes when tickets went on sale in September. Accompanied by a spectacular… Read more »

Encouraging the youth at Portage lac Écho to have a healthy and active lifestyle

2012-12-14

About Portage

With the financial support of the Regroupement Courant-Nord de Québec en Forme, Portage has been able to establish a three-part healthy lifestyle program for its adolescent community at Portage Prévost. Since last fall, the program has been teaching residents about physical fitness, healthy eating, and tobacco reduction. The project encourages the youth to take responsibility… Read more »

Un mode de vie sain et actif pour les jeunes au centre de Portage, à Prévost

2012-12-14

About Portage

Grâce au soutien financier du Regroupement Courant-Nord de Québec en Forme, Portage a pu mettre en place un programme en trois volets pour inculquer de saines habitudes de vie à ses résidants adolescents. Depuis l’automne dernier, les usagers profitent d’une programmation qui vise l’alimentation saine, le conditionnement physique et la réduction du tabagisme. Le projet… Read more »

Portage residents walk for mental health

2012-11-25

About Portage

On Sunday October 14, 2012, over a hundred Portage residents and staff members got together for a mental health awareness walk through the streets of downtown Montréal, organised by several local mental health organisations and presided over by Ms. Margaret Trudeau. Residents and staff members from Portage Beaconsfield, Portage Prévost, and from Portage’s Mother and… Read more »

Portage Beaconsfield residents give back to the community

2012-11-14

At the beginning of October, several Portage Beaconsfield residents and staff members joined a group of volunteers to help revitalise a park in a low-income neighbourhood. This grassroots community project to give the children of Little Burgundy a safe and stimulating playground inspired donations and overwhelming community support. “I did not expect to see this… Read more »