Montréal, September 23, 2013 – As part of Portage’s 40th anniversary celebrations this year, Portage was proud to recognise 150 individuals at its Recognition Ceremony yesterday, for having successfully completed a drug rehabilitation program at one of its residential centres in the Greater Montréal Area. Since its first centre was opened in 1973, Portage’s Recognition… Read more »
La Fondation Simple Plan, qui appuie Portage depuis plusieurs années, a récemment fait un don de 5 000 $ au programme de réadaptation en toxicomanie pour adolescents, à Prévost, pour faire l’acquisition de nouveaux instruments de musique. La salle de musique est maintenant dotée de quatre nouvelles guitares et d’une batterie achetées à prix réduit… Read more »
The Simple Plan Foundation, which has supported Portage for many years, recently donated $5,000 to the Portage substance abuse rehabilitation centre in Prévost to purchase new musical instruments for the youth in treatment. Portage’s music room is now fully equipped, with four new guitars and new drum equipment, purchased at significantly reduced prices at Steve’s Music… Read more »
According to current judicial statistics, nearly all criminal acts committed in the villages of Nunavik are related to drug and alcohol problems. Since there are no prisons in this part of Québec, residents who are found guilty of crimes are sent to the prison in Saint-Jérôme to be incarcerated. At this time, they make up… Read more »
The adolescent community at Portage Prévost is very proud to welcome their new physical education instructor, Steve O’Brien. An Olympian and track and field champion, Steve visits the centre to provide an hour and a half of physical education every week to both the boys’ and the girls’ community, as part of the Regroupement Courant-Nord… Read more »
Le 7 février dernier, Portage recevait de Monsieur Jean Gagnon, vice-président régional, Sud de Québec, de la Banque Nationale, un don de 50 000 $, dans le cadre de sa campagne de capitalisation 2011-2014 « Reconstruire des vies ». Ce montant sera dédié au centre résidentiel pour adolescents à Saint-Malachie. Ce centre, avec volet scolaire,… Read more »
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 »
In 2011, the Bureau d’aide aux victimes d’actes criminels agreed to fund a project at the Portage addiction rehabilitation centre in Québec City, specifically tailored to clients who had been physically or sexually abused. The purpose of the project was not only to provide better support for these clients but also to gain a better… Read more »
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 »
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 »
