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Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Madame Prend-Congé
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Description area
Dates of existence
1979-
History
Madame prend congé (Centre des femmes de Pointe-Saint-Charles) is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded in 1979. Its mission has been to break women's isolation, fight poverty, violence against women, improve women's living conditions and promote equality between women and men in society.
It has been a meeting place that welcomes all women regardless of their origins, financial means or sexual orientation. Women are encouraged to express themselves, exchange ideas and break their isolation. The centre offers leisure activities, group activities, continuing education and thematic workshops. It runs a thrift store (Magasin-Partage) offering women reintegration into employment.
The Board of Directors is made up of women from Pointe-Saint-Charles, members and participants of the centre.