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Better understanding the SHDM with the 2021 annual report
We are pleased to share with you the SHDM’s interactive 2021 annual report (available only in french).
Reflecting the orientations of our 2021-2024 strategic plan, this report presents the main achievements of the year and helps you better understand our mission: to create affordable and sustainable living environments.
Discover, through those who make the SHDM or use its services, how it contributes to the development of responsible real estate in Montréal.
You can view the short version of the report with the summarized financial data or the long version with the detailed financial report.
At the side of the elderly people
Today is the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The SHDM underlines the importance of taking care of the most vulnerable, to act against isolation and abuse.
That’s why the SHDM is collaborating with the SPVM and various community organizations to the »Visiter une personne aînée isolée » in its Autonomie+ buildings, for an autonomous clientele aged 55 and over. Throughout the month of June, outreach workers and SPVM socio-community agents will go door-to-door in 9 buildings, to raise awareness among tenants about the fight against abuse, fraud and theft. They will refer tenants who need it to the appropriate resources for personalized follow-up.
Together, let’s act for the good treatment of the elderly people!
The Elder Mistreatment Helpline (LAAA), a useful resource
Picture: Charlotte Pont, outreach worker at Chez-Nous de Mercier-Est with SPVM officer Scalzo (poste quartier 48), during a visit to the tenants of the Hector-Vinet, an Autonomie+ building of the SHDM.
Stronger together this Mother's Day !
The SHDM is pleased to support Stronger together this Mother’s Day, a Mères avec pouvoir‘s campaign.
As we celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, we invite you to (re)discover this organization that aims to promote the optimal development and well-being of low- and moderate-income single mothers and their child(ren) to ensure their social and professional integration. Mères avec pouvoir facilitates the progress of women through access to transitional social housing , community and individual support and a place in a daycare for their children.
You too can be part of the success stories of these women.
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers !
New appointment to the Board of directors
Ville de Montreal and the Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) are pleased to announce the appointment of Suze Youance to the SHDM’s Board of Directors as well as the renewal of the term of office of three other members for a period of two years, namely Robert Juneau and Alain Lapointe, as Directors, and Johanne Brunet, as Board Chair.
These appointments, confirmed at the meeting of Ville de Montréal’s Executive Committee on April 14, 2021, are effective immediately. In accordance with the SHDM’s bylaws, Ville de Montréal’s Executive Committee is responsible for appointing its directors, who are chosen to represent a wide range of relevant skills in order to guide the organization in its strategic choices and ensure sound governance.
« On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Mrs. Youance and wish her the best of success. I am delighted that the SHDM will be able to benefit from her knowledge and expertise, » stated Johanne Brunet, Chair of the SHDM’s Board of Directors. « The renewal of Mr. Juneau’s and Mr. Lapointe’s terms of office reflects their significant contribution to the SHDM. And lastly, I am touched by the trust and confidence placed in me with the renewal of my own term of office as Board Chair.
About Suze Youance
With a PhD in Engineering from École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Suze Youance has diversified experience and recognized expertise in structural typology and seismic vulnerability (heritage buildings, school and hospital buildings, residences). Her experience in project management and her excellent communication skills have led her to become a television hostess, university lecturer, consultant, and associate professor, in Québec and Haiti. Involved in the Montréal community, Mrs. Youance is a volunteer in activities promoting women in engineering at ÉTS and is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bureau de la communauté haïtienne à Montréal (BCHM).
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