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National strategy on community safety and crime prevention: 613-954-1721. (Funding).


Alerte Centre-Sud, Montreal. For its Projet d'intervention de milieu mi·lieu
n. pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux
1. The totality of one's surroundings; an environment.

2. The social setting of a mental patient.



milieu

[Fr.] surroundings, environment.
, which involves co-ordinating the efforts of four organizations in downtown Montreal that work directly with sex trade workers, youth in difficult situations, substance abusers and homeless persons An individual who lacks housing, including one whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations; an individual who is a resident in transitional housing; or an individual who has as a primary residence a . The purpose is to promote community action and to develop new linkages and effective collaboration mechanisms. It also aims to ensure that these at-risk groups are represented on the decision-making bodies that concern them. A further objective is to strengthen the partnerships among the management of the four organizations, intervention teams and the community in order to identify an alternative to exclusion and to deal with the sense of insecurity experienced by the population in the surrounding areas. 514-521-9111 $50,000

Alternative pour Elles, Rouyn-Noranda. Maison d'aide et d'hebergement pour femmes victimes de violence conjugales et leurs enfants, For the production and distribution of 22,000 flyers to be distributed to 18,000 households and various points of service, will promote public awareness in the Regional County Municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (French: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC) is used in the Canadian province of Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units. In most cases, they are also census divisions.  of Rouyn-Noranda of the issue of spousal spou·sal  
adj.
1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.

2. Of or relating to a spouse.

n.
Marriage; nuptials. Often used in the plural.
 abuse and will publicize pub·li·cize  
tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es
To give publicity to.


publicize or -cise
Verb

[-cizing, -cized]
 the organization's existence in the community. Alternative pour Elles wants to explain to women that they do not have to wait to be battered or to be in a situation that threatens their safety to use its services. The project will enable women to recognize the signs of victimization victimization Social medicine The abuse of the disenfranchised–eg, those underage, elderly, ♀, mentally retarded, illegal aliens, or other, by coercing them into illegal activities–eg, drug trade, pornography, prostitution.  and to find out about the resources that exist to support them. 819-797-1754 $2,900

Association quebecoise de defense des droits des personnes retraitees et preretraitees du Haut-Richelieu. For its project "de sensibilisation - prevention pour contrer l'abus, la violence et la negligence chez chez  
prep.
At the home of; at or by.



[French, from Old French, from Latin casa, cottage, hut.]

chez
prep

at the home of [French]
 les personnes agees." The initiative, which focuses on those aged 60 and up, as well as on community partners, is intended to prevent and fight abuse, violence and neglect involving elderly persons. The organization will conduct meetings with target groups, develop and offer an awareness program, and recruit and train volunteers who will follow up on elderly victims of abuse, violence and neglect. 450-357-9545 $20,000
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