We are thrilled to announce that Logifem will be expanding with the addition of approximately 25 apartments in Saint Henri, for women both with and without children.
Earlier this year, the South West Borough granted a demolition permit to a developer based on plans for a project to include condominiums, a day care, office space, a grocery store and 100 units of social housing. We are now working with two other women’s groups, La Maison des ReBelles and Libr’elles to develop the social housing units. Through this process we will be supported by Bâtir son quartier, whose role is to accompany community groups that are developing housing projects. There are still several stages of approval until the project is finalized but we are hopeful that the apartments will be ready for us in 2022.
Until now all of Logifem’s housing programmes have been transitional (up to one year in our residence and up to three years in our apartments) but for these new apartments we will allow women and their children to stay as long as they need to so that they have the stability and support they need to truly flourish.
In connection with this project, we have revised our Mission and Vision statements, which now better encompass the changes we hope to see through our work:
Vision
Women and children equipped and empowered to leave the cycle of homelessness and thrive.
Mission
Logifem is committed to providing support and accommodation to vulnerable women and children where they can feel at home to heal and rebuild their lives.
These are very exciting times for Logifem and we are so grateful to our staff, volunteers, donors and partners who always help us to do so much more with the resources we have. Thanks to you, many women and children are able to recover from incredible trauma and find new hope.