A snapshot of families
Carrefour families
In 2023-2024, 392 households and 545 children visited Carrefour Familial Hochelaga, whether through Maison Oxygène Montréal, École Hors Murs, or the Maison de la famille.
New families at Carrefour Familial Hochelaga are referred by families already using the services or by partner organizations that share the mission. A mutual-aid network is then created, and the impact of the Carrefour’s work continues beyond the organization’s walls.
Deeply rooted in its neighbourhood, the organization mainly reaches families in the area. In fact, 83% live in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve!
Reflecting the neighbourhood, the Carrefour welcomed parents and children who have recently arrived in the country: 52% of families using the Carrefour’s services have been in Canada for less than 5 years.
The reality of immigration adds to the already complex realities families face every day. The Carrefour is a meeting place across social classes. Families with employment income, last-resort assistance, or benefiting from various social reintegration programs spend time together and support one another.
Neighbourhood profile
The Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood has more than 50,800 residents and is one of the youngest neighbourhoods in Quebec. According to Statistics Canada, the neighbourhood’s median age was 35 in 2021.
Unfortunately, it still tops several rankings, with one of the highest rates of school dropout and poverty in the province.
Just over 21% of people aged 15 and over have no diploma, compared with 17% for the city of Montréal as a whole, and 17% of children have a mother with no diploma or certificate. The neighbourhood’s dropout rate is 41%, and the proportion of students diagnosed with a disability, adjustment difficulties, or learning difficulties ranges from 42% to 64% depending on the school.
Among families, there is a significant number of single-parent families—48%—most of which are headed by a female parent. In addition, 22% of families live below the low-income threshold.
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve has a high number of renters—78%—and more than a third of them spend over 30% of their income on housing.
In recent years, the number of families in the neighbourhood has increased, with some purchasing property in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
While the real estate market is booming and more well-off young families are moving into the neighbourhood, over 33% of residents are in a precarious economic situation.
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve has more than 50 community resources offering a wide range of support to families in the neighbourhood.
+Data taken from reports published by Centraide and La Table de quartier Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (2011 and 2018).
+Data taken from www.200portesHM.com.
Carrefour families, by the numbers
Households
Children
Women
Men
- Nuclear families 49%
- Families with an annual income under $50,000 88,8%
- Families receiving last-resort assistance 26%
- Allophone families 22%
- Families who have been in Canada for less than 5 years 33%
- Families without a CEGEP or university diploma 52%
Address
Carrefour Familial Hochelaga
1611, avenue d'Orléans
Montréal (Québec)
H1W 3R4
