Our services are grouped in four categories:

• Personal development & Community integration

• Child / Youth development and Parenting support

• Prevention / Support / Intervention

• Family separation and reunion

Personal development & Community integration

Volunteering / Community activities

• Services centred on personal fulfillment, skills acquisition as well as the social and community commitment;

• This program is the cornerstone of the Centre: by using their creativity and by giving their time generously, volunteers contribute to the well-being of the MFRC and help the Centre with the organization of its activities.

Information and Welcome services for newcomers

• Services that are aimed at the newly arrived families to help them make their questions, documentation, meetings with members of the community and more.

Employment & Education

• Job search and orientation services for military spouses and teens;

• Information on Québec’s school programs, programs outside of Québec and specialized education programs;

• Second language courses and workshops for adults.

Child / Youth development and Parenting support

Services that support parents in their caregiving role and focus on the development of leadership for children and youth.

Childhood

• Activities to foster language development, autonomy, sociability and creativity;

• Activity groups, parents/ kids workshops, preschooler workshops, courses and more.

Youth

• Activities to acquire new skills while encouraging leadership development;

• What every babysitter should know courses, general first aid, youth advisory committee, interactive workshops, Teen Loft and more.

Prevention / Support / Intervention

• Emphasis on strengthening the capacities of individuals and families;

• Education and prevention services to help in the adaptation of the military way of life;

• Evaluation and orientation, short term counselling, crisis support and more.

Family separation and reunion

• Outreach, information and support services to help families cope with the absence of the military member;

• Resources and adapted support to fulfill the needs of separated families before, during and after the time of separation.

Director Military Family Services (DMFS)