Here’s a last minute invitation! If you wish, you can help us reach our fall fundraising goal by participating in a special visit to our new agricultural plot in the heart of the Cité des Hospitalières, this Saturday, October 9. From 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, follow Pier and Adrienne into the heart of this peaceful haven at the foot …
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Comforting Recipes
With fall gently peering around the corner, it’s time to pull out our cozy sweaters and start thinking about warm, comforting, and nourishing dishes. Here are two Autumn-inspired recipes – one savoury, one sweet – to see you through the shorter days with a full belly and a hearty smile. Photo credit : Dilyara Garifullina/Unsplash
Volunteering to Deliver Meals
For her last blog post, follow Adeline taking part in a delivery shift for Santropol Roulant. I couldn’t wait to try out meal delivery with the Roulant. This is a shift that takes place in the afternoon, from approximately 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. As this was my first time doing the deliveries, I was asked to arrive 30 minutes …
Working in the heart of the Roulant
They say that the kitchen is the heart of the Roulant. It’s where fresh ingredients that have grown on our farm, in our garden, or on our rooftop garden converge to be transformed into meals by a team of volunteers! The kitchen is also where care is brought to tailor our meals to the individual needs of our client community. …
Cooking with Adeline
This week, Adeline tells us about her experience in the kitchen preparing meals. The meal preparation takes place in the morning, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. That way the food assembly and the deliveries can be conveniently done in the afternoon. When I arrived at the Roulant, an employee greeted me and directed me to the kitchen. I met …
Rue Fermier 2021, A Success for the Community
After nearly 20 months without an event, the Roulant welcomed its community to celebrate Rue Fermier. And what a warm and wonderful celebration it was! Together we shared, ate, laughed, and admired the beauty of the gardens and the broader community of the Roulant. Together we enjoyed the music of harpist Marie Hamilton, the trad trio Bastringues Boys, and DJ …
Our First Statements
Santropol Roulant is embarking on something new: we are experimenting with positioning ourselves politically. As an organization that has served Montrealers in need for more than 26 years, we know that our work is tied to what’s happening around us. While we do not endorse a particular party or candidate, we have beliefs that influence our work and we’ve decided …
Volunteering at the Jardin de la Cité des Hospitalières
This week, discover the urban agriculture work at the Jardin de la Cité des Hospitalières with Adeline. Here are her thoughts about this experience: I had never heard of or even set foot in the Jardin de la Cité before. It is a former convent on which Santropol Roulant cultivates a small plot of land to grow fruits, vegetables, and …
Rue Fermier Together
Rue Fermier Togetherness 2021 Join us September 10th for an evening of togetherness! After more than a year without gatherings, the Roulant is ready to welcome you for a fun, scaled-down and socially distanced version of Rue Fermier and our annual fundraising gala. Join your wonderful intergenerational community of members—donors, volunteers, clients, staff and neighbours—to celebrate all that we have …
Become a watchful whip-poor-will
The Safer Spaces Committee, also known as the Watchful whip-poor-wills, is looking for volunteer committee members to continue the implementation of the Safer Space Policy. Do you want the Roulant to be an even more welcoming space where everyone can bring their individuality and thrive? Here is what you’ll do as a volunteer committee member: Promote safer space as defined …
Volunteering at the Ferme du Roulant
Adeline, one of the Roulant volunteer, chose to write about her experience volunteering in the different programs at Santropol Roulant. This week, join her while she gets her hands dirty at the Ferme du Roulant. See what a morning of peri-urban farming looks like: The Ferme du Roulant is located about thirty minutes by car from Montreal. Jean-François, Santropol Roulant’s …
Cycle of Life: Augustine and Bernie
Life and death are part of our daily work. The Roulant is a community where strong bonds are forged very quickly, where we connect with unique, authentic, sometimes extravagant people of all ages. When people in the community pass away, we celebrate their lives and their contributions to the Roulant as a whole. Not every organization is fortunate enough to …