Taking care of the community is at the heart of the Roulant’s actions, and as the past few years have shown us, our relationships and the nature of our interactions matter more than ever. That’s why, in light of the encouraging sanitary situation, masks are now optional for all at the Roulant. Masks (surgical or N95) are still available any …
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What a show of support!
Thank you so much! Nearly a month after the 2021 Winter Campaign ended, we are still speechless at the unprecedented wave of support from the donor community.
Protecting the Community
The Meals-on-Wheels is an essential service that helps keep seniors with a loss of autonomy or with limited mobility active in their community. We have made every effort since the beginning of the pandemic to create special moments between these clients and other members of the Roulant community, all while keeping safety a top priority. Due to the increase in …
SantroVélo is Getting Back Inside
We are excited to announce that for the rest of the 2021 season (until December 8th) we will be able to operate in a limited capacity inside the bike shop! Recall that since May, we have been working outside in open-air. We’ll be open to help you prepare your bike for winter riding. We will be maintaining existing prevention measures …
Adapted Sanitary Measures
With the transition to the green zone for the Montreal metropolitan area, you may have seen an easing of some of the measures that have been in place since the beginning of the pandemic. Considering that the Roulant serves a more vulnerable population, we still have many barriers in place, but the experience of volunteering at the Roulant is nonetheless …
More Wheels, More Meals
As the need in the community for an accessible, affordable, nutritious food service increased, we looked for ways to scale up the Meals-on-Wheels program to serve more meals than ever before, all while ensuring the safety of clients and volunteers through physical distance and increased sanitary measures. One solution was to split up our delivery routes. Suddenly, our seven delivery …
Your Community Needs You
Although the deconfinement is felt throughout the city, the vulnerable people still need you. Help the Roulant deliver nutritious meals to seniors, people with different levels of mobility or with a loss of autonomy, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year. Volunteer with the Meals-on-Wheels and feed your community! The Roulant gardens take advantage of the splendid weather to …
A Service Adapted For People with COVID-19
Three clients of the Meals-on-Wheels program have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past few weeks. Luckily, any exchanges that may have occurred between these clients and Roulant volunteers would have taken place when these three clients were not contagious. While instructions for Meals-on-Wheels clients are to not open the door during a delivery, direct interactions with volunteers remains a …
How are you? Caring Calls in Times of Quarantine
Since the very beginning of Santropol Roulant, one of the components of our work has been social inclusion. During meal deliveries, volunteers usually interact with clients, even momentarily; just like a short visit that can have an uplifting impact on the clients. Unfortunately, since the COVID19 pandemic, one of our prevention measures has been not to enter in contact with …
Changes to the Volunteering Program
We’re would like to thank all the volunteers who have committed their time to supporting us since the start of the pandemic, including those supporting us from their homes. It would not be possible to continue doing our work without your help. Thank you for stepping in and stepping up! There have been many changes to our volunteer program over …
We Hope to See You Soon in the Kitchen
This is one of the hardest and most emotional decisions we’ve made in recent years at Santropol Roulant. We have now suspended all volunteer shifts in the kitchen for the duration of the sanitary crisis. The kitchen of the Roulant has always been a place for inclusion, engagement, learning, conversation, and well-being. It really is at the heart of the …
From Sprint to Marathon – COVID-19 Response Continues
Dear amazing community members, By helping us stabilize for the past month and a half, you’ve shown us that we do have the capacity to continue as an organization, provided the right resources. We want to share with you what we’ve been able to accomplish with your support and what we’re planning to do. Six new staff members have been …
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