CBC Montreal Do Crew lends a hand at Logifem

UPDATE:  We have all our volunteers for this event.  Stay tuned to Daybreak for news about our next Do Crew.

Logifem has been providing shelter and care to women in difficulty in Montreal since 1988.  Their mission is to help and empower women with or without children to face the future with strength, courage, hope and dignity.

It is vital for women to have access to stable, safe accommodation and support.- Sally Richmond, Logifem executive director

The organization provides services such as emergency and long-term shelter, life skills and personal development training, and transitional housing for single mothers and their children.

According to Logifem executive director Sally Richmond, the shelter welcomes women who are experiencing a wide variety of difficulties.

Richmond believes "it is vital for women to have access to stable, safe accommodation and support when they are in a situation where they have nowhere else to go."

The shelter receives quite a lot of donations that the staff just don't have the time to go though.  

The CBC Montreal Do Crew will be sorting through donations, organize storage rooms and replenish the Logifem "boutique" so that women can find what they are looking for more easily.

If you are interested in volunteering with the Do Crew, here is what you need to know:

WHAT:      Sorting and organizing donations at Logifem

WHEN:      Wednesday, Feb. 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE:    Little Burgundy

WHO:        6 volunteers

If you want to join this month's Do Crew or you want to know more you can reach Jennifer Allen by email at jennifer.allen@cbc.ca.