Highlights from REISA: 2015-2016
One year in action – a brief summary of highlights from REISA’s 2015-2016 year.
Don’t miss REISA’s Annual General Meeting, to be held on June 30, 2016!
Centre of Dreams and Hopes Snoezelen Room Grand Opening
After 3 years in the making, REISA is pleased to announce that the Centre for Dreams and Hopes opened its doors to the community for the grand opening of their Snoezelen Room. Snoezelen Multi-Sensory Environments offer a relaxed atmosphere with pleasant surroundings, soothing sounds, captivating aromas, tactile experiences, massage and vibration, vibrosonic sensations, and gentle movement.
Snoezelen rooms provide the tools and a suitable, gradable, and safe environment in which professionals can carry out assessments and interventions. The Snoezelen Room Grand Opening was held on Tuesday, March 22, and was a great success with a lot of community support.
Fatiha Gatre Guemiri, Winner of the QCGN Sheila and Victor Goldbloom Award
REISA is very pleased to present to you some great news! REISA’s Executive Director, Ms. Fatiha Gatre Guemiri, is among three recipients of the Quebec Community Groups Network’s seventh annual Sheila and Victor Goldbloom Distinguished Community Service Award!
For more information, visit http://qcgn.ca/goldbloom-awards-2015/.
Liaison pilot project: CLSC Mercier-Est-Anjou presentation of services to Almage Seniors Center
In April 2015, a focus group was held at the Almage Seniors Center where the English-speaking seniors voiced the need to gain a better knowledge of the services offered by their local CLSC, and the need to have a better understanding of the complaint system. On February 23, REISA organized a presentation given by Carolyn Mrazik and Nina Echegoyen, respectively social worker and nurse in home support services from the CLSC Mercier-Est-Anjou.
Both presenters demystified the trajectory of a request for services at the CLSC from the initial contact up to the delivery of the specific services and presented the process of lodging a formal complaint as in most cases, the seniors were not aware of how to do this. They also encouraged the seniors to exercise their right to get adequate services in English. This presentation was a joint initiative from the partnership between REISA, Almage and the Mercier-Est-Anjou CLSC under the Liaison pilot project.
REISA acknowledged for 10 years of contribution
On December 15, the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN), one of our longtime partners, thoughtfully awarded REISA with a certificate of recognition for participation in the Networking and Partnership Initiative.
Looking for a family doctor in Montreal?
Are you looking for a family doctor? To find a family doctor who is accepting new patients, you can be added to the waiting list. Your request will be evaluated and priority will be granted according to your health.
You can register online: http://gamf.gouv.qc.ca/index_en.html
You may also find a family doctor yourself by contacting medical clinics or family medicine groups (GMFs) near you to see if they are accepting new patients.
Ahuntsic – Montréal-North
CLSC MONTRÉAL-NORTH
Telephone : 514 384 2000 ext. 3508
CLSC AHUNTSIC
Telephone : 514 384 2000 ext. 3508
Saint-Léonard – Saint-Michel
CLSC SAINT-LÉONARD
Telephone : 514 722 3000 ext. 1328
CLSC SAINT-MICHEL
Telephone : 514 722 3000 ext. 1328
Hochelaga – Mercier-Ouest – Rosemont
CLSC HOCHELAGA-MAISONNEUVE
Telephone : 514 524 3544 ext. 21402
CLSC OLIVIER-GUIMOND
Telephone : 514 524 3544 ext. 21402
CLSC ROSEMONT
Telephone : 514 524 3544 ext. 21402
Rivière-des-Prairies – Anjou – Montréal-East
CLSC RIVIÈRE-DES-PRAIRIES
Telephone : 514 356 2572 ext. 73612
CLSC POINTE-AUX-TREMBLES-MONTRÉAL-EAST
Telephone : 514 356 2572 ext. 73612
CLSC MERCIER-EST-ANJOU
Telephone : 514 356 2572 ext. 73612