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GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Spotlight on Bureau de la communauté haïtienne de Montréal (BCHM)
For February 2026 “SC Gives Back” Jean day, our paralegal, Fred-Joseph, chose to highlight the Bureau de la communauté haïtienne de Montréal (BCHM), a non-profit community resource center that works with families, particularly those from ethnocultural communities, to help them develop their networks and equip them to participate in community life. About the BCHM The …
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Spotlight on Project Genesis
For January 2026 “SC Gives Back” Jean day, our stagiaire, Jeremy, chose to highlight Project Genesis, a community organization dedicated to ensuring that residents of Montreal have access to social justice and the essential resources they need to live with dignity. About Project Genesis Project Genesis is a grassroots community organization based in Côte-des-Neiges that …
Spunt Carin Gives Back: Supporting the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
Spotlight on the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society For October 2025 “SC Gives Back” Jean day,, we chose to highlight the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. About the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society The First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada, often called the Caring Society, was …
Truth & Reconciliation – McCord Museum
The Standing Committee on the Status of Women recently released a major report on coercive control, an insidious form of violence that remains poorly understood in Canada.
Coercive Control in Canada: A Central Issue for Family Courts
The Standing Committee on the Status of Women recently released a major report on coercive control, an insidious form of violence that remains poorly understood in Canada.
Supporting Families Beyond the Courtroom: Spotlight on SNAP Family Center
Families navigating separation, parenting conflict, or challenges with a child’s behaviour often need support that goes well beyond the legal system. As family lawyers, we see firsthand how emotional regulation, …
Spunt Carin Gives Back: Supporting the Philippine Red Cross
Spotlight on the Philippine Red Cross For November 2025 “SC Gives Back” Jean day, our paralegal intern, Cassandra, chose to highlight the Philippine Red Cross, in light of the recent typhoons that hit the country. About the Philippine Red Cross The Philippine Red Cross has been serving the people of the Philippines for decades and …
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Friendship Circle – Chocolate making workshop
The Standing Committee on the Status of Women recently released a major report on coercive control, an insidious form of violence that remains poorly understood in Canada.
Spunt Carin Gives Back: Supporting Miriam Foundation
The Standing Committee on the Status of Women recently released a major report on coercive control, an insidious form of violence that remains poorly understood in Canada.
Spunt Carin Gives Back: Supporting the Heart & Stroke Foundation
Spotlight on the Heart & Stroke Foundation For July 2025 “SC Gives Back” Jean day, our stagiaire, Liana, was proud to spotlight the Heart & Stroke Foundation, a leading Canadian organization dedicated to improving heart and brain health for people of all ages. Advancing heart and brain health across Canada The Heart & Stroke Foundation …
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Spunt Carin Proudly Supports Le CAP St-Banarbé
What began as a parish initiative in the early 1990s has grown into one of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve’s most vital community organizations.
Spunt Carin Welcomes Support for the Welcome Hall Mission
Spunt Carin’s charity for the month of March was Montreal’s Welcome Hall Mission, which was chosen by one of our stagiaires, Ms. Sheri Subawalla,
Supporting Los Angeles in the Wake of Devastating Fires: Our Commitment to the California Fire Foundation
This month, our team has chosen to give back to the California Fire Foundation in support of the ongoing devastation caused by the fires in Los Angeles.
Welcome Collective Toy Drive
Spunt Carin’s Heartwarming Contribution to the Welcome Collective Toy Drive
Lupus is a challenging and often misunderstood autoimmune disease that affects millions, including families like our staff member. Raising awareness, advancing research, and supporting those with lupus are vital.
On Friday, August 9th, 2024, Spunt & Carin’s team donated to Lung Cancer Canada, which is a charity chosen by our Paralegal Student Liana Insogna.
On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Spunt and Carin team donated to the Préma Quebec foundation, a charity chosen by our fantastic bar student, Rome.
On Friday, May 3rd, the team at Spunt Carin sported their denim for a donation to the Alex and Grace Izinyon Foundation (AGIF) as part of our Spunt & Carin Gives Back campaign. This charity was chosen by Ayompe, one of our all-star paralegals on our team.
On Friday, April 19, 2024 we supported the Montreal-based organization Dans La Rue by collecting donations for our team’s jean day.
On Friday, October 27th the Spunt & Carin team fundraised for the ALS Society of Canada. In exchange for donating as part of our Spunt & Carin Gives Back our team members wore jeans to work.
On Friday, April 5, 2024, for our team’s Spunt and Carin team jean day to raise money and awareness chose the Miriam Foundation.
On Friday, March 1st the Spunt & Carin team fundraised for Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transexuel(le)s du Québec [ASTT(e)Q]. In exchange for donating as part of our Spunt & Carin Gives Back our team wore jeans for the day.
On Friday, March 15, 2024 the Spunt Carin team wore jeans to raise funds for Zera Café. This was Me Ian M. Solloway’s chosen charity, he shared why this charity stood out for him.
On Friday, February 2, 2024, our team sported denim for the Mada Community Center. Mada is a Montreal-based center who’s objective is to support the local community through the provision of free kosher, nutritious food and other areas of support.
On Friday, December 8, 2023, the Spunt and Carin team hosted another Spunt and Carin: Gives Back jean Friday in support of the charity Sarah’s Fund for Cedars.
On Friday, February 16, 2024, for our Spunt Carin Gives Back, Me Valentina Dandolini chose to spotlight the Dr. Julien Foundation who aims to support social pediatrics throughout Quebec in hopes to make a difference in the lives of thousands of children from vulnerable situations.
On Friday, January 19, 2024 we supported the Paralympic Foundation of Canada in collecting donations for our team’s jean day Friday.
On Friday, November 10, 2023, for our Spunt and Carin Gives Back jean day, Natalie chose that the proceeds collected from our team would be directed to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
On Friday, December 22, 2023 Isabelle chose the charity for the Spunt & Carin Gives Back jean day.
On Friday, October 6th the Spunt & Carin team attended JEM Atelier for a tour and volunteer experience. JEM is a packaging factory which is an adapted workplace that provides employment to adults with different abilities.
On Friday, January 5, 2024, the Spunt and Carin team kicked off the 2024 year with a Spunt & Carin Gives Back jean day to raise money and raise awareness for the Montreal SPCA. Me Mignacca chose this organization.
On Friday, September 29, 2023 Spunt & Carin, along with Pinto and Judicia hosted Tom Dearhouse for Truth and Reconciliation Day. Mr. Dearhouse advised us of the history of oppression faced by Indigenous people in Canada, more specifically of the Kanyen’keha:ka people in Quebec.
At Spunt and Carin, we hold a deep commitment to giving back to our community. Every other Friday, one of our dedicated team members selects a charity close to their heart, and we rally together to make a difference.
On August 23rd, 2023, the Spunt & Carin team volunteered at Friendship Circle Montreal to join children and young adults with special needs in a day filled with fun. Me Sheri Spunt and her law students, Rome, Liana and Stephanos, were welcomed as volunteers and were each paired up with a “buddy” for the day.
On Friday, September 22nd, 2023 the Spunt & Carin team fundraised in preparation for the upcoming Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As part of our “Spunt & Carin Gives Back” program our team wore jeans to the officeas quid pro quo for their donation.
Friendship Circle provides Montreal families with a supportive community that gives the opportunity for special needs children to form real friendships within a non-judgmental environment. Friendship Circle provides many programs that are designed to nurture childrens social, physical, and cognitive skills. We work individually with each family to understand their specific needs and concerns related to each child’s disability.
Founded in 1950 in Montreal, the JEM Workshop Inc. operates as an adapted workplace with industrialized vocational goals, and is recognized by Emploi-Quebec. The JEM Workshop’s highly individualized services assist employees to function as closely as possible to their potential, thereby helping them progress toward normalized living and a productive vocational status.
HPC is a co-op run day camp in existence for more than fifty years. The camp was started by parents who wanted a place for their children to enjoy their summer vacations. HPC is still overseen by a volunteer board of executives made up of parents who send their children to the camp.
MADA is a volunteer-based organization that evolved from a small neighborhood center to Montreals central address for fighting poverty in our community
