Over 130 years of history

Read about the progress made in the last 25 years.

Our story

In the winter of 1889-1890, Montrealers Mina Douglas and Eva Findlay opened the soup kitchen that would become the Old Brewery Mission. It underwent its first transformation in the 1920s, when it became a shelter for men experiencing homelessness. Since then, the Old Brewery Mission has never stopped evolving.

1998

Opening of the Patricia Mackenzie Pavilion for women

2006

Inauguration of the Marcelle and Jean Coutu Pavilion, our first rental housing complex

2008

Launch of Le Pont-TD, our first rehousing program for homeless people in Montreal

2010

Opening of the Lise Watier Pavilion for women in the process of social reintegration

2012

Start-up of the Café Mission Keurig respite center and creation of the Annexe program, now called the Accueil program

2013

Launch of the PRISM-Cogeco program for mental health

2014

Launch of the Pause-Santé program

2015

Start-up of the La Traversée Grace Dart Foundation program for aging people

2018

Opening of the Voisines de Lanaudière relais housing for women

2021

Set-up of a Prevention Department and the Québec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative

2022

Opening of the Voisines de Lartigue women’s rehousing project

2023

Opening of the Résidence Bash Shetty, a rehousing pavilion for men

The future

At the Old Brewery Mission, we are constantly modernizing our services and introducing new programs to help our clients achieve sustainable reaffiliation.

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