Organismes membres

Anti-Pauvreté Mauricie Centre-du-Québec (APMCQ)

Anti-Poverty Mauricie Centre-du-Québec was founded in 1977 with the goal of fighting poverty and crime in all its forms.

Our programs

  • ACTION location Drummond

    Programs

    Support in the promotion of tenants' rights in the Drummondville MRC.

    • Inform, help and support people in matters of tenants' rights;
    • Take steps with landlords (insalubrity, energy, soundproofing, etc.);
    • Help people who have problems with other tenants (noise, non-respect of tranquility, etc.).

    Services

    • Assistance in writing formal notices, filling out various forms, etc;
    • Providing referrals for the housing administrative tribunal;
    • Training available upon request.

    Clientele

    People with low income or with income while making a donation to the organization

    Admission conditions

    • Person in need of assistance in housing law;
    • Must be a resident of the Drummond MRC.

    Exclusion criteria

    • Tenant who has not paid his/her rent for a few months

    Contact information

  • Compensatory work program

    Programs

    Compensatory work is unpaid work that a citizen, unable to pay a fine, voluntarily agrees to perform. These hours of work are performed for the benefit of non-profit organizations or municipalities.

    The number of hours of work to be done is proportional to the amount of the fine, to which is added the accumulated costs. The number of hours to be worked is based on an equivalence table established by the Code of Penal Procedure.

    Services

    The representative of the referral agency is responsible for determining the nature and terms of the work to be performed. He or she establishes a "work plan" with the citizen, taking into account, as much as possible, the citizen's knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as the needs of the host organizations. This work plan is used to specify where, when and how the citizen will perform his or her compensatory work. More often than not, the work is performed during the week during the organizations' regular business hours.

    Clientele

    People referred by the fine collector

    Capacity

    Over 1000 people per year

    Exclusion criteria

    • Persons who have the ability to pay fines or who have a seizable vehicle

    Contact information