A Second Marché Bon Accueil Will See the Day: Welcome Hall Mission Announces Acquisition of a Montreal-North Building from the Société De Saint-Vincent De Paul De Montréal

MONTREAL, Jan. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Montreal North an alarming number of residents struggle to choose between paying their rent and buying groceries for their families. The realities of the borough include an aging population, a high number of new immigrants, chronic unemployment, and a large number of single-parent families that spend over 30% of household income spent on housing.

To better serve this population, Welcome Hall Mission is announcing that it will acquire a building from the Société de Saint-Vincent de Paul de Montréal in order to open a second Marché Bon Accueil. During the year 2018, the location will be transformed into a free grocery store, an innovative model of food security from Welcome Hall Mission. The addition of this new location should help out its 1,200 clients coming from the Montreal North area who often have to travel by public transport and face up to a three-hour return trip to shop for their bi-weekly grocery. The new location will be much more convenient for them and will allow the mission to serve more customers.

With the bulk of its funding coming from Montrealers, the Mission is appealing to the public to partner with them to make this project a reality.