In addition to our catering and food distribution services, the Parc-Ex Curry Collective is involved in a variety of other mutual aid initiatives.

Thanks to a generous donation from the Welcome Collective, we received a cargo van that we would like to utilize as a community van with priority going to newcomers in the neighborhood. The van can be used to transport furniture and appliances as well as for community events. Access to a vehicle, let alone large ones, is a luxury for many people. As such, we believe resources like these should be shared. We started a GoFundMe campaign to help subsidize van-related expenses so that rental of the vehicle can be affordable to local residents. Sliding scale prices will apply to the broader Montreal community. As soon as the van is ready for use, we’ll provide a link to a sign-up sheet. Stay tuned!

Sun Youth

In September 2023, thanks to our collaboration with Sun Youth, we now have access to their community kitchen. The kitchen is perfect for our needs, is fully equipped and meets MAPAQ requirements.

Our partner

Café La Place Commune

Café la Place Commune (LPC) is our official pick-up spot when customers place their orders.

The LPC is a non-profit cooperative whose mission is to encourage urban food solidarity.

Thanks to LPC’s ties to local community gardens, when we started, they helped us out by preparing weekly food baskets for our chefs to reduce some of the costs of ingredients.

Learn more about Cafè La Place Commune

Community Garden (Garden Babylone)

One of Curry Collective’s customers (Vanessa Yanow) graciously donated her plot of community garden to Parc-Ex Curry Collective in the summer of 2022.

The plot is cultivated by 8 women in the neighborhood (5 of whom are Curry Collective chefs).
Promoting equitable and universal access to land and healthy food aligns with Curry Collective’s mandate to sustain food solidarity initiatives. 
Access to land to grow food has become a rare privilege, so we are grateful to have the opportunity to be able to cook with fresh produce which has been grown ourselves.
The Collective Childcare Center

Collective Childcare Center

In 2022, thanks to our partnership with Brick by Brick along with two of our Curry Collective chefs (Chetna and Parveen), we were able to provide collective childcare and an intergenerational space to the Parc-Extension community.

The Collective Childcare Center is reserved for non-status families who do not have access to subsidized daycare. Asylum-seeking families face numerous barriers navigating the system and without childcare solutions, they may not be able to work, attend job trainings or language classes.

As a community, we have to be creative and find ways to address the needs of the neighborhood so that we can support vulnerable families while promoting their resilience and integration.

If you have difficulty accessing food, check out one of our other initiatives, Food Ex

Food Ex - Food redistribution project in Parc-Ex