{"id":96,"date":"2022-04-20T04:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T04:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parcexcurrycollective.ca\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:10:47","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parcexcurrycollective.ca\/?page_id=96","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id96_db5540-ea alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;}.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column96_94cddb-53{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column96_94cddb-53 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column96_94cddb-53 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/parcexcurrycollective.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-02-19-leo-friend-delivery-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1417\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leonora and Mama Lydie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:4px;}.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column96_9c14fc-31 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Launched in April 2021, the <strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parc-Ex Curry Collective <\/strong>(PECC) is a <strong>mutual aid<\/strong> initiative that provides catering and food distribution<strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> service<\/strong>s in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This community-led project provides a means of financial support for asylum-seekers and recently immigrated women in the Parc-Extension neighborhood by hiring them as the main chefs. <\/span>You can also support vulnerable families in the neighborhood by purchasing &#8220;<strong>community meals<\/strong>&#8221; and for this option, the Curry Collective will deliver to these families for free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parcexcurrycollective.ca\/?page_id=1795\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1795\">Learn more about our wonderful chefs here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PECC was initially supported by <strong>Concordia University<\/strong>\u2019s Office of Community Engagement through the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/about\/community\/office\/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Divides (DD) project<\/a>. 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