Yellow Door

Forget the Box: Painting the Town Yellow

evelyne — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Every morning of my first four years in Montreal, I walked by a vivid yellow door as I headed down Aylmer toward McGill University’s campus. It always seemed like a fun, quirky touch against the urban backdrop.

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CBC Listen: Radio Noon Quebec: Intergenerational Connections

evelyne — Tue, 21 May 2024 13:30:57 +0000

For Intergenerational Week in Quebec, Shawn Apel talks with - and about - people forging connections.

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The Yellow Door Celebrates 50 Years of the Generations Program

melis — Sun, 01 May 2022 14:39:00 +0000

Montreal, May 1, 2022 – Launched in 1972, this year marks five decades of the Yellow Door’s Generations
Program, an initiative that brings together university-aged youth and older adults to combat social isolation and its associated negative health effects in both generations.

The Yellow Door, a registered charity that is over 100 years old, promotes social inclusion through programs that foster interpersonal and intergenerational relationships, creative community projects, and holistic well-being for all ages.

For seniors who live alone and do not have family nearby to support and assist them, the Yellow Door offers critical services, as well as a friendly community for them to be part of. “It is important to have programs like these because they provide a sense of community to those who have no loved ones around. It reassures seniors and volunteers that there is always someone to turn to.” says Patricia, who served at the Generations Coordinator from 1974 to 1978 and is now a current Generations member.

“In 1972 a group of McGill students led by the Yellow Door conducted surveys of seniors in the area, determining their needs and where they might want assistance. Youth volunteers were then sent out to complete ‘tasks’.” said Kaitlin Fahey, Executive Director. “Today the program continues to respond to seniors’ needs, only now we match youth and seniors in order to build meaningful relationships. I think this grew from the realization that volunteers were getting just as much out of the program as seniors! It was more than just assistance, it was a real way to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation – feelings that span generations.”

Fifty years later the program continues thanks to grants from the Government of Quebec and Centraide, the generosity of private foundations and individual donors, and because of dedicated volunteers who give their time each week to visit with and assist seniors. Currently, almost 300 seniors are served by 150 volunteers, who help with errands, accompaniments, technology, home deliveries of cultural items such as books, and of course, friendly visits.

Throughout the year, the Yellow Door will be celebrating 50 years of working to promote social inclusion in downtown Montreal.

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Contact: Lisa Baum
lisarbaum@gmail.com / (514) 506-8721

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CBC: Yellow Door Coffeehouse celebrates 50 years

melis — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:03:00 +0000

This weekend the Yellow Door Coffeehouse celebrated its 50th anniversary. The small music venue in the McGill Ghetto is famous for its spoken word and folk music nights. Musicians, community members share…

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The Gazette: Montreal folkie institution Yellow Door Coffeehouse turns 50

melis — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:05:00 +0000

The Yellow Door’s roots go back even farther than its coffeehouse start 50 years ago. It was actually founded in 1904 as a youth organization, promoting social change through volunteering and arts-based programs.

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The Gazette: Bill Garrett fought the music industry status quo, and won

evelyne — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 21:21:00 +0000

Broadly speaking, there are two types of people roaming the globe: those who find things not to their liking and do something about it, and those who don’t. Bill Garrett is a doer.

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