West Island Citizen Advocacy

WICA’s purpose is to improve the quality of life & defend the rights of all those who are vulnerable in the community by supporting them and matching them with competent volunteers.

Programs and Services

Volunteer Matching: Individuals living with a limiting condition in the community are supported and matched with a volunteer, whose purpose is to improve the quality of life and defend the rights of the individual.

Church Apartment Program (CAP)

Provides permanent housing and daily living support for adults living with mental health issues in the West Island.
Individuals receive ongoing psychiatric care.

Rendez-Vous Art: Provides the opportunity for individuals who face special challenges to create works of art with the support of a volunteer instructor.

Senior Advocacy: Assists and educates seniors who are facing financial, physical, emotional, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation in the West Island.

Seniors Liaisons: Outreach project aimed at providing much-needed practical support to under-served, vulnerable seniors, especially those in multicultural communities isolated by language and societal barriers.

The Sentinel Program: A project aimed to develop a network of citizen Sentinels in solidarity with vulnerable seniors. The objective is to encourage older adults to stay in their living environment for as long as possible.

Courses & Volunteer Training: Free courses to the volunteer advocates who are working with proteges. These courses are also open to the community at large.