La rue des Femmes

Name

La rue des Femmes

Legal name

La rue des Femmes

Website

https://laruedesfemmes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Homeless Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

Keywords

• Homeless shelter services
• Trauma-informed care
• Relational health therapy
• Women social services
• Housing reintegration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual monetary donations: Individual donors contribute through monthly recurring donations and one-time gifts via the organization's online donation portal (jedonneenligne.org/laruedesfemmes). The organization runs an annual holiday campaign and a major fundraising campaign ('Plus qu'un toit… guérir l'itinérance') that has raised over $9 million. The organization also hosts fundraising events including the annual Gala de la santé relationnelle and the Cocktail pour Elles.
2. Corporate partnerships and sponsorships: Corporate partners make major donations, sponsor annual events, and provide contributions in goods and services. The organization offers cause marketing, matched giving programs, payroll deduction programs, and corporate fundraising event support. Major corporate donors at various tiers fund the campaign and general operations.
3. Private foundation grants: Private foundations including Fondation Ariane Riou & Réal Plourde, Fondation R. Howard Webster, Fondation Rossy, Fondation Jaclyn Fisher, Fondation Pharmaprix pour la santé des femmes, Pathy Family Foundation, and others provide significant funding at various tiers ($50,000 to $500,000+).
4. Planned giving: The organization accepts planned gifts including testamentary bequests, life insurance, endowment funds, securities donations, life annuities, and other planned giving vehicles. These provide tax advantages to donors and ensure long-term financial sustainability.
5. In-kind donations of goods and services: Donors contribute material goods (clothing, hygiene products, bedding, food, kitchen/linen equipment, first aid kits) and services. The organization redistributes these to participants free of charge. Tax receipts are issued for material donations with proper documentation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

La rue des Femmes is a non-profit relational health centre that delivers free shelter, meals, clothing, therapeutic activities, addiction counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, and housing reintegration support to women experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Montreal. It operates four physical houses (Maison Olga, Maison Dorimène, Maison Jacqueline, and Maison de soins Léonie) and applies its proprietary relational health (santé relationnelle) methodology — treating chronic homelessness as a state of complex post-traumatic stress disorder — to help women rebuild relational health and exit homelessness.

Product overview

La rue des Femmes is a non-profit relational health center offering a comprehensive ecosystem of shelter, care, and support services for women experiencing homelessness or at risk in Montreal. The organization operates four distinct houses—Maison Olga (psycho-relational care and transition), Maison Dorimène (autonomous living transition), Maison Jacqueline (emergency and stabilization), and Maison de Soins Léonie (therapeutic care)—providing shelter, therapeutic activities, addiction counseling, and social reintegration support. The organization is anchored by its innovative relational health approach, which treats homelessness as a state of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. Supporting services include an internal research and training institute, a proximity care clinic, and a dedicated foundation for fundraising. The organization serves over 1,500 women annually and provides various donation mechanisms including planned giving, in-kind donations, and corporate partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maison Olga – Soins psycho-relationnels et transition (Psycho-relational care and transition house) A transitional care house in downtown Montreal offering 20 individual transitional rooms and 5 emergency beds, accommodation, meal services, and a day centre (open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day) with therapeutic and structuring activities for women experiencing homelessness.
• Maison Dorimène – Vers le logement autonome (Transition to autonomous living studios) A transitional housing facility with 12 supervised studios designed to help women who have previously stayed at Maison Olga make the transition to autonomous living, while retaining access to all La rue des Femmes services.
• Maison Jacqueline – Urgence et stabilisation (Emergency and stabilization shelter) An emergency and stabilization shelter with 20 emergency beds serving women experiencing chronic homelessness and severe trauma, including a day centre accessible to non-residents offering the relational health care program.
• Maison de Soins Léonie (Therapeutic care house) A therapeutic care house providing specialized therapeutic care and rehabilitation activities for women in state of homelessness, inaugurated October 17, 2025 as the organization's fourth house. Located at 1060 avenue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Montreal.
• Services de guérison et de réadaptation (Healing and rehabilitation services) Therapeutic and rehabilitation services including counselling, addiction counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatric support, and rehabilitation activities such as art therapy, textile arts, photography workshops, crafts, drama therapy, choir, yoga, and museum visits, delivered to women participating in the organization's programs.
• Services d'aide à la réintégration en logement (Housing reintegration support services) Reintegration support services including community accompaniment and follow-up, financial security assistance, and referrals to other resources to help women restart a normal life and transition out of homelessness.
• Clinique de soins de proximité Jaclyn 'Jackie' Fisher (Community health clinic) An on-site community health clinic developed in partnership with the Fondation Jaclyn Fisher, providing primary medical care access for women experiencing homelessness who face significant barriers to healthcare services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,700 women welcomed in 2024-2025 across four houses
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• RBC (Royal Bank of Canada)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2026Presenting sponsor of the 14th edition of Le Cocktail pour Elles (April 22, 2026). Sheena Toso, Cheffe, Réseau externe de vente et Clientèle fortunée, RBC Assurances, serves as Honorary President of the event.
• Banque Scotia (Scotiabank)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2018Organized the 21k charity race at Parc Jean-Drapeau (Canada Running Series). First edition in April 2018 brought together over 70 runners, raising nearly $17,000 for La rue des Femmes. Listed as campaign donor ($100,000–$249,999 tier) and at the $10,000–$49,999 level in the 2024-2025 donor report.
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017Conducted a formal research study titled 'Intervention novatrice auprès des femmes en état d'itinérance : l'approche relationnelle de La rue des Femmes' in partnership with Relais-femmes, the Institut de recherches et d'études féministes (IREF), and the Groupe de recherche sur l'inscription sociale et identitaire des jeunes adultes (GRIJA). The research established the efficacy of La rue des Femmes' relational approach. Results unveiled at UQAM in fall 2017.
• Énergir (Gaz Métro)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2017Organized the Soupe pour Elles benefit event, gathering people from all backgrounds to share soup and support women in difficulty. Also created the itinerant art exhibition 'Portraits de femmes' featuring artwork from La rue des Femmes' art therapy workshop, displayed at Énergir, Fiera Capital, Ivanhoé Cambridge, and Videotron since March 2017. Listed as donor at the $10,000–$49,999 level in the 2024-2025 donor report.
• Catherine Proulx-LemaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSpokesperson for La rue des Femmes. Actress known from District 31. She promotes the cause of women experiencing homelessness to the general public, participates in annual galas, and launched the #FemmesEnSécurité movement in May 2020.
• TACcomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresident, artistic director, and partner Marie Doyon of TACcom has actively participated in La rue des Femmes' annual galas since 2014, providing theatrical performances and hosting. The company has 'adopted' La rue des Femmes' cause.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Welcome Hall Mission: Long-standing Montreal nonprofit offering emergency shelter, food assistance, and social reintegration services. Comparable in scale, mission, and Montreal-based service area, though it serves a broader population including men and families rather than women-only.
• Dans la Rue: Montreal nonprofit focused on youth homelessness, offering shelter, day centre, and outreach services. Comparable as a Quebec-based nonprofit using a community-led, relationship-based intervention model with strong volunteer and donor networks.
• Native Women's Shelter of Montreal: Montreal nonprofit providing emergency shelter and support services specifically for Indigenous women and children. Comparable as a women-focused shelter organization in Montreal with trauma-informed, culturally grounded programming.
• Maison du Père: Montreal nonprofit offering emergency shelter, transitional housing, and end-of-life care for men experiencing homelessness and poverty. Comparable as a Quebec-based shelter operator with multiple residential facilities and integrated care services.
• Auberge Madeleine: Montreal women's shelter offering emergency accommodation and support services. Directly comparable as a women-only shelter organization in Montreal serving women experiencing homelessness and domestic violence, though smaller in scale.
• Old Brewery Mission: Montreal-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, housing, and reintegration services primarily for men but with co-ed and women's programs. Directly comparable as a fellow Montreal homelessness-services organization operating shelter facilities with housing-first and trauma-informed programming.

Regional players

• YWCA Montreal: Major Montreal-based women's services organization offering housing, employment support, and advocacy. Comparable in mission (women's empowerment and safety) and geographic footprint, though broader in scope beyond homelessness services.
• Centre des Femmes de Montréal: Montreal feminist organization offering support services for women including those experiencing marginalization. Comparable as a Quebec women's services nonprofit, though focused more on advocacy and drop-in services than residential shelter.
• Maison Stella-sur-le-Richelieu: Quebec-based women's shelter and recovery home offering services for women dealing with addiction, homelessness, and trauma. Comparable as a Quebec women's shelter using a relational, therapeutic care model in a residential setting.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Mental Health Association (Quebec Division): National nonprofit with a Quebec division providing mental health services, housing supports, and advocacy. Comparable as a larger organization addressing trauma, mental health, and housing—overlapping with La rue des Femmes' therapeutic and clinical mandate but at much broader scale and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/laruedesfemmes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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