COCLA Montreal is a Comunity Center created in 1984 to provide help and information to newcomers and refugies in their process to establish in the canadian and Québécoise society, and to ensure they get the basic needs as well as other citzens that make end meet. Today COCLA offers several programs and activities to the comunity among which are: the food bank, community kitchen, computer training programs, elderly activities and summer camps. The Mission of COCLA is to provide basic necessities and to build ties of friendship between new people from different countries in order to facilitate their integration into Canadian life and ensure their growth and development. The Mission of COCLA is also to promote respect for others without regard of origin, race, beliefs or political ideas.