Birth of the CAB
The Centre d’Action Bénévole de Saint-Jérôme Inc. was born out of a Nouveaux-Horizons project in 1972.
At the time, there was an information center at the Bishopric of Saint-Jérôme subsidized by the diocese. It was during the parish visits of Canon Matte and during the social communication meetings of the Bishopric that the need for an information center was established. Afterward, when the diocese could no longer subsidize this project, the center had to close its doors.
In 1972, Major Lionel Gauthier of Saint-Jérôme, being well aware that there was a great need to help fill out forms, submitted a project to «Nouveaux Horizons de Montréal». His project was to open a help desk for seniors wishing to fill out different forms. At the same time, this office could double as a reference and information office.
Major Gauthier made his case so well that “Nouveaux Horizons” granted him the necessary funds.