• Awarded on: June 11, 2007

Jacqueline Verrette, Montreal, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

With unparalleled dedication, Jacqueline Verrette has helped inmates reintegrate into society for the past 26 years. She helps young offenders rebuild their lives and contribute to the community, and serves as an example to them. A volunteer at the Maison du Père and the Accueil Bonneau, institutions that provide services to people who are homeless or who have addictions, she has organized a number of volunteer escort committees, and over the years has created partnerships between the Correctional Service of Canada and a number of humanitarian organizations. Ms. Verrette has escorted and guided inmates who, in turn, help hospital patients as well as HIV/AIDS patients of all ages at the terminal stage of their illness.