How they helped over 2000 children avoid the DPJ

Rédaction Intexto · 2026-03-22

Ruth Pierre-Paul has a Master's degree in public administration, with a focus on organizational development. She leads the Bureau de communauté haïtienne de Montréal (BCHM).

How they helped over 2000 children avoid the DPJ — Marie-Pierre Ulysse (S.W.) and Ruth Pierre-Paul — J.N. Goudou

Ruth Pierre-Paul holds a Master's degree in public administration with a focus on organizational development. She leads the Bureau de communauté haïtienne de Montréal (BCHM).

With her "Option protection" program, established in 2020 during the pandemic, she succeeded, with the help of Marie-Pierre Ulysse, who holds a Master's degree in social work (SW), in helping 2,200 community members avoid the DPJ.

She is the one who had the idea and sought the necessary resources to build the program, which enjoys national recognition and also helps social work students fulfill themselves.

First series of two podcasts on Option protection