Avenir d'enfants (French for "the future of children") is a Quebecer non-profit organization, based in Montreal, which supports local communities engaged in the overall development of children aged five and under living in poverty 1, 2. Avenir d'enfants is a partnership between the Government of Quebec Minister of Families and the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation, and was created on September 30, 2009, by the Act to establish an early childhood development fund 3.