Adjusting to life in a new country is never easy, especially as an asylum seeker or refugee.
Sometimes it takes a helping hand before a family can plant its roots.
Carolyn De Bien is an expert at that -- the owner of La Quenouille florist shop in Griffintown may specialize in flowers, but she also spends about 20 hours a week giving away clothes, toys and furniture to asylum seekers in need.
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