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Yusra Qadir, Doua Amoura, and Martha Woldeyesus
Jul 27, 20234 min read
HIPPY: Supporting Settlement and Early Learning – One Home Visit at a Time
By: Yusra Qadir, VP Programs and Advocacy, the Mothers Matter Centre Doua Amoura, HIPPY and SMART Manager, DIVERSEcity Community Resource...
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Sep 21, 20223 min read
Immigration Welcome Week – Mothers Matter Centre celebrates touching 45,000 lives through the
By: Yusra Qadir Canada welcomed over 400,000 immigrants last year. The country aims to welcome 430,000 more this year according to the...
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abourassa-tait
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Stronger Together | COVID-19, A Year In Review for MMC and the HIPPY Family Across Canada
It has been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities across the globe. While the effects of the pandemic and cautionary...
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abourassa-tait
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Genet’s HIPPY Story: ‘I think HIPPY was the only way to get out of my situation.’
In her former home country of Eritrea, Genet was used to being a social butterfly. Once she came to Canada, however, her social life...
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Oct 28, 20202 min read
1150 Tablets Handed Out to HIPPY Families
The current pandemic has meant that already-isolated refugee, newcomer, and Indigenous children are at greater risk of falling even...
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abourassa-tait
Sep 11, 20202 min read
“Getting the family involved in the educational process is a great opportunity.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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abourassa-tait
Sep 10, 20202 min read
“We have had so many mothers interested.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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Sep 10, 20203 min read
“The HIPPY Program will break the isolation of newcomer families.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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abourassa-tait
Sep 8, 20202 min read
“We hope that this will be an ongoing process for our community.”
Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...
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abourassa-tait
May 27, 20202 min read
Loly’s Lifeline: Indigenous HIPPY
During the COVID19 outbreak, Indigenous HIPPY is giving Loly the support and tools she needs to be empowered and look after the wellbeing...
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abourassa-tait
Apr 28, 20202 min read
Help Stay ‘N’ Play Stay this Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, help us raise $10,000 for Stay ‘N’ Play – a resource that supports vulnerable, at-risk families across Canada facing...
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abourassa-tait
Apr 9, 20202 min read
HIPPY – Meeting the Needs of Already Isolated Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The new lifestyle that COVID-19 has imposed on many families across the globe – one of isolation and limited social interaction – gives...
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abourassa-tait
Mar 27, 20193 min read
HIPPY Home Visitors At Michelle Obama Event
Sometimes, you get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Something so unique that you might never have thought that it would...
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abourassa-tait
Oct 17, 20181 min read
New Aboriginal HIPPY Sites
After several years of serving urban Aboriginal families in Vancouver’s Eastside, we are so pleased to announce the expansion of our...
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Oct 9, 20183 min read
The Honourable Minister Ahmed Hussen Makes a House Call
It’s not every day that one of Canada’s federal cabinet Ministers stops by the home of a refugee family. But, one sunny morning in August...
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