Luisa’s HIPPY Story: ‘HIPPY made me more friends.’
April 15, 2017
Luisa is a Home Visitor from Toronto, ON. She emigrated from El Salvador in 2008 with her four children and husband. Luisa found moving to Canada difficult, particularly when it...
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Ghadir’s HIPPY Story
April 14, 2017
Ghadir is a HIPPY mom from Nanaimo, BC. She was born in Gaza and moved to Canada due to safety concerns in 2010 along with her husband and three daughters. This...
Monica’s HIPPY Story: ‘HIPPY was the only way to get me out of my isolation.’
March 10, 2017
Monica refers to HIPPY as her “welcome present” from Canada to both herself and her family. Originally from Mexico, Monica is a HIPPY mother and Home Visitor from Oakville, ON. Upon...
Tiffany’s HIPPY Story: ‘It has made me more confident as a mom and a woman.’
February 27, 2017
Tiffany, a single mother of a six-year-old boy, was born and raised in Toronto, ON. She was introduced to HIPPY in the summer of 2015 and immediately joined the program....
Sophie’s HIPPY Story: ‘My son and I grew closer.’
February 10, 2017
Sophie immigrated to Canada from Cameroon in 2012, with her husband and son. In 2014 she had a second boy. Her biggest obstacle as a new immigrant was learning English,...
Ana’s HIPPY Story: ‘I feel better now. I am not shy anymore.’
January 23, 2017
Ana was born and raised in Mexico and immigrated with her husband and daughter in 2008 in search of a better life. Ana’s parents had come to Canada a few...