Ling Ling’s HIPPY Story: ‘Thanks to HIPPY, I grew with my children’
October 7, 2019
Ling Ling is proud to be a part of the HIPPY community in Toronto. The HIPPY program has helped her grow as a parent by giving her the tools and...
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Back-to-HIPPY: Program Start-up Across Canada
October 2, 2019
Fall is synonymous with back-to-school for families all across Canada – and back to HIPPY for the families in our Multicultural and Indigenous HIPPY programs! We reached out to our...
Staff Feature: Yusra Qadir
October 1, 2019
We are excited to welcome a new member to our staff at the Mothers Matter Centre: Yusra Qadir, Project Manager for IRCC Program Innovations. We asked Yusra some questions to...
Supporting Refugee Mothers in Settlement and Empowerment, One Step at a Time
October 1, 2019
The woman sitting across me kept pushing for a program that would lead to livelihood generation for refugee mothers.“It is really tough; women face trauma, confusion, and depression when they...
Clara’s HIPPY Story: ‘I have seen many positive transformations happening in every aspect of our family life since joining the HIPPY program!’
September 26, 2019
Clara and her youngest daughter completed their first year of the HIPPY program offered by the downtown Toronto location of Working Women Community Centre.The HIPPY program is three years in...
Sabeen’s HIPPY Story: ‘[HIPPY] really motivates you that you are not alone.’
September 10, 2019
Immigrating to Canada Sabeen and her husband immigrated to Canada four and a half years ago following the declining conditions in their home country of Pakistan. They faced many challenges upon...