The Carol & Ron Slater Scholarship Fund
With deep sadness, we share the news of the passing of Carol Slater, a true trailblazer in our community and the beloved founding board Chair of HIPPY Canada (now Mothers Matter Canada). Carol’s unwavering dedication and passion for helping vulnerable children and families have left an indelible mark on our nation.
In 1997, Carol recognized the potential of the HIPPY program to transform lives. As the founding Chair, she tirelessly advocated for the program’s establishment across Canada, successfully raising over $1 million to launch the first site at Britannia Community Services Centre in 2000.
Her remarkable efforts and relentless spirit led to the program’s expansion in Vancouver and to other cities across Canada, benefiting countless families along the way.
Carol’s legacy is one of selflessness, courage, and love for her community. She was awarded the inaugural Because Mothers Matter Trailblazer Award, a testament to her extraordinary contributions. Carol believed every child deserves the best start in life and worked tirelessly to make that belief a reality.
In honour of her memory and to continue her mission and legacy, Carol's family have asked that contributions be made to the Carol and Ron Slater Scholarship Fund. This scholarship supports HIPPY Home Visitors in pursuing higher education, empowering them to create positive change in their own lives and the lives of others.
Celebrate Carol’s remarkable life by donating today and ensuring her legacy of love and commitment to education and community service.
Your donation to the Carol & Ron Slater Scholarship Fund will directly support Home Visitors in achieving their educational and career goals.
In 1997, the National Council of Jewish Women in Vancouver discovered and recognized the HIPPY program’s vast potential to meet Canada’s most vulnerable children’s needs. Carol Slater, then Chair of NCJW, made it her raison d’être to see the HIPPY program in Canada, and nothing was going to stop her. She joined forces with Debbie Bell at Simon Fraser University, laying the foundations for HIPPY in Canada. Together, they embarked on a journey to ignite the Canadian HIPPY movement. Carol, the founding chair of HIPPY Canada, was instrumental in leading a cast of characters who would see the expansion of HIPPY across the nation.
Carol’s long list of contributions includes knocking on the doors of governments, Foundations, and individuals across this country.
Her efforts raised over $1 million to initiate the first HIPPY site at Britannia Community Services Centre in 2000. In a singularly Carol style, she met the Chagnon Foundation program director at a conference and pursued this contact until she secured $1.3 million for HIPPY in Montreal. There are many more such examples. Carol attended and organized countless graduates and events and hosted many dinners in the name of HIPPY. She befriended HIPPY families and home visitors alike, ensuring that each realized that they mattered. Carol rightly deserves the Mothers Matter inaugural Because Mothers Matter Trail Blazer Award. Her selfless courage, tenacity, and determination paved the way for the HIPPY program’s success today.
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