Written by Yusra Qadir (Senior Director, MMC), Marija Robinson (Coordinator, MMC) and Kate Bojin (Director of Programs, White Ribbon Canada) In response to the drastic increase in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) experienced...
MMC piloted an innovative program titled SMART (Supporting Mothers and Raising Toddlers) with over 70 refugee, newcomer and indigenous families in Canada. The program targeted mothers of children aged 18...
Supporting Mothers and Raising Toddlers (SMART) is a Mothers Matter Centre (MMC) pilot program that was adapted from an Early Childhood Education (ECE) program from Germany named "Opstapje." Like the...
From 2018-2021, the Mothers Matter Centre is undertaking the Navigation Project in collaboration with our Indigenous Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program that is a part of...
Many families in the HIPPY program are isolated immigrant and refugee mothers with low-level English skills. Recognizing this, the Mothers Matter Centre designed Early Language Learning (ELL) as one of...
UBC's latest Women's Health Seminar Series focused on the topic of how women's health is integral to healthy economies, hosted by Dr. Marina Adshade. To understand how these topics are...