At the heart of SELF are the home visitors who connect with and support the mothers in second-stage shelters. These meetings are filled...

Stacy is a dedicated home visitor in the SELF Program. As a mother of three and a professional with a background in child and youth care,...

By: Yusra Qadir, Vice President, Programs and Advocacy Context June 20th commemorates World Refugee Day. This day celebrates the strength...

Written by Yusra Qadir (Vice President, Programs and Advocacy) Gender-based violence (GBV) is a universal and critical human rights and...

By: Yusra Qadir, VP Programs and Advocacy, the Mothers Matter Centre Doua Amoura, HIPPY and SMART Manager, DIVERSEcity Community Resource...

Written by Yusra Qadir (Senior Director, MMC), Marija Robinson (Coordinator, MMC) and Kate Bojin (Director of Programs, White Ribbon...

By: Yusra Qadir Canada welcomed over 400,000 immigrants last year. The country aims to welcome 430,000 more this year according to the...

By: Yusra Qadir “We are all so different – yet similar in how we feel and the challenges we face. There is so much we can learn from each...

By: Chloe Shane Books can empower individuals and connect families. The Mothers Matter Centre’s Adopt-a-Reader Campaign has been going on...

By: Marija Robinson and Yusra Qadir As part of its Violence Against Women (VAW) project, the Mothers Matter Centre (MMC) set out to train...

Dr. Theresa Tam was named Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer on June 26, 2017. She is a physician with expertise in immunization,...

The Mothers Matter Centre conducted an orientation meeting today to initiate the Women’s Insight Project (WIP). WIP is a new addition to...

Jessica Seegerts sees mothering as an Indigenous woman as a unique and rewarding experience. While her community experiences some social...

Upon her arrival in Canada from Pakistan in 2013, Nusrat Awan felt lonely and disconnected. Four months pregnant, she turned to...

It has been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities across the globe. While the effects of the pandemic and cautionary...

In her former home country of Eritrea, Genet was used to being a social butterfly. Once she came to Canada, however, her social life...

The current pandemic has meant that already-isolated refugee, newcomer, and Indigenous children are at greater risk of falling even...

Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...

Five new sites are working on rolling out the HIPPY program this fall. All sites have successfully completed the Mothers Matter Centre’s...