For the fifth year in a row, the Mothers Matter Centre launches its Adopt-a-Reader campaign in partnership with First Book Canada and...

We need your support to continue assisting new Indigenous HIPPY sites all over Canada and provide professional development and training...

As a mom, you continuously put others before yourself. Every day, you are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of your family. You...

A delegation of project staff from the Mothers Matter Centre and Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC) travelled to Bremen, Germany...

My name is Yahi and I am a mother of two amazing boys ages ten and five. I am honoured to have the opportunity to share my experience as...

I am Dene First Nation from the northern regions of Saskatchewan. I have been involved with HIPPY for almost three years, and it has...

This October, Mothers Matter Centre (MMC) launched the pilot of a newcomer innovation called HIPPY Program and Early Language Learning...

After several years of serving urban Aboriginal families in Vancouver’s Eastside, we are so pleased to announce the expansion of our...

It’s not every day that one of Canada’s federal cabinet Ministers stops by the home of a refugee family. But, one sunny morning in August...

Himani was born in New Delhi, India to a very religious and traditional family. In 2005, Himani got married and finished her Bachelors in...

Charmaine is a member of the Blood Reserve in the Kainai Nation. As a full-time GED student and a mother of five children, Charmaine...

Angel is an urban Aboriginal mother, born and raised in downtown Vancouver. Challenged by a history of addiction issues, Angel and...

Tracy is from the West Coast of Vancouver Island and comes from a family of eight sisters and six brothers. She is Ditidaht First Nation...

Maysaa is from Syria, where she happily lived with her husband and her children until the war forced their move. For three years, Maysaa...

Born and raised in China, Mable immigrated to Canada in 2008 with her five-month-old baby boy and his father. She found her first few...

Muyeh is a HIPPY mother living in Ottawa, ON. She was born in Burma and lived in a refugee camp on the border of Thailand before...

Silvia, a HIPPY mom from Brooks, AB, was born in El Salvador, where life was exceptionally challenging. El Salvador can be a dangerous...

Luisa is a Home Visitor from Toronto, ON. She emigrated from El Salvador in 2008 with her four children and husband. Luisa found moving...

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...

Monica refers to HIPPY as her “welcome present” from Canada to both herself and her family. Originally from Mexico, Monica is a HIPPY...