Krista was a single mother with a teenage daughter when she adopted two brothers from the same family. They were with her for a few...

Newly published research has shown the impact that maternal social relationships can have on early childhood development – and it’s...

The Mothers Matter Centre, in collaboration with Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC) and with funding from the IRCC, recently...

After fleeing their home country of Ethiopia, Halima and her husband came to Canada in 2010. They now have four children, and Halima is...

The International Metropolis Conference 2019 took place last month in Ottawa, where the Mothers Matter Centre participated alongside...

Mothers Matter Centre’s latest newcomer innovation, launching this fall, is SMART: Supporting Mothers and Raising Toddlers. Inspired by a...

Faiza had lots of questions and concerns about how to raise and educate her children, but she didn’t know many people in Canada after...

Aiza still remembers clearly the challenges she faced when she first moved to Canada from Venezuela with her husband and eight-month-old...

Tain and her husband came to Canada from Bangladesh in 2017, hoping for a better life. She used to work as a research assistant, but her...

Clair has always believed in the importance of early childhood education. She immigrated to Canada with her husband from China and their...

This week, a group of Mothers Matter Centre Staff, HIPPY Coordinators and Home Visitors from all over Canada attended the Women Deliver...

Romina joined the HIPPY program in Toronto with her son, Fernando, who was struggling when he started school. He was unable to write,...

The mothers in our HIPPY program inspire us daily with their commitment and determination. They are strong and courageous. They are role...

Yeshi doesn’t have an exact answer to the question of where she is from: I belong to two countries. I was born in India, but I was a...

The biggest challenge Zebib has ever faced was moving to Canada alone with her two children in 2015, leaving her job as an accountant and...

In 2013, while pregnant, Sylvie made the tough decision to leave her home country of Rwanda and resettle in Canada. Soon after her...

Fernanda came from Ecuador to Canada in 2006. She married in 2012 and, shortly after, her daughter Emilia was born with Congenital...

If there was one word to describe Athena,  that word would be “relentless”. Relentless in her pursuit to ensure her children enjoy the...

Sometimes, you get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Something so unique that you might never have thought that it would...

As readers, we all share a longing to get comfortable and lose ourselves in a good book. We know full well that we will find the world...