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Parents and children involved in the HIPPY program receive a multitude of educational, economic and social benefits.




The HIPPY program:
  • Empowers parents with the ability to be a child's first educator.
  • Improves self-worth as parents discover their ability to become their child’s first and most important teacher.
  • Improves child-parent interaction.
  • Reduces social isolation and fosters active participation by parents, especially multi-cultural families, into Canadian society.
  • Increases self-esteem as parents take great pride in their own and their children’s accomplishments.
  • Helps parents improve their own literacy skills.




The HIPPY program:
  • Enhances early childhood development by improving pre-literacy, numerical and linguistic skills, as well as cognitive skills (ability to engage dramatic play and imagination through structured but playful activities).
  • Reduces social isolation and fosters active participation of children through home visits, groups meetings, and special events.
  • Improves children's sense of self-worth, increasing their school-readiness (i.e., improved academic performance and social skills).
  • Ensures a child’s ability to retain information.

In the course of learning these skills and concepts, the child experiences a caring and successful one-on-one interaction strengthening the bond of affection between the parent and child.






HIPPY Canada works to strengthen ties within neighbourhoods, so that communities have the capacity to take care of themselves.

The HIPPY program promotes multiculturalism and anti-racism; it supports settlement and immigration by helping newcomers better understand Canadian language, life and culture, develop friendships and a sense of connectedness, and learn to access services in the community.

After 2–3 years home visitors are encouraged to explore additional educational and employment opportunities and other parents are given the chance to become HIPPY home visitors.

The HIPPY program involves local businesses and other regional organizations to ensure that HIPPY is truly reflective of the communities that it serves.

A national HIPPY program provides a timely contribution to the successful achievement of Canada’s goal of creating the optimum conditions for the healthy development of all children.

In addition to social benefits, there is an undeniable cost benefit to the HIPPY program, both to the children who succeed in school, and to the greater community.

Children who grow up in safe and cohesive neighbourhoods do better, on average, than those from dangerous and fragmented neighbourhoods.

HIPPY Fundraiser Event

Join us for our HIPPY Canada Dinner Honouring Hershell Ezrin
When: Tuesday 29 March 2011
WHere: Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto
More information: Catherine Morrow, 416 908-4466
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HIPPY News

HIPPY is 10 years old
and still growing. Take a look at our 10 year commemorative document to see how far we've come.
Click here for the full document.

HIPPY Canada/Thompson Rivers University - Open Learning Partnership Program for HIPPY Home Visitors
HIPPY Canada is pleased to announce that the HIPPY Home Visitor training program has been awarded 15 APST (Applied Studies) credits at the 100 level (first year college) to any HIPPY Home Visitor who satisfactorily completes the 30 week, full-time training program at the HIPPY sites that have been in existence for 3 years or more with a suitably qualified Coordinator. These credits can be used as appropriate towards an Thompson Rivers University - Open Learning credential; acceptability will vary with the choice of credential.

HIPPY Canada is happy to offer this program to the Home Visitors as a fulfillment of our promise to promote their professional and personal growth and in turn their contribution to a healthy, thriving and inclusive community.

Bond to Literacy
Many Canadian parents want to support their children’s learning, but don’t have the skills and resources to do so. The Bond to Literacy program works with other Canadian not-for-profit organizations to improve the literacy levels of geographically isolated, low-income and/or disadvantaged families and children. Staff at partner organizations are resourced and trained to help parents to instill the love of reading in their children thereby, helping prepare the children for school. Bond to Literacy is funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada.

Practicing Citizenship
This project is a partnership between HIPPY Canada, HIPPY Britannia, Multicultural Helping House & MOSAIC, and is designed to support the participation of newcomer women in Canadian society. The project draws on all of the partners’ rich and varied experience of working with immigrant and refugee communities. The program systematically blends theory and skills for public participation with a guided opportunity to apply this knowledge to real life challenges through community based projects. Practicing Citizenship is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada


HIPPY Events in 2010

September 20-24, 2010
Pre-Service Training in Toronto

November 1-5, 2010
HIPPY Conference and AGM in Ottawa


HIPPY Canada Board

The following Officers have been elected for the 2010-2011 term:

Tim Casgrain - Chair
Ann Cowan - Treasurer
Janet Crawford - Secretary
Sheldon Ehrenworth
Henry Green
Stephen Herbert
Judith Moses - Past Chair
Carol Slater
Claire Sumerlus
Richard Stursberg
Miriam Westheimer - Ex-officio


HIPPY Canada
Charitable Tax Number


863188538 RR0001
  
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