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HIPPY Canada

508 - 1190 Melville Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3W1
Fax: 604.676.8250

Debbie Bell, CEO-President
Phone: 604.676.8251
E-mail: dbell@hippycanada.ca

Tammy Harkey, Manager Aboriginal HIPPY Canada
National Aboriginal HIPPY
Phone: 604.676.8252
E-mail: tharkey@hippycanada.ca

Wazi Dlamini-Kapenda, Manager of Multicultural Programs
Phone: 604.676.8253
E-mail: wkapenda@hippycanada.ca

Susanne Nahm, Information Management Coordinator
Phone: 604.676.8250
E-mail: snahm@hippycanada.ca

Office Administrator
Phone: 604.676.8250
E-mail: tarundell@hippycanada.ca

HIPPY Calgary
Yulia Minakova, Coordinator
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Calgary, AB
Phone: 403.263.4414 (ext.185)
Fax: 403.264.3914
E-mail: YuliaM@ciwa-online.com
HIPPY Oakville
Daniela Palau, Coordinators
Oakville, ON
Phone: 905.582-7860
E-mail: hippy.danielapalau@gmail.com
HIPPY Ottawa
Stephanie Fragman, Coordinator
Centre de Services Communautaires Vanier
Ottawa, ON
Phone: 613.744.2892 extension 1075
E-mail: sfragman@cscvanier.com
HIPPY Québec
Dominique Poulin, Coordinator
Montréal, QC
Phone: 514.486.1486
Fax: 514.486.7106
E-mail: coordination.hippyquebec@gmail.com
HIPPY Red Deer
Margarita Maria Fuentes, Coordinator
Central Alberta Immigrant Women's Association
Red Deer, AB
Phone: 403.341.3553
E-mail: margarita@caiwa.ca
HIPPY Toronto
Sylvie Charliekaram, HIPPY Program Manager
Working Women Community Centre
Toronto, ON
Phone: 416.650.0529
Fax: 416.650.0530
E-mail: scharliekaram@workingwomencc.org

Charmaine Greeenidge, HIPPY Site Lead-Thorncliffe/Flemingdon Park, Victoria Village
Working Women Community Centre
Phone: 416.750.9600 or 647.847.2319
Fax: 416.532.1065
E-mail: cgreenidge@workingwomencc.org

Angela Edwards, HIPPY Site Lead for Malvern Community
Working Women Community Centre
Phone: 416.291.7745 ext 21
Fax: 416.291.4498
E-mail: aedwards@workingwomencc.org

Stefania Ntonas-Kostova,HIPPY Site Lead for Davenport/Perth and Francophone community
Working Women Community Centre
Phone: 416.532.2824 ext.22
Fax: 416.532.1065
E-mail: sntonas@workingwomencc.org

Dorothy Tabe,
HIPPY Site Lead for Jane/Finch Community
Working Women Community Centre
Phone: 416.650.0529
Fax: 416.650.0530
E-mail: dtabe@workingwomencc.org

Konul Gurbanova,HIPPY Program Administrative Support Worker
Working Women Community Centre
Phone: 416.650.0529
Fax: 416.650.0530
E-mail: kgurbanova@workingwomencc.org
HIPPY Vancouver
Alba Nury Correa, Coordinator
MOSAIC (Multilingual Orientation Service for Immigrant Communities)
Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604.254.626 ext 228
Fax: 604.254.3932
E-mail: acorrea@mosaicbc.com


HIPPY Katzie First Nation
Laura Piloud, Coordinator / Home Visitor
Katzie First Nation
Pitt Meadows, BC
Phone: 604.465.8921 ext. 26
Fax: 604.465.8934
E-mail: laura.katziehealth@telus.net
HIPPY Musqueam First Nation
Rhiannon Bennett, Coordinator / Home Visitor
Musqueam First Nation
Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604.263.3269
E-mail: rhiannon_bennett@ymail.com
HIPPY Squamish Nation
Tammie Baker , Coordinator / Home Visitor
Ayas Men Men Child and Family Services Department
North Vancouver, B.C.
Phone: 604.985.4111
Fax: 604.985.3037
E-mail: tammie_baker@squamish.net
HIPPY Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Meade Manson Coordinator / Home Visitor
North Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604.929.4194
E-mail: sarah16thomas@hotmail.com
Urban Aboriginal HIPPY
Osiris Lopez, Coordinator
Vancouver Native Health Society
Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604.602-7558 ext. 141
Fax: 604.602-7559
E-mail: osiris.acfss@shawbiz.ca
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Job Posting

HIPPY Canada is looking for a Project Manager for a three year project funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. For job posting please click here.

Donate to HIPPY

It is through the generosity and support of organizations and individuals that we are able to provide this valuable service to more and more families in need.

For a donation form please click here, or donate online

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Faire un don maintenant par CanadaHelps.org!


HIPPY Patrons

HIPPY Canada is delighted that His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M, C.O.M., C.D, Governor General of Canada, and Her Excellency, Sharon Johnston are Patrons of HIPPY Canada.

Quote of the Week

"Every action a mother takes (or fails to take) with respect to developing her child's learning skills, directly affect the child's ability to succeed in the future."
"Through instruction and knowledge, mothers can change the world, one learner at a time."


From: Learning and Development Starts at Age Zero, by Dr. Kris Jamsa, Ph.D., MBA

HIPPY Events

May 28, 2013
HIPPY Oakville 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Oakville, ON
For information please e-mail: hippy.danielapalau@gmail.com .

June 8, 2013
HIPPY Red Deer 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Red Deer, AB
For information please e-mail: margarita@caiwa.ca .

June 8, 2013
HIPPY Quebec 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Montreal, QC
For information please e-mail: coordination.hippyquebec@gmail.com .

June 14, 2013
HIPPY Toronto 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Malvern Community
Toronto, ON
For information please e-mail: aedwards@workingwomencc.org .

June 15, 2013
HIPPY Toronto 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Jane/Finch Community
Toronto, ON
For information please e-mail: dtabe@@workingwomencc.org .

June 15 & 16, 2013
HIPPY Calgary 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Calgary, AB
For information please e-mail: yuliam@ciwa-online.com .

June 16, 2013
HIPPY Toronto 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Victoria Village & Thorncliffe/Flemingdon Park Communities
Toronto, ON
For information please e-mail: cgreenidge@workingwomencc.org .

June 22, 2013
HIPPY Calgary 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Bowness Community
Calgary, AB
For information please e-mail: yuliam@ciwa-online.com .

June 25, 2013
Urban Aboriginal HIPPY 2012-2013 Graduation Party
Vancouver, BC
For information please e-mail: osiris.acfss@shawbiz.ca .

November 20 & 21, 2013
HIPPY Canada Conference - Stronger Families and Engaged Citizen: Mothers Making a Difference
Calgary, AB
For information please e-mail: wkapenda@hippycanada.ca.
Conference brochure click here.
Call for presenters click here.


HIPPY News

Carol Slater (HIPPY Canada Honorary Board Chair and founding member of HIPPY Canada) has been chosen to receive the Queen's Jubilee Medal. Congratulations Carol!


Aboriginal HIPPY Canada "Nation Building, family by family"



Finding Home with HIPPY... the stories of twelve newcomer women in Canada.


HIPPY Canada has partnered with TVO to prodcue a series of How-To Videos - available in 9 languages - to help parents teach their pre-school childen about language, math, and science.

The Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism supports HIPPY at our gala dinner, March 29, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel Toronto


HIPPY Canada Board

The following Officers have been elected for the 2011-2012 term:

Maureen Boyd - Secretary
Tim Casgrain - Chair
Ann Cowan - Treasurer
Sheldon Ehrenworth
Henry Green
Stephen Herbert - Vice Chair
Kelly J. Lendsay
Sandy Martin
Florence Minz
Judith Moses - Past Chair
Jacquelyn Scott
Richard Stursberg
Miriam Westheimer - Ex-officio

HIPPY Canada Honorary Board

Carol Slater, Chair


HIPPY Canada
Charitable Tax Number

863188538 RR0001