Our Mission

We create opportunities to ensure that vulnerable families are not left behind in life.

About HIPPY HALTON HOME-BASED PROGRAM INC.

Think of a time when you had butterflies in your tummy....

Was it your first day of school? Do you remember your first day at school?  Think what it would be like if you were the only one who didn't know what to do.....

Research shows that children who lag at school entry seldom, if ever, catch up to their peers and are at risk of dropping out of high school

HIPPY  Home Visitors pay weekly visits to Mothers in their own homes and use role play to teach the week's activities which is based on children's literature,

Mothers teach their 3, 4 and 5 year old children the five days of activities of the pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math skills they need for success in keindergarten and beyond

Bi-weekly Group Meetings offer speakers and a peer group for parents and a pre-school experience for their children

HIPPY's 30 week program for each of 3 years has a lifetime effect!

Program Impact

Children are confident and ready to learn as they enter school.

Mothers: strengthen relationships with their children, English literacy skills and their understanding of school's expectations.                                They become their children's advocates in school and the community and develop a peer group of other HIPPY Mothers.

Home Visitors earn a Living Wage in their first job in Canada.                   They learn Canadian work culture, build a resume and a Canadian reference.

They also improve their English literacy skills as they act as peer mentors to HIPPY Mothers

HIPPY tames butterflies and makes them fly in formation!