Method for Change: a refugee woman’s story of transformation

 Eight months pregnant, Joweria stepped off the airplane into a new country with only two suitcases and a few dollars to her name. She came to Canada seeking asylum and safety while having to leave her husband and nine-year-old son behind. It was June 2019, and though she had courage,

New Ottawa Initiative Helps Families and Pets Stick Together

 There’s a new non-profit in Ottawa that’s dedicated to helping both pets and their humans stick together through tough times. Launched in early January 2016, the Ottawa Paw Pantry is a not-for-profit committed to helping qualifying families and individuals facing tough financial times by providing them with temporary food assistance

Cue the Cure!

 This time two years ago, Jennifer Mielke and Jennifer Mulligan probably felt like cancer was coming at them from every angle. In August 2013 Mielke found out that a lump in her breast was “indicative of cancer.” A month before that, Mulligan lost her mother to pancreatic cancer. Vixens' executive