Ensure Children Go Back To School With Smiles! 1 in 5 children across Canada lives in poverty. HALF of all First Nation children are living below the poverty line. School begins soon and many parents are crossing items off their shopping list. Pens, notebooks, binders, crayons, erasers … the list goes on. There are many […]
Serving Those Who Are Serving Others Muslim Welfare Canada’s sole mission since the beginning of the pandemic, has been to serve communities in need and help them through these difficult times. Frontline workers have been working non-stop to provide care and service to the sick and elderly. We need our frontline workers now more than […]
Building Baskets, Building Bridges A Muslim Welfare Canada initiative, Project Ramadan’s mission is simple: we fundraise, assemble, and distribute baskets containing staple food items. Who We Are Run entirely by volunteers, Project Ramadan is an initiative dedicated to providing support to local families in need through fundraising and assembling food baskets. Our food baskets containing […]
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) officially, COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Within less than 10 days, we’ve had over 300,000 confirmed cases and over 10,000 more deaths. COVID-19, continues to spread rapidly around the world it’s affecting everyone, including people in our own backyard here in Canada. The numbers are alarming, […]
COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT* Our food banks are still operating, albeit with precautionary measures in place. Please contact us for more information. Restoring dignity – over 26, 500 visits in 2019 In 1993, the pioneering efforts of Major Muhammad Abbas Ali (1921-2009) and his wife, Sarwar Jahan Begum (1928-2013) launched Muslim Welfare Canada and its Halal Food […]
*COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT* We are still operating our lunch service at Regent Park, however, we are now only serving take-out, all while taking the necessary precautionary measures. The safety and health of our volunteers, staff, and beneficiaries are of utmost importance to us. Great Food Great Volunteers Since October 2014, hundreds of volunteers have been busy […]
*COVID-19 Announcement* We are still operating our Meals on Wheels for Seniors programming, all while taking the necessary precautionary measures. Due to the current pandemic, our senior population has been urged to practice social distancing and limit their interaction with the outside world. This means, their usual community supports and visiting the grocery store have […]
*COVID-19 Announcement* We are still operating our Meals on Wheels service, all while taking the necessary precautionary measures. The safety and health of our volunteers, staff, and beneficiaries are of utmost importance to us. Over 218,000 meals served to poor and displaced people in Toronto and Hamilton. Despite its prominence as the economic centre of […]
*COVID-19 Announcement* We are still offering our free medical clinic services, however, we are doing all consultations via telephone ONLY. The Scarborough and Mississauga clinics are operating as one for the time being. Making healthcare accessible to the uninsured. For many new arrivals to Canada, widely considered one of the best countries to live in, […]
*COVID-19 Announcement* Nourishing bright minds, Feeding the future Child development and hunger can be a hidden topic in many communities. It is often unnoticed that 1 in 3 recipients of local food banks are children. The struggle against hunger and poverty, has been a key focus of the Muslim Welfare Canada since its inception in […]