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Stand With the Orphans We See Every Day
When a child loses a parent, their childhood can disappear overnight. For any average family, it takes a toll. For vulnerable families, the financial impact is tenfold.
Homework gets done while hungry. Playtime is threatened by eviction notices taped to the door. Instead of growing, a child learns to survive - worrying about rent, groceries, and whether tomorrow will be any safer than today.
These are the children of our community — the ones we pass by at school pick-ups, the ones playing beside our own children in the masjid.
Your support can move them from hardship to hope. Because every orphan life matters - including the ones living in your community.
The Reality for Children in Canada
Every child deserves a safe roof over their head, food on their table, and parents to love them. These are not luxuries. Yet for hundreds of Muslim children across Canada, the reality is quite different. Since 2013, NZF Canada has supported 30,155 children, and with your help, we can provide even more with the care and stability they deserve.
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Nearly 1.4 million childrenin Canadalive in poverty —roughly1 in 5 children.(Campaign 2000)
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150,000 childrenare living in foster homes, institutional settings, or with extended familyas a result ofabuse, neglect, or abandonment. (2016 Census)
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Even when they work, the odds remain stacked against them. Single mothers earn 19% less per hour than mothers in two-parent homes — a gap that has barely changed in nearly three decades. (Statistics Canada)
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A child in a single-parent home faces nearly four
times the risk of poverty
than children in two-parent homes. And when that parent is a mother — especially an immigrant mother — the rate of poverty rises to 26.5%, the highest in the country. (Statistics Canada)
150,000 childrenare living in foster homes, institutional settings, or with extended familyas a result ofabuse, neglect, or abandonment. (2016 Census)
Even when they work, the odds remain stacked against them. Single mothers earn 19% less per hour than mothers in two-parent homes — a gap that has barely changed in nearly three decades. (Statistics Canada)
A child in a single-parent home faces nearly four
times the risk of poverty
than children in two-parent homes. And when that parent is a mother — especially an immigrant mother — the rate of poverty rises to 26.5%, the highest in the country. (Statistics Canada)
Story
Fahad was barely ten years old when his father walked out on his family, leaving behind a wife and three young sons. Overnight, their childhood disappeared.
Their mother, Salma, did not speak English, had no work permit, and was ineligible for childcare benefits. With the little government support they received, she had to choose between paying for food or rent.
Basic needs like food, clothing, and utilities became a constant worry.
Fahad’s older brother couldn’t bear to see his younger brothers hungry, so he dropped out of school to help provide for the family.
Desperate for help, Salma reached out to NZF Canada. With your support, we were able to provide the family with essentials: school clothes for the children, nutritious food, help with rent and utilities, and emotional support. Slowly, life began to feel a little more stable.
Often, Fahad would help his mother communicate with us, sometimes sharing his small dreams for the future. “I wish I had a bike,” he once wrote. While we cannot fulfill every dream, together we can make sure children like Fahad have the essentials to survive, grow, and hope for a brighter tomorrow.
How You Can Help
Essentials Friend
$50
Provides school supplies and essential learning tools
Journey Enabler
$100
Covers nutritious food for a child and caregiver for a week
Seed of Hope Sponsor
$300
Provides a month of food for an orphaned child’s household
Pathway to Potential
$900
Supports two months of food and essentials such as clothing and utilities
Brighter Future Guardian
$1,800
Helps keep a family housed by contributing towards a month of rent or shelter costs
Be the Light for a Child Left in the Dark
Behind every empty plate, every cold bed, and every unanswered question is a child waiting to be cared for.
We often picture orphaned children far away, but there are young lives here at home who quietly fall through the cracks — unseen, unsupported, yet just as deserving of safety, love, and a chance to simply be children.
Support our orphans today, because no child should be left alone. Not in our community.
Your donations will be directed to Support our Orphans. In the case of any excess funds, they will be directed towards supporting eligible beneficiaries as most urgently needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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