Family endures great loss to come to Canada, surviving member still not safe

Seventeen-year-old Harmony earned her Dogwood certificate from Britannia Secondary in June, the same month her mother Lorrie earned her Early Childhood Education Assistant credentials from the Canucks Family Education Centre. Read Vancouver Sun article

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In 2007, Margarita fled a dangerous situation in El Salvador, leaving behind her baby son without knowing when or if she would see him again. In 2013, the Canucks Family Education Centre played a prominent role in reuniting Margarita with her son Mariano in Canada.

For most of her life, Razma Zafari’s biggest dream was something most Canadians take for granted: to go to school and learn English. And for more than two decades, the universe conspired to prevent it. Read Vancouver Sun article