The first time Maya walked into the Zen Room, she just sank quietly into a soft beanbag. She didn’t say a word. For weeks, her teachers noticed the change, as she started pulling away and becoming less active in class. She stopped turning in assignments and started spending lunch alone. “It wasn’t just about grades,” […]

This gift brought some peace back into our lives. When Maria made the brave decision to leave an abusive relationship, she found herself starting over in Halton as a single mother of four. She successfully got her and her kids out, but they were in a new home with little more than courage and hope. […]