Upcoming Conference: The Myth of Normal | Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture | Halifax, Nova Scotia

Youth self expression to Marymound mentor

Snowflakes falling Slowly you see that each one is truly unique. No two snowflakes are the same. They all stand out. I’m scared to stand out. Scared to be called different. Scared to go my own way. I look outside and they drift and flutter to the ground. I hold my...

Learning about their roots

Gardening and learning about Indigenous culture helps youth heal from trauma -Maggie McIntosh, Winnipeg Free Press- June 26, 2018 The leafy, green tobacco plants in the community garden don’t look like pill bottles on pharmacy shelves, but they are no less of a...

Land-Based Program Grows with Youth

Marymound is blessed to have a vibrant Indigenous cultural program thanks to the creation and development by Marymound’s Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development, Stephanie Zamora. It is the cultural program that brings the gifts of reclaiming...

Marymound School: Going the Extra Mile, Literally, for Students.

Marymound School is unique. The School offers alternative programming for children who have experienced early childhood trauma, as well as specialized learning for children with behavioural or learning disabilities. Marymound’s students attend the school from a...

Youth finds potential, gives back to community.

Ray was placed into care as a toddler, along with his older sister because they were living in an unsafe home. Unfortunately, his first foster home was not much better, and after a short-term living arrangement with his grandmother, Ray was placed into the Marymound...