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Every Child Deserves a Pathway to Learning
Across Ontario, many orphans and children from low-income families face barriers to academic success — not because they lack potential, but because they lack access to the support they need.
Through Illuminating Futures, your support connects students in Ontario with weekly tutoring, homework support, and caring mentorship.
Together, we can help children build the skills and confidence to thrive in school — and in life.
Why Your Help Matters
49% of Grade 6 students and 42% of Grade 9 students in Ontario schools did not meet the provincial mathematics standard. For children without consistent academic support, these gaps only widen with time.
Only 46% of children and youth in care graduate from high school, compared with 83% of their peers — a stark reminder of how much a lack of stability and support can cost a child's future.
1.4 million children in Canada are growing up in poverty, facing barriers that can impact their education, opportunities, and future.
Make a Difference Today
$50 — Weekly Learning Sponsor
Funds two one-hour tutoring sessions for one student.
$200 — Student Success Sponsor
Funds 6-8 tutoring sessions for one student during the eight-week pilot
$400 — Ilm Pathway Champion
Funds all 16 tutoring sessions for one student during the eight-week pilot
What Your Help Provides
Qualified Tutors
One-on-one weekly support from caring, qualified tutors and mentors who help children work through school subjects, set goals, and stay motivated.
Flexible Virtual Learning
Safe, accessible virtual sessions for families facing transportation, distance, or scheduling barriers—so children can receive consistent support from home.
Educational Materials
Learning resources and materials that help children participate fully, practice key skills, and stay equipped for success in school.
The Gift of Barakah
By sponsoring a child’s tutoring, you are investing in far more than a single lesson. You are supporting the full learning journey a child may need to build confidence, strengthen foundational skills, improve grades, and feel hopeful about their future.
Behind every child in this program is a family working hard to make ends meet. Many parents and guardians are already stretching every dollar to cover rent, food, groceries, transportation, and other daily essentials. The ongoing support a child may need—regular tutoring, learning materials, consistent guidance, and time to catch up in key subjects—can be financially out of reach.
NZF Canada has supported more than 30,155 orphans and vulnerable children to date, guided by our commitment that no child in our community should feel left behind. Through Illuminating Futures, your support helps give a child the consistent care and encouragement they need throughout their educational journey.
Your gift is more than academic support. It is reassurance for a child and relief for a family: someone believes in you, your potential matters, and your future is worth investing in.
Frequently Asked Questions
info@nzfcanada.com
115 Matheson Blvd W Unit 214, Mississauga, ON L5R 3L1, Canada
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