Our Stories | Mennonite Central Committee

Meet the communities whose perspectives and experiences shape MCC’s work.

Hear how they’re adapting and innovating in the face of poverty, conflict and injustice.

See how we’re creating a brighter future, together.

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

28 stories

A hand holds up a pink model of a house from a row of black home models.

How cities are trying to prevent homelessness

Poverty Reduction

Ontario

11/06/2024

Story

How cities are trying to prevent homelessness

Smiling man leaning on clothing rack

Softer and safer

Peace

Ontario

10/10/2024

Story

Softer and safer

A group of people stand in an airport with a Canadian flag and signs that read "Welcome to Canada"

For we are strangers no more!

Migration and Refugees

Ontario

10/04/2024

Story

For we are strangers no more!

Two men on a stage, one on the left with wampum belts on the table in front of him

Spiritual Covenant

Indigenous Neighbors

Ontario

09/23/2024

Story

Spiritual Covenant

image of store front with sign New to You

Celebrating decades of partnership and impact

Ontario

08/08/2024

Story

Celebrating decades of partnership and impact

man in hard hat stands in front of a wall of steel studs under construction

If you build it, we will Can

Food

Ontario

07/29/2024

Story

If you build it, we will Can

Woman with hands in handcuffs behind her back

Colonialism is still an ongoing reality for Indigenous women

Indigenous Neighbors

Ontario

06/27/2024

Story

Colonialism is still an ongoing reality for Indigenous women

Incarcerated men gather in semi circle sitting at tables.

Witnessing the seeds of peace blossom

Peace

Zambia + 2 more

11/06/2023

Story

Witnessing the seeds of peace blossom

child and adult working in garden

If we change policies but not our hearts, will it make a difference?

Poverty Reduction

Ontario

08/10/2023

Story

If we change policies but not our hearts, will it make a difference?

Four women working in a kitchen

The Raw Carrot at MCC is celebrating five years!

Poverty Reduction

Ontario

07/12/2023

Story

The Raw Carrot at MCC is celebrating five years!

A man and woman planting a tree in front of an MCC sign

One thousand, one hundred

Peace

Ontario

06/02/2023

Story

One thousand, one hundred

A group of people stand facing the camera in a backyard with a table of treats in the foreground.

"Far from perfect, but so worth it."

Migration and Refugees

Ontario

05/30/2023

Story

"Far from perfect, but so worth it."

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