Deacon Randy Matters of Burlington, Ontario started Shifra Homes after learning about the prevalence of youth homelessness and teen pregnancy in Halton from one of his parishioners. Our service as a maternity home was the first proposed and the only one to date operating of its nature in the entire region of Halton. Our necessity in the community and creation is predicated upon statistics which indicate that annually there are over 200 teen pregnancies in the Halton region.
Our mission, vision and values
