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.

21 stories

An Amish buggy that has been painted with a mural

The Landed Buggy

Indigenous Neighbors

Ontario

05/10/2022

Story

The Landed Buggy

An old woman in a black jacket and green shirt smiles for the camera. She is standing in front of a rack of clothes hangers.

Volunteer finds fellowship and fulfillment at MCC thrift shop

Ontario

04/25/2022

Story

Volunteer finds fellowship and fulfillment at MCC thrift shop

Two men stand with the duck they hunted. There is snow on the ground.

Why living off the land is crucial - and nearly impossible to do

Indigenous Neighbors

Ontario

04/04/2022

Story

Why living off the land is crucial - and nearly impossible to do

A packed refrigerator

"We can't afford to stockpile food"

Poverty Reduction, Food

Ontario

09/06/2021

Story

"We can't afford to stockpile food"

Shadi Alkhannous runs the take-out and delivery counter at the Alnoor Halal Food Market in St. Catherines, Ont., serving meals like shish tawook, chicken shawarma and beef kabab. He and his family hav

Resettled refugees support from the front lines during COVID-19

Migration and Refugees

Ontario + 1 more

04/27/2021

Story

Resettled refugees support from the front lines during COVID-19

Ininew Friendship Centre Executive Director Susan Nelson (left) and Cultural Resource Coordinator Mary Jane Archibald.

Planting seeds of hope and empowerment

Indigenous Neighbors, Food +1 more

Ontario

02/26/2021

Story

Planting seeds of hope and empowerment

A close up scan of an old newspaper headline

Resorative Justice's birth in the Canadian legal system

Justice and Equity

Ontario

01/01/2020

Story

Resorative Justice's birth in the Canadian legal system

An overview perspective of a lake in northern Ontario

First Nations and the human right to water

Water, Indigenous Neighbors

Ontario

03/04/2019

Story

First Nations and the human right to water

Five people work on digging a garden

Community Gardening Kits

Indigenous Neighbors, Food

Ontario

04/13/2017

Story

Community Gardening Kits

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