A new program for neurodivergent girls in Ottawa is teaching them the game of hockey, with many of them coming from backgrounds where they would never get the opportunity to do so.
Hockey 4 Youth, an organization launched in 2015, has a goal to break barriers for kids, focusing on newcomers to Canada and high-priority youth. The new program by the organization is focusing on neurodivergent girls in Ottawa.
"This is our first program where we're working with girls who are neurodivergent," said Moezine Hasham, the executive director for the Hockey4Youth Foundation.
"They might have different forms of trauma. And so for us, at the end of the day, it's all about social inclusion through the game of hockey, which is so beautiful to play."