Mary Mother of The Poor
Mary Mother of the Poor (MMP) foundation is a non-profit organization of Catholic religious and lay persons that was started informally by Father Suarez in 1996. He saved his own stipend to begin putting his vision of helping the poor children into reality. Since then, the foundation has been growing with the help of patrons and volunteers and able to help numerous people in need. MMP is registered in Canada and is dedicated to help relieve poverty, coordinate health and social services, advance and teach Catholic tenets and help the youth develop their talents.
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seated before a family and the family thinking
We never saw him before! He wants our Mary Lou!
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