05 April 2026
17 Shawwal 1447
17 Shawwal 1447
A strong Muslim community preparing generations of leaders contributing to prosperity for all Canadians.
The We Care Unit is a developing initiative of the Al Rashid Foundation of Canada, created to bring greater coordination, clarity, and intention to the care work that has long existed across Al Rashid’s institutions.
For more than a century, care has been expressed through faith, education, youth mentorship, women’s leadership, senior support, and community service. The We Care Unit exists to honour that legacy, and to thoughtfully shape how care is delivered, strengthened, and sustained into the future.
Rather than operating as a single standalone program, the We Care Unit is envisioned as a shared framework: a way of aligning services, partnerships, and values so that individuals and families experience care that is compassionate, accessible, and connected across life stages.
Across Edmonton, families and individuals face increasingly complex challenges, social isolation, mental health needs, economic pressures, and barriers to culturally responsive support. At the same time, Al Rashid’s institutions already serve thousands of people each year through worship, education, youth programming, senior engagement, and community outreach.
The We Care Unit was conceived to respond to this reality: not by duplicating services, but by strengthening coordination, deepening partnerships, and ensuring that care is delivered intentionally, ethically, and with accountability.
At its core, the We Care Unit reflects a simple principle: care is most effective when it is connected, relational, and grounded in trust.
The We Care Unit is guided by a vision of a community of care where faith inspires healing, belonging, and responsibility, to one another, to the land, and to future generations.
This vision shapes how the Foundation approaches emerging initiatives, partnerships, and program development, ensuring that growth is thoughtful and aligned with community needs rather than reactive or fragmented.
The We Care Unit draws its strength from the collective work of Al Rashid’s institutions and trusted partners. Together, they represent different entry points into care, support, and belonging.
This includes faith-based guidance and life-cycle services through the Canadian Islamic Centre / Al Rashid Mosque; education and student well-being through Edmonton Islamic Academy; mentorship and leadership development through the Al Rashid Youth Club; connection and dignity-centred support through the Canadian Islamic Seniors Society; and relationship-based service through women-led and volunteer initiatives.
The We Care Unit does not replace the work of these institutions. Instead, it seeks to align, support, and elevate them, ensuring that care is not siloed, but shared.
including marriage guidance, faith-based counselling, and support during life transitions
centred on identity, leadership, and belonging
reducing isolation through community and intergenerational engagement
supporting leadership, learning, and mutual care
including interfaith and reconciliation-informed initiatives
guided by values of dignity and responsibility
The We Care Unit is shaped by a set of shared values that guide both decision-making and future growth:
Together, these values ensure that care is not performative or transactional, but relational, ethical, and grounded.
The We Care Unit is currently in a foundational phase. This means listening, aligning, and preparing, strengthening relationships internally and externally so that future initiatives are sustainable, collaborative, and responsive to real needs.
As this work continues, updates will be shared transparently with the community. Any programs or services introduced under the We Care Unit will be communicated clearly, with appropriate detail and accountability.
The We Care Unit represents a commitment, not to scale for its own sake, but to care done well.
As it grows, the goal is simple: that anyone who encounters Al Rashid’s institutions feels supported, respected, and connected, regardless of where they enter the community.
This is how legacy becomes responsibility, and responsibility becomes care.
