Justin Bieber’s Mother’s Day song helps save Ontario shelter

Justin Bieber was born to an unwed teenage mother. His Mother's Day single is dedicated to the single mother who raised him — and is helping other pregnant teens in the process.

"[It's] about the struggles, I say in the song. She had me at like the age I am now. [It's about] just the struggles she went through and how brave she was, and I think the world needed to know that," Bieber told MTV.

When she was expecting Bieber, Pattie Mallette found help at London, Ontario's Bethesda Centre.

This Mother's Day, Bieber released a song written for Mallette titled "Turn to You." With the release, Mallette gave the Bethesda Centre a shout-out on Twitter — retweeted by Bieber — helping its campaign to stay afloat following the Salvation Army's announcement this winter that the centre would have to close due to a lack of funds.

"I think it's going to be a big help, especially her connecting Justin's song to Save Bethesda," said Save Bethesda Group spokesperson Sarah Brooks. "It's going to give us a big push forward."

"Pattie was just like any of the other girls. We were all in the same situation. Nobody knew this little baby Justin was going to become famous. She was just our friend," Brooks told the London Free Press.

The centre is hoping to raise $1.5 million by the end of the month. The campaign has already raised over $115,000.

As of Sunday, "Turn to You" was already at number three on the iTunes charts.

On Saturday, the Help Save Bethesda committee announced that Bieber would be donating a portion of the revenues from his single to their campaign.