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Home Visiting Programs

Services that come to you, to provide support for pregnancy and parenting.

Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Home Visiting Program

Phone:
Work: 905-546-3550
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamilton.ca
Address:
110 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 4V3, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Pregnant women and parents with children from birth up to school entry

 How to apply:

Call Health Connections at 905-546-3550 for referral information or fax referral

Public health nurses and family home visitors provide prevention, early intervention, and prenatal support to at-risk families.  Focus is on healthy child development and parenting skills.  Services include:

  • Prenatal support
  • Fostering parent-child connection
  • Promoting child's growth and development
  • Connecting parents with community resources
  • Discuss breastfeeding, infant nutrition, and healthy eating
  • Mental health support for postpartum depression or anxiety

Indigenous Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program

Phone:
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hric.ca www.nativewomenscentre.com www.onwa.ca
Address:
34 Ottawa St N, Hamilton, ON L8H 3Y7, Canada, 412 Rennie St, Hamilton, ON L8H 3P5, Canada,
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Open to all Indigenous new parents.

 How to apply:

Contact for information.

Assists Indigenous families in providing the best opportunities for the healthy development of children 0-6 years of age through education, family home visits, service coordination, and referrals.

  • Professional peer counselling
  • Education and support programs
  • Cultural practices and teachings
  • Breastfeeding education and support
  • Pre/post-natal care
  • Nutrition
  • Growth and child development assessments
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) information
  • Bonding
  • Building self-esteem and life skills
  • Health and safety

Nurse-Family Partnership Program

Phone:
Work: 905-546-3550
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamilton.ca
Address:
110 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 4V3, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

First time mothers, 21 years of age or less, in first or second trimester of pregnancy.

 How to apply:

Call Health Connections at 905-546-3550 for referral information or fax referral

A prenatal and infancy home visitation program for young, first time parents provided by public health nurses. Program begins during pregnancy and for the first two years of the children’s lives.

Goals include improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child health and development, and improving parents' self-sufficiency. Nurses provide support and education on health, child development, parenting issues, life goals and access to community resources. 

Public health nurses are available to visit agencies and organizations, to further explain the program and the referral process.

Ujima Project

Phone:
Work: 289-659-3857 (Family Navigator)
Work: 289-659-5671 (Early Literacy Specialist)
Contact:
Email:
Web:
goodshepherdcentres.ca
Address:
1475 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8H 2X1, Canada,
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Young parents, 29 years and under.

 How to apply:

Contact for information.

A one-stop model of access to services for young parents that strives to meet their children’s early developmental needs.

Programs include:

  • Age-based screening and assessment
  • Baby Love program
  • Family navigaton
  • Early literacy supports
  • Play and Learn