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Youth Services for Pregnancy and Parenting

These services focus on supporting youth who are pregnant or parenting.

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

Learning, Earning and Parenting Program (LEAP)

Phone:
Work: 905-546-2424 x3088
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamilton.ca
Address:
28 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 1A1, Canada,
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Must be a parent between 16 and 25 years old and receiving support from Ontario Works and/or the Ontario Disability Support Program.

 How to apply:

Phone or email for information. Ontario Works recipients can call directly or speak to their case manager.

Offers support to young parents navigating a return to secondary school, adult education, or alternative education options to complete secondary school (Grade 12). The LEAP program also provides encouragement and enhancement of parenting skills through community involvement as well as promoting independence, self esteem, and job readiness as a part of the City of Hamilton’s Youth Team.

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.

Online Prenatal Program

Phone:
Work: 905-546-3550
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hamilton.ca
Address:
Hours:
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

New or expecting parents.

 How to apply:

Fill out the registration form online.

A free, online program for new or expectant parents, that can be done at their own pace using a computer or mobile device. Topics covered:

  • pregnancy
  • birth
  • breastfeeding
  • newborn care

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,
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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

Young and Expecting Parent Program

Phone:
Work: 905-308-1543
Contact:
Email:
Web:
www.hwdsb.on.ca
Address:
1715 Main St E, Hamilton, ON L8H 1E3, Canada,
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Young and expecting parents, age 14-21 years.

 How to apply:

Contact the guidance counsellor at the parent's school for registration information.

Students bring their infant to the classroom with them, where they work with a Secondary School teacher to earn credits and receive hands-on parenting support from an Early Childhood Educator. Students have the opportunity to learn alongside other young parents and connect with a variety of community resources such as the Ontario Early Years Centres.

Young Parent Program

Phone:
Work: 289-246-9064
Contact:
Email:
Web:
banyancommunityservices.org
Address:
688 Queensdale Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8V 1M1,
Hours:
Contact for information.
Cost:
None
Who can access this service:

Parents aged 25 and younger.

 How to apply:

Contact for more information.

Provides individualized ongoing support to pregnant and parenting youth and their children using a collaborative approach to help remove barriers and engage parents to develop skills, foster resiliency, and increase self-efficacy through coordination of access to community-based services, and planning and coordination of multidisciplinary services such as:

  • Health
  • Nutrition
  • Education
  • Parenting
  • Psychosocial development (emotional, intellectual, and social skills)
  • Life skills (empowering critical thinking, problem solving, self-reflection, and interpersonal skills)
  • Self-sufficient budgeting and housing solutions