Practical support for families and pregnant women includes:
- Wide variety of grass-roots programs for high priority families
- Free on-site childminding during all groups (except drop-in)
- Outreach and advocacy
- On-site Infant Development Worker
- On-site Prenatal Nutrition Program (Baby’s Headstart)
- Public Health Nurse visits
- Healthy Pregnancy Care Meetings
- Supervised visits for moms with children in care
- Mainstream services and residential treatment referrals
- Emergency bus tickets
- Birth support for pregnant women without positive social support networks
- Adult and child clothing exchange
- Baby formula, clothing, diapers, equipment, and breast pumps (upon availability)
- Healthy family library
- Parenting and health workshops
- Special events and activities