Canadian
Mothercraft
Prenatal Nutrition Program: Expectant mothers come and share a meal
and participate in discussions related to prenatal and postnatal
topics. Milk vouchers and food supplements available. Groups
co-facilitated by staff from Canadian Mothercraft and
Pinecrest-Queensway.
Children's
Aid Society of Ottawa
Child protection services for children under the age of 16
years.
City of Ottawa:
Home
Management Service
This is a service to low income residents in need of home
management advice. Home Management Counsellors work with clients
in their homes or in a community group situation and provide
counselling on budgeting, cooking, parenting, nutrition and meal
planning, housekeeping, and balancing home, job, school and the
family.
Well-Baby
Clinic/Breastfeeding Support Drop-In
New mothers of babies age 0 to 3 months experiencing difficulty
with breastfeeding or looking for answers to the many questions
that surround being a new parent. Facilitated by the City of
Ottawa, new parents can meet with a public health nurse and
network with other new parents. For more information call Ottawa
Health Information 580-6744.
Healthy
Babies/Healthy Children
Public Health Nurses or Family Visitors provide information to
pregnant women and parents of young children about pregnancy and
childbirth, community supports, pre and post-natal health, baby
safety and nutrition.
Family
Services Ottawa
Family Services Ottawa offers a range of counselling services
designed to fit the client's difficulty and needs. These services
will be offered to a person individually, to a couple together, or
to a family in part or in its entirety, and might relate to a recent
crisis or to an ongoing unresolved problem.
Ottawa
Carleton Catholic School Board:
English as a Second Language (operates
during school year)
The Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board and Pinecrest-Queensway
are proud to sponsor free English as a Second Language classes.
Classes take place Monday to Friday afternoons from 12:30 to 3:30
p.m. Childcare is NOT available. Call to register.
English as a Second Language & Sewing
(operates during school year)
In partnership with Winthrop Community House, the Ottawa-Carleton
Catholic School Board and Pinecrest-Queensway, this program is an
opportunity for new Canadians to develop their sewing skills while
learning English. Various times are available. NO childcare is
available. Call 321-0163 to register.
Ottawa
Children's Treatment Centre
Infant Development Program: Playgroups for children with special
needs.
Sandy
Hill Community Health Centre
Chiropody services and foot care for seniors.
Western
Ottawa Community Resource Centre
Individual/group
counselling/support groups for women who are in/have been in abusive
relationships. Individual short-term counselling support for
children who have witnessed abuse. Call Program Against Abuse.
Youth
Services Bureau of Ottawa
The Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa (YSB) is a non-profit agency
providing counselling support for youth aged 12 to 20, and their
families. Counselling services are available at Pinecrest-Queensway
and other west end locations. For more information call the YSB
office.
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