| Record #: BAR1022 |
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2012 |
Last Full Update: 09 Jul 2012 |
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| Location, Telephone & Internet |
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| Address | Barrie YMCA
22 Grove St W
Barrie, ON
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| Location | Barrie |
| Intersection | Bayfield St and Grove St W |
| Office Phone | 705-739-8645 |
| Fax | 705-735-6826 |
| Contact Information |
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| Mailing Address | c/o Lisa Teske
The Common Roof
165 Ferris Lane
Barrie, ON L4M 2Y1 |
| Primary Contact | Lisa Teske, Barrie Site Coordinator, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program/Simcoe County Community Action Program for Children; Email: lteske@catulpa.on.ca |
| Alternate Contact | Cheryl Mccullough, Young Parent Resource Room Worker, Simcoe County Community Action Program for Children; Phone: 705-725-1450 |
| Description & Services |
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| Description | Weekly drop-in for mothers with children aged 6-24 months * encourages child development and healthy relationships between mother and child * provides free fruit, vegetables and a healthy snack during program * open to lower income, isolated and marginalized women to help meet the needs of mother and child * peer support is encouraged * group education is available as well as general one to one questions (moms needing more support will be referred) * on site support is provided by a Dietitian once a month or Infant Development Worker each 6 weeks as well as the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on a regular basis |
| Hours | Program Tue 1 pm-3 pm |
| Dates | Year round, 47 weeks of the year except for the following weeks: Christmas and New Years, as well as March break and last week of July and first week of August * winter and spring break closures are the same as the Public and Separate School Board closures |
| Areas Served | Barrie |
| Eligibility | Women and their children between 6-24mths * siblings up to age 6yrs |
| Application | Drop in, no pre-registration is needed |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English |
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| Accessibility | Fully Accessible |
| Meetings | Meet Tuesday 1 pm-3 pm at Barrie YMCA 22 Grove Street West, Barrie |
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