Our Programs

Baby Talks

This program is offered to families of children aged infant to walking. The program provides parents with opportunities to share ideas and information around the parenting of an infant. Parents interact with their children through play and song. Healthy snacks are provided. There is a graduation “ceremony” upon completion of program.

Buddies on Ice

This program is offered every second week throughout the late fall and winter through a partnership with the Cabot stadium who offers free ice time. Families with young children have the stadium to themselves for a skate and enjoy snack together afterward.

Drop-In Play/Playgroup

Program offered to families with children aged 0-6. This program provides opportunities for socialization, and active play. A wide variety of toys, craft materials, books, puzzles, dress-up clothes are provided. Activities include free-play, reading stories, singing songs, using craft materials, play dough and goop, outdoor play and healthy snacks. 

Little Chefs

Parents and children prepare simple recipes together and learn about food preparation, cleanliness, nutrition and group work. When the program is completed, each child receives and apron, a cookbook and a certificate.

Roots of Empathy

This program is delivered to children in Elementary school.  Children learn about vulnerability and humanity through a baby that visits throughout the school year with their parent(s) and a trained Roots of Empathy instructor. Children learn about the baby's feeling and intentions. reflect on and understand their own feelings and begin to understand the feelings of others.

Run and Jump

This program is done in partnership with schools. Children have use of a gym and a large variety of age-appropriate play equipment that encourages movement. This is a great opportunity for active play, physical activity and healthy snacks.

Tiny Green Thumbs

Children learn about sowing seeds and caring for plants. Program may differ depending on space/resources available. May include planting, caring for and harvesting vegetables in boxes or in a garden or may include growing flowers in a pot. Related stories and activities are used. Healthy snacks are provided.

Food Sharing

We have food sharing cupboards/pantries available at several of our sites so that families can take or donate items as they are needed

Kids Have Stress Too!

This is a program of the Psychology Foundation of Canada. It can be offered as a one-time, stand alone workshop or a series of three sessions. Parents and caregivers learn how to identify stress in young children and learn tools to help their children reduce and deal with every day stress.

Handle With Care

This is a program for parents and other caregivers. It uses activities, games and discussions that support the social and emotional well-being of children from birth to six years as well as their caregivers. It helps parents/caregivers to build strong relationships with their children; build their children's self-esteem; help their children express emotions; and help their children form healthy relationships with others.

Car Seat Checks/Clinics

Two of our staff are trained Child Paenger Safety Technicians.  We will be holding car seat clinics for families so that they can ensure that their car seats and booster seats are being properly installed and used.

Parent Night

Once a month, each site holds a Parent Night. This is an opportunity for parents to socialize, relax and have some fun. Past parent night activities have included crafts, exercise nights, games nights, potlucks and other activities that are of interest to the group.

Nobody's Perfect

Nobody's Perfect is a parenting program offered in communities by facilitators to help support parents and young children. At Nobody's Perfect sessions, parents/caregivers can learn about their child's feelings, behaviours, body and safety as well as share what it is like to be a parent. Sessions are based on what the parents and caregivers want to learn about, not step by step from a book.

Busom Buddies Breastfeeding Peer Support Group

This group of breastfeeding mothers and their babies meets once every two weeks to relax, chat, support one another and share ideas. A facilitator is available to provide information and a snack is provided at each session. All breastfeeding mothers are welcome to drop by.

Healthy Baby Club

The Healthy Baby Club is a prenatal program that focuses on helping mothers have the healthiest baby possible! The program consist of groups sessions, food supplements and home visiting.

Group sessions include information on self-care and stress management, labor and delivery, postpartum depression, smoking cessation and the risks of drug use, good nutrition, breastfeeding and other topics of interest. Activities include discussions, cooking, healthy snacks games and guest speakers.

Each participant will receive food supplements of eggs, oranges and milk to help to ensure proper nutrition.