- 1-888-493-0092
- Monday – Friday 10-1am, Saturday – Sunday 10-6pm EST
- Toll free talkline. Peer-based counseling and support for pregnancy and pregnancy decision-making, parenting, abortion, adoption, infertility or pregnancy loss. Accessible in Canada – may be asked to leave a message if someone isn’t available.
- Contact: Please visit the website and click on “Locations and Facebook pages” at the bottom to find the contact information for the location closest to you.
- Address: Eleven locations throughout Niagara
- Offers activities, community resources, and programs for children, parents, and caregivers
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
- Contact: Please visit the website for information about how to obtain a referral
- Free home-visits for expecting and new parents
Indigenous Infant/Family Advocate Program from Native Women – Niagara Chapter
- Contact: (905) 871-8770
- Address: 1088 Garrison Road, Fort Erie, Ontario
- Program to increase culturally appropriately services to Indigenous children and families who come into contact with FACS Niagara
- Contact: niagara@lifewithababy.com
- Offers seminars, resources, support networks, and some courses
- Contact: 905-684-7555 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7555
- Offers free clinics, classes and groups on different topics throughout pregnancy and parenthood.
Niagara Regional Native Centre – Aboriginal Healthy Babies/Healthy Children
- Contact: 905-688-6484, reception@nrnc.ca
- Address: 382 Airport Rd. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
- Ages 0-6. Assists Indigenous families in health development through education, home visits, service coordination, and referrals. Also check out their website for many more related programs!
Niagara Regional Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program
- Contact: (905) 688-6484
- Address: Niagara Regional Native Centre, 382 Airport Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Provides food supplements, counselling, support, education, referral to other services and counselling for at-risk pregnant women. Also check out their website for many more related programs!
Parents Wellbeing Bundle from Aboriginal Health Centre
- Contact: Elaine Lee: 905-544-4340 x246; elee@dahac.ca
- Address: Hamilton, online
- Strategies, tips, resources, guest speakers, group support for parents. Contact to see if program is still running
Sobeys – Baby Be Healthy Program
- Contact your local Sobeys pharmacy
- They offer free support, including: Free Pharmacist Consultation, Nutrition during your pregnancy, What to take if you have a headache, cold or other minor ailment, Prescription medications that you are currently taking, Which herbals are safe to take, Any other pharmacy-related questions regarding your pregnancy, Prenatal vitamins for the duration of your pregnancy.
Strive Niagara: CAPC Niagara Brighter Futures
- Contact: Courtney Hanse, Project Manager 905-714-0227 x227; chansen@striveniagara
- Address: 285 East Main Street, Welland
- 6271 Glengate St., Niagara Falls
- 535 Lake Street and 690 Lake Street, St. Catharines
- Strive in Welland is administered through the Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP). Offers a lot of resources around pregnancy and parenting for immigrants, low-income people, single parents, and teen pregnancy. Can self-refer, provide free prenatal vitamins, grocery gift cards if you attend two classes a month (virtually). Programming includes young fathers group, outreach, counselling, case management, etc.
Women’s Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joe’s in Hamilton
- Contact: (905) 522-1155 x33605
- Address: 100 West 5th Street, Level One, Hamilton
- Provides assessment, consultation and treatment for women 18 years of age or older who are experiencing emotional symptoms related to the reproductive milestones (i.e. menstrual cycle, pregnancy/postpartum, and menopause)