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Parenting Across Cultures
Parenting across Cultures is a two day workshop targeted towards newly arrived parents. This workshop provides parents with information about the child protection system and relevant Canadian laws. The sessions also cover healthy relationships and violence, discipline, supervision of children, daily routines and the importance of school for children. All Government Assisted Refugees and Privately Sponsored Refugees who are eligible for this workshop will be invited to attend once they are settled in their permanent accommodations.

Mommy and PALS
Mommy and PALS is a group offered by our Community Connections and Social Work teams for stay at home moms and their young children. This group brings together stay at home mothers to socialize and learn new skills. During these groups activities could range from learning something new such as baking and sewing or bringing in a guest speaker from a local community organization. This group is offered to all Government Assisted Refugees and Privately Sponsored Refugees.

Healthy Baby Club and collaboration with Refugee Health Clinic
The Association for New Canadians works very closely with the Refugee Health Clinic (RHC). The RHC is located in St. John’s and many new arrivals will be patients at the clinic. ANC staff liaise with the public health nurse on site to ensure clients’ needs are being met. The support the clinic provides to families and parents could range from health checkups to prenatal and newborn appointments. The RHC works very closely with settlement staff at the ANC and will send referrals to the appropriate department if there is something we need to follow up on.

The Healthy Baby Club is supported by our public health nurse at RHC. This group provides prenatal nutrition and education to parents/families who are clients at ANC. This program promotes healthy pregnancy and healthy newborns. The public health nurse will also communicate with ANC social workers on new pregnancies so the social workers can complete an application to Mother Baby Nutrition Supplement.

ANConnect (for any newcomer, not specific to parenting)

ANConnect is a free, virtual mental health counselling service. ANConnect offers brief, single session counselling to adult newcomers across Newfoundland and Labrador. This service is for any newcomer regardless of their immigration status or where they call home.

Newcomers Guide:
This guide is intended for newcomers settling in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada and contains basic information about:

• information for parents, children and youth
• what should be the first steps to take when you have just arrived
• essential Canadian documents and how to obtain them
• elementary aspects of everyday living in Canada and on the Island

This information will help you settle easier and faster, so you can enjoy your new environment and participate in society to your fullest potential

Link: https://www.ancnl.ca/newcomers-guide/information-for-parents-children-youth/#

Facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness.

For more information, call (709) 753-8550, or email office@cmhanl.ca or visit Canadian Mental Health Association Newfoundland & Labrador | CMHA-NL (cmhanl.ca)

The Momma Moments Program is a peer-to-peer support and strengths-based group for young parents or pregnant mothers.  It provides moms and their children with wrap-around support to navigate the challenges of motherhood, which they often face in addition to social isolation, financial demands, and limited social and family support. Momma Moments currently operates in St. John's and Conception Bay South, where groups meet once a week for programming that emphasizes overall wellness - mental, physical, spiritual, and social - for both mother and child. Young mothers have access to healthy recreational activities, as well as resources and discussions on topics of family building, income supports, mental health, education, nutrition, and more. In addition, staff act as advocates for the well-being of mothers and their children. Volunteers provide child minding services, and staff and volunteers of Momma Moments prepare meals for moms and kids - with extra to take home. The young mothers and kids in this program work hard to overcome challenges and build brighter futures. By combining healthy interventions for the moms, and taking a prevention approach with the kids, this program ambitiously works towards intergenerational change by breaking cycles of poverty and homelessness.

Peer-to-peer support and strengths-based group for young parents or pregnant mothers. Provides Moms and children with wrap-around supports.

Parent child centre in the St. John's area designed to meet the diverse, complex needs of families. Recognizing parents as the primary influence in their children’s lives, Daybreak fosters opportunities for positive parent-child interactions by encouraging the participation of parents in their children’s education and development. Daybreak supports the development of healthy children in the context of family and the family within community.

International students can access professional counselling in real-time and/or appointment-based  to help with any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to them.  The  keep.meSAFE Student Support Program is available night and day via phone, app, or web based.  The service is completely confidential within the limits of the law and available in 60+ different languages.  Download the MY SSP app, complete a profile, and start a live chat or call with a counsellor anytime anywhere.

Fellowship for individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning

A service of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (MUN) for it's students. The Counselling and Psychological Services at MUN Grenfell site in Corner Brook offers individualized personal counselling and health and wellness supports and is dedicated to helping students remain healthy and make good life choices while pursuing their academic goals.

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Perinatal Program Newfoundland and Labrador (PPNL) is a province wide program that establishes guidelines for perinatal care, provides education to health care providers, advocates prevention and health promotion, supports research and quality assurance initiatives, and provides decision makers and researchers with information form its databases.

Assists individuals in reducing the risks related to substance use, and provides support, education and referrals required to enhance personal health

Supports individuals primarily 16 years and over, and is inclusive of all genders and gender expressions through a series of programming:

• Education (youth16-29 yrs.) - provides foundational literacy and numeracy & GED preparation & testing,
• Street Reach (16 & Older) - Drop in & Street Based outreach services grounding in harm reduction.  Also provides one-on-one individualized services through a referral process to assist with a number of challenges including but not limited to housing & homelessness, mental health and substance use, justice, and social inclusion.
• C.A.S.E.Y. (Coalition Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth) - Provides youth prevention groups, training & awareness activities.
• Blue Door Program (14 - 29 years) - provides intensive one-on-one & group supports to individuals seeking support to leave experiences in the sex trade.
• Directory of Services - has developed and extensive list of community resources.  This directory is updated annually and is available here https://www.thrivecyn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-Directory_Revised.pdf 

A non-profit organization that aims to improve the experiences of Two Spirit, non binary, trans, and gender diverse folks in NL through advocacy, community building, and expanding gender diversity awareness and inclusion in the province.

Visit their Website or their Facebook page