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Family Resource | Pre/Post-natal Care | Therapeutic Play

Family Resource Programs

Parents or caregivers bring their children up to age 6 to Applegrove's 3 free family resource programs to play, socialize and learn in a safe, supportive environment. These programs reduce adults' isolation and support children's development.

Children enjoy crafts, the sand table, puzzles, song and story circles, snacks and more. Adults exchange parenting information, access resource libraries, attend workshops, learn about community services, and lean on the staff and each other.

Applegrove | Edgewood | HAIG

Applegrove Parent/Child Drop-in
Open year-round.
Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to 12:30
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 3:30.
60 Woodfield Road, lower level. (Google Map)
416-461-5043

Additional services include trips, parenting workshops, a clothing exchange, parent relief (respite care for regular participants) and a child care exchange (notices from child care providers and parents looking for child care).

Download the February calendar (PDF, 698K).

The Edgewood Connection
We are delighted to announce that Corpus Christi Church has opened its doors to become The Edgewood Connection’s new home! Open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 to 2.

1810 Queen Street East, M4L 3M8
Use the side entrance on Lockwood Road at Parish Hall.
(Google map)
416-459-0231.

Download the February calendar (PDF, 397K).
The HAIG Family Resource Program
Happy Adults and Infants Growing
Open from September to June, Monday and Friday mornings from 9 to 12. Closed on holiday Mondays and Fridays, and through the summer.

15 Earl Haig Avenue in Earl Haig School. (Google Map)
647-880-0477

Download the February calendar (PDF, 218K).

Helping Our Babies Grow Pre- and Post-natal Program

Fridays from 1:30 to 3:30, year round.
Must live between Greenwood and Victoria Park Avenues, and south of Danforth.

Women enter the program when they are pregnant, and continue until their babies are 6 months old. Weekly sessions include nutrition workshops, information about pregnancy and children’s development, healthy snacks, assistance with transportation (TTC tickets), and a $10 grocery voucher. Special sessions, such as potlucks and craft days, enhance the informal support that participants offer each other. Skilled staff members offer information and referral to other community resources. Meanwhile, the women’s older children enjoy a playgroup, participate in song circles, play with puzzles, or try a craft project. The women can borrow items from the resource, toy and equipment lending libraries, or take home something from the clothing exchange.

This perinatal program supports women through a particularly vulnerable period and helps to connect them to ongoing resources. Partners in this program include Public Health, the East End Community Health Centre, and the federal government via the Canada Pre-natal Nutrition Program.

Over the Rainbow Therapeutic Play

Over The Rainbow is a therapeutic play group for young children who are experiencing behavioural and/or emotional difficulties in their interactions with other children or their parents. The program consists of 8 weekly sessions for children and parents.

Children use music, art, drama and story-telling to explore feelings, experiences and behaviours, while parents discuss concerns in a supportive group environment.

All children can have difficulties adjusting their emotional states to different life situations and as a result may be moody or have trouble listening, waiting, and/or making changes in routine. There can also be difficult social times when children learn to play and interact with other children. However, this group is designed for children who are having more difficulty than others and whose parents worry about the children's social and emotional health.

This program is funded by the United Way of Greater Toronto's Success by 6 ® program.

For more information contact Michelle Baer.
Phone: 416-459-4769
Email: overtherainbow@ApplegroveCC.ca