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Promotes prenatal well-being for healthy term infants in Niagara. Provides healthy lifestyle and nutrition information for pregnant women with nutritional, social, financial needs. Also offers food gift certificates, nutritious snacks, vitamins, cooking classes and access to a Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nurses.

Currently only running virtual programming.

Open to service persons facing significant life challenges including addiction, mental illness, poverty, homelessness and unemployment. Open daily, providing refreshments, access to support staff, phones, restrooms, healthcare, and assistance with paperwork, taxes, mail, and links to various community services. Food Program offering healthy meals, Community Garden fresh produce and healthy lunches offered on weekends and statutory holidays.

Provides individualized support to youth in the community that is client led.

Services offered include:

• Individual in-person counselling by a registered social worker (ages 16-24)
• Art program
• Gardening program
• Wellness Community Connection Zoom support group (age 12-17)
• Education and employment support
• Health and wellness/life skills and hygiene
• Academic/homework help
• Navigating social services/referrals

A non-profit resource centre servicing community front line outreach workers and family with support.

Services offered include:

• certified discernment and safety training courses
• drop-off and pick-up of every day basic living supplies for individuals living on the street
• use of a certified kitchen to prepare food for front line outreach workers
• use of facilities for team meetings, life groups and special events

Provides a number of programs to the community:

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR), AED AND FIRST AID TRAINING: Contracts to provide CPR and First Aid Training services to organizations. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 102.

HEALTHY HEART SCHOOLS' PROGRAM: Primary prevention program provides grade nine students with information about their individual heart health profiles to guide them toward making responsible decisions (in partnership with Niagara Region Public Health, the various local school boards, Brock University, and Sick Kids History Childhood Obesity Research Team). Within a five day teaching block, the program provides measurements of fitness, height, weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol and CPR training. Provides the opportunity to present information on reducing the risk factors of heart disease to every person in the Niagara Region at least once in their lives. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 111.

CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS: Corporate health services provide employers with the education and tools to create a healthy and energetic work culture.

PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION (PAD) PROGRAM: A team with background in pre-hospital care provides quality assurance in maintaining PAD programs. Provides defibrillation training and advocates for timely access to defibrillation throughout Niagara. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 102.

HEALTHY DAILY LIVING PROGRAM (HDL):

• Prevent and reduce future risk of heart disease
• Manage diabetes better
• Reduce risk of more heart problems for people who have had angina, a heart attack, by-pass surgery, heart failure or a history of heart disease
• Improve good cholesterol
• Change lifestyle choices
• Offers a variety of workshops as well as risk reduction services such as: clinical assessment for risk of heart disease, intervention to help quit smoking, lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol and blood sugars
• Fitness: reviewing personal risk score and fitness to choose an activity plan based on one's cardiovascular risk level (fee charged)

DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM: Provides stress and echos, holter monitoring, loops and blood pressure monitors by physician referral only. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 104.

SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM: Offers an on-site smoking cessation program. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 102.

COOKING FOR A HEALTHIER YOU: Provides cooking classes at a location determined by the group/organization/corporation. The cost will cover tastings of food prepared and hand outs. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 118.

HeartCORE: Furnished with MedX circuit training equipment. Weekly circuit style workouts are completed in less than 15 minutes and are performed with slow, controlled movements. An energy coach provides one-on-one attention, ensuring proper technique and safe, effective progression of the exercises.The program is suitable for most people as it offers individualized instruction, resistance loads that are geared toward age and initial fitness level, plus the weekly sessions encourage adequate recovery time. Weekly exercise sessions will increase muscle strength, flexibility, bone health and much more. Additional health benefits include better insulin sensitivity and lower cholesterol. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 109.

CYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION: School Bike Rodeos, Bike Safety Instructors, new to you bike program. For information call 905-358-5552 ext 108.

Partnerships within the Heart Niagara office inclide: Epilepsy Niagara, Family Counselling Centre (Tue) and Community Tax Clinics.

A program that creates opportunities for community members to learn about healthy lifestyles and participate in active living activities. Provides the urban Aboriginal community with hands on experience through:

• interactive workshops
• healthy nutrition information
• cooking classes
• fitness training
• smoking cessation support
• sport and recreational activities

Also focuses on youth leadership by encouraging and supporting youth to promote healthy lifestyles amongst their peers and to be healthy living leaders in their community. The program will prepare youth for leadership roles through training, mentoring and community event involvement.

Cooking and culinary arts classes available in two formats:
10 month program - Teaches both practical and theoretical knowledge and techniques of professional cooking. Includes 32 weeks in-class and an 8 week work placement. Students can earn up to 8 secondary school credits upon completion.
Sep-Jun, Jan-Jan (No class July or August) Mon-Fri 8:30 am-1:30 pm
Fees: $700 includes chef uniform, set of chef knives, textbooks, workbook, and food safety certifications
6 week program - Focuses on kitchen instruction: food preparation, storage, and safe handling, cooking techniques, and knife skills. A secondary school credit provided upon completion.
See website for dates. Mon-Fri 8:30 am-1:30 pm

Programs operated through the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) and funded through the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.

Offers a place to plan and cook affordable meals, learn and share skills helpful in budgeting, shopping and preparation of healthy food. The initiative is aimed to address food access, reduced social isolation, community engagement and capacity building.

Offering a weekly, eight-week program in which participants learn about food, nutrition, healthy eating, kitchen safety, safe food handling, and basic cooking techniques. Offered up to four times per year.

Cooking and kitchen training in the Living Rock industrial kitchen. Provides work experience and training for at risk youth in the Hamilton community. Youth cook and participate in clean-up. Incentives for participation include volunteer hours and Rock Bucks to be used in Stacey's Place Youth Food Bank and Rock Shop.
Food produced in these programs is used to support the Oasis Coffeehouse meal programs.

Due to COVID-19 this service is currently being offered virtually. Contact for more details.

A cooking and social support program for LGBTQ+ newcomers in Hamilton. Provides a safe space to learn and exchange cooking skills and budget saving tips.
Free ingredient kits are provided to participants.

Provides learning opportunities that help participants develop skill and confidence in the kitchen, and learn about choice and preparation of diabetes friendly food. Topics include:

• food safety education
• home cooking techniques
• nutrition
• vegetarian protein options
• money saving tips

Educational program available to children ages 6-12 that are interested in learning to cook, garden and physical activity.

Once a week from May- September, children will learn and prepare healthy meals and snacks, explore physical activity and learn more about nutrition and health living.

Children work in the garden plots located on site to plant, monitor, and harvest organic vegetables that can be used to create recipes in the program.

Teaches senior residents and clients nutrition strategies and cooking skills.
Participants participate in a luncheon to develop friendships and socialize.
Also offers special guest speakers about topics that interest participants.

Intercultural Community Kitchens are a space where people get together regularly to cook and eat healthy recipes and share knowledge from their cultures. Community kitchens offer the opportunity to meet others and exchange skills in a welcoming environment.

Program involving cooking lessons as well as youth-led creation and facilitated discussion on food justice topics. Recipes feature whole foods and locally sourced ingredients with vegetarian and halal options.

Community-based volunteer driven programs to help people build relationships across the diversity of income, education, age, ability and health to enhance their capacity for meaningful lives

Offers programs (all are drop-in unless otherwise mentioned) related to:

Food

• Tuesday Dinner: in-person dining, 6 pm
• Seniors Thursday Lunch: in-person dining, 12 noon
• Community Market: Tue 3:30 pm-6 pm and Sat 9:30 am-12 noon
• Community Garden: seasonally harvested food used to prepare community dinners or for pick up in the market
• Seniors' Garden Social: Thu 10 am-11 am during the growing season

Clothing Store

• offers seasonally-appropriate clothing and shoes Tue 3:30 pm-6 pm and Sat 9:30 am-12 noon
• donations of clean, gently-used, seasonal clothing and footwear are accepted Wed and Thu, 9:30 am-4 pm

Seasonal Programs

• Christmas Families: gift giving program for families (registration required)
• Backpack Program: children receive new backpacks and school supplies (registration required)

Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP)

• provides assistance in applying using OESP's online application system (by appointment only)

A multi-purpose recreation, arts and culture facility

• offers many drop in and registered recreational, art/cultural and aquatic programs and is home to a Youth centre, Seniors centre, and the Oakville Arts Council
• also provides space for many cultural groups and arts guilds

Facility:

• gyms & multipurpose rooms
• Community Kitchen
• Fitness Centre
• 25-metre pool
• Older Adults Centre
• Drop In Youth Centre
• Black Box theatre
• rehearsal spaces - music & performance
• Cafe
• Studios - pottery, woodworking, spinning & weaving, digital arts, music recording and fine arts

Member organizations include:

• ArtWorks Oakville
• Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton Steel Band
• Circle of Harmony
• High Rendition Jazz
• Oakville Arts Council
• Oakville Association of Knitters & Crocheters
• Oakville Camera Club
• Oakville Chinese Network Society
• Oakville Improv Theatre Company
• Oakville Scottish Country Dance Group
• Oakville Sculptors and Woodcarvers Guild
• Oakville Sewers Forum
• Oakville Suzuki Association
• Oakville Wind Orchestra

Programs focus on social, skill, and spiritual development and are offered in a supportive environment

Programs include:

• Tuesday drop-in adult crafting
• Wednesday women's coffee hour
• Thursday free drop-in lunch
• Saturday toonie breakfast
• ball hockey: ages 7-12
• ESL
• community garden
• community cooking
• Rolling Horse Community Cycle bike sales and repairs, see full listing here

Certified commercial kitchen and space rental available, contact for more information

Services altered in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

School-based and interactive programs are currently on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, however continuing to provide free nutritious food directly to needy families with young children

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Provides free programs and nutritious food to those most in need

Programs and free resources involve:

• healthy eating
• cooking
• multicultural food education
• physical activity
• community building

Also hosts special events for high school students, youth, adults, parents, community and family members

Programs include:

• Online Repository
• developed simple, nutritious, easy-to-follow recipes with low cost ingredients

Lighthouse Dinners/Cooking Workshops

• preparing and serving special home-style meals to the men in residence at the Salvation Army Lighthouse emergency shelter
• conducting life skill cooking workshops for residents at the shelter

COVID19 In-person and online programs and workshops available Monday-Sunday, including songs, stories, movement and play

• pregnant individuals looking for extra support, email healthystart@bridgewaycentre.ca or call 905-822-1114 ext 243
• families with low income who are looking for extra support, email gtip@bridgewaycentre.ca, or call 905-822-1114 ext 243
• prenatal classes available onsite or online

Call for program details or visit website

• hours and in-person locations vary
• registration required for workshops and in-person programs
• visit website for online event schedule

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Early years resources and parenting support services, including online directory of services (some programs in partnership with other agencies)

EarlyON Child and Family Centres
Drop-in program at various locations for parents/caregivers with children birth-6 years

• parent/caregiver and child activities
• Postpartum Mood Disorder program (PMD)
• access to early childhood development professionals
• parent education programs and support services
• information and referral
• opportunity to connect with other families

Healthy Start
Prenatal program for pregnant individuals and new mothers

• breastfeeding support
• parent education including self care, parenting issues and nutrition
• individual and group counselling
• supper club for pregnant women under 25 years
• referrals to community services

Growing Together in Peel child-focused programs

• includes Family Kitchen, for families with children birth-6 years, who may benefit from extra support
• nutrition information and help with learning to prepare healthy low cost meals
• weekly nutritious meal prepared and shared by participants
• education and emotional support
• opportunities for networking and information
• child minding available for participants

Support for people living with diabetes

• program provides access to a nurse, dietitian, social worker, and foot care RPN
  
• group cooking classes and support groups also available

Facilitates and oversees the operation of free programs for children and caregivers residing in the Mississauga communities of Forest Ridge and Arbour Mill and surrounding neighbourhoods


Youth Activity Programs:

• Karate club for youth 10 to 15 years ; Mon 4-6 pm
• operated by a qualified instructor from the Erin Mills Youth Outreach Program

Homework Club:

• after school homework help for children in grades 3 to 6
• 2 days per week 3:30-5:30 pm during the school year

Child & Parent Resource Centres:

• Early Years program for preschool children under 6 years and their parents/guardians
• 3 half days per week at Forest Ridge and Arbour Mill
• children must be accompanied by a caregiver
• Family Time drop-in programs, Tue 9 am-12 noon year round
• Mother Goose program for infants birth to 12 months, Wed 11 am-12 noon year round

Family Kitchen:

• for parents with children under 6 years
• food shopping tips, nutrition, meal planning, cooking skills and social eating skills for children
• children attend playgroup while parents cook, then parents and children come together for the meal
• Tue 9:30 am-12:30 pm
• preregistration required

The Audrey Pritchard Breakfast Clubs:

• nutritional breakfasts served at Forest Ridge and Arbour Mill locations
• weekdays during school year beginning 7 am
• lunches available to children in need

Summer Breakfast Club:

• breakfasts Mon-Thu 8-8:50 am during July and August

Programs offered online for free unless otherwise specified.

• Women's Health and Wellbeing and Hub Program: weekly Zumba and aerobics class followed by a healthy recipe cooking demonstration; registration required: email Farida Salahuddin: farida@miag.ca
• Parenting for Success - weekly parenting skills enhancement training sessions for parents and caregivers offered in English, Arabic, Spanish and Mandarin. Children's After School Program offered concurrently; registration required for Parenting for Success and Children's After School Progam: email: Yasmine Behiry yasmine@miag.ca or call 416-669-7348
• MIAG Children's After School Program - weekly sessions led by a children's program specialist offering fun and educational activities to children/youth 6-12 years
• HEAL Network Workshops - information sessions offered in Arabic, Spanish, Tamil and English that address domestic violence, abuse against women

Mental Health and Counselling

For information, contact Solinas El-Gamal; solinas@miag.ca or (437) 220-6659

• Counselling Services - individual counselling including assessment, evaluation, brief intervention, ongoing support, family support, and court-mandated services
• Ethno-Cultural Communities Well-Being Project - 4-week mental health training courses; certificates awarded upon course completion

Employment

• Self-Employment Program for Immigrant Women - self-employment training for immigrant and refugee women providing information on accessing financing, group and individual coaching sessions and social support with network-building opportunities. For information, contact Kerri Lambie: kerri@miag.ca or (416) 271-1271
• The Bridge to Employment for Women - holistic approach to career development including; employment skills enhancement and capacity building training; three-month co-op work placement, wraparound services, including mental well-being support, family, and healthy lifestyle programs. For information, contact farah@miag.ca

Training Programs

• MIAG Training Unit - workshops designed to meet community needs on topics such as personal safety, visitor visas and immigration, skills training in Adobe, HTML, storytelling. Each workshop series offered for approximately $40-$80, see website for details. Registration required. For information, contact Farida Salahuddin: farida@miag.ca or 647-638-3332
• Handy Women 101 - boosts independence in participants through teaching basic home improvement skills and DIY (Do It Yourself) Projects. For information, contact mary@miag.ca