Community Action for Prenatal and Childhood Health Program

The Community Action for Prenatal and Childhood Health Program blends two streams of service in one program: prenatal and early infancy nutrition and health, along with early childhood health.

The prenatal stream provides services for pregnant and postnatal Indigenous families in a culturally sensitive and supportive manner. Programs provided include cooking and nutrition, infant development, traditional crafts, exercise opportunities, prenatal classes and group lactation support.

Services offered are home and hospital visits, fresh food bags, breastfeeding counseling, and connections to Elders and Traditional ceremonies.

The program seeks to aid all Metis, off- reserve First Nations and Inuit people in healthier pregnancy choices that will lead to better birth outcomes and healthier babies.

The early childhood health stream gives off reserve First Nations, Metis, and Inuit families the opportunity and services they need. The Goal of the off reserve Indigenous component of the CAPCHP is to strengthen families and communities through lots of support. The aim of the program is to improve the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of off-reserve Indigenous children ages 0-6yrs and their families. The centre is a safe space for off reserve Indigenous families to come together and learn more about parenting, life skills, cultural teachings, nutrition.

Find the Perinatal stream on Facebook here and the Child Health stream on Facebook here.