Community Resources for Family and Parents Atom Feed 2010-03-04T08:50:53-05:00 General information and links to community resources and services for families and parents in the City of Windsor, Essex County including Amherstburg, Town of Essex, Town of Kingsville, Town of Lakeshore, Town of LaSalle, Municipality of Leamington, Township of Pelee and the Town of Tecumseh. http://windsorlive.com/community/family JP Comtois http://windsorlive.com/ jpcomtois@live.ca http://windsorlive.com/favicon.ico http://windsorlive.com/favicon.GIF Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society - Windsor http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_wecas The Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society is dedicated to the well-being and safety of every child by advocating for, and partnering with, our children, families and communities. 2009-12-13T12:53:26Z 2009-12-13T12:53:26Z Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society - Leamington http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_wecask The Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society is dedicated to the well-being and safety of every child by advocating for, and partnering with, our children, families and communities. 2009-12-13T12:54:26Z 2009-12-13T12:54:26Z Drouillard Place http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_dp A community service centre whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Drouillard Road community and the parents and children (0-15 yrs) at the Grandview site. 2009-12-13T12:55:26Z 2009-12-13T12:55:26Z Drouillard Place - Grandview http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_dpgv A community service centre whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Drouillard Road community and the parents and children (0-15 yrs) at the Grandview site. 2009-12-13T12:56:26Z 2009-12-13T12:56:26Z Glengarda Child and Family Services http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_gcfs Glengarda is a multi-disciplinary, Children's Mental Health Centre. We Serve families with children ages 5 to 14, who are experiencing significant social, emotional, and/or cognitive difficulties. 2009-12-13T12:57:26Z 2009-12-13T12:57:26Z Healthy Babies, Healthy Children http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_wechhbhc The HBHC program is for pregnant women and families with children up to six years old. The program is voluntary and FREE for all families in Windsor and Essex County. A team of Public Health Nurses and Family Home Visitors assists families with parenting and the promotion of healthy child development. 2009-12-13T12:58:26Z 2009-12-13T12:58:26Z Healthy Babies, Healthy Children - Leamington http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_wechhbhcl The HBHC program is for pregnant women and families with children up to six years old. The program is voluntary and FREE for all families in Windsor and Essex County. A team of Public Health Nurses and Family Home Visitors assists families with parenting and the promotion of healthy child development. 2009-12-13T12:59:26Z 2009-12-13T12:59:26Z Help-Link Access Services for Children, Youth and Families http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_hlascyf ⋅ 2009-12-13T12:52:26Z 2009-12-13T12:52:26Z Kids Help Phone http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_khp We are Canada's only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth. Every day, professional counsellors provide immediate, caring support to young people in urban and rural communities across the country. 2009-12-13T12:51:26Z 2009-12-13T12:51:26Z Mom2Mom Windsor Essex http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_mmca Mom2Mom is a local grassroots organization dedicated to connecting parents in Windsor & Essex County with valuable resources and services. Created by parents in March 2003, Mom2Mom has become a major force in Windsor & Essex County delivering essential support, advice, and assistance to local families through its free services. We currently attract over 40,000 visits and over 7 million hits per month on the website, just from local families. 2009-12-13T12:50:26Z 2009-12-13T12:50:26Z Parent Helpline http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_phl Parent Help Line is a national, bilingual telephone and Internet service that gives parents a place to turn to for any parenting concerns, 24 hours a day. 2009-12-13T12:49:26Z 2009-12-13T12:49:26Z Ready-Set-Go http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_rsg Ready-Set-Go is a non-profit chairty located in the downtown core of the city of Windsor Ontario. We benefit families that live within our 5 km cachment area. Many of our families fall into what Health Canada considers to be a high risk category. This may mean that some of our families experience a higher than normal incidence of family poverty, abuse or neglect, poor health and nutrition, abuse or neglect, social and emotional problems, family breakdown, inury or disability. Many of our families have difficulty communicating in English, which becomes a barrier to fully integrating into our society. 2009-12-13T12:48:26Z 2009-12-13T12:48:26Z Windsor Family Forum http://windsorlive.com/community/family/#family_wff The Windsor Family Forum provides opportunities, resources, and support to anyone moving through personal change. They provide support to individuals and families in group and one-to-one settings. These services are fee-based although the Forum accepts both money and volunteer work as methods of payment. 2009-12-13T12:47:26Z 2009-12-13T12:47:26Z