Jessies: The June Callwood Center for Young Women

By: Catherine Jobe, Michelle Berger, Rhonda Kirkland, Kajani Karunaharan, Cindy Summerfield

Agenda
Services offered Legal aid offered Support from the agency Funding outreach/follow up Volunteer opportunities Partnered agencies Animoto

Barriers
Community

Services Offered
Prenatal classes Healthiest Babies Possible Program Counseling Unconditional Support Transitional Housing

Food For Two

Guest Speakers

Services Offered
TDSB Operated Classes Child Minding Lunch Program Events to Celebrate Pregnancy (belly casting, prenatal photography)

Crisis Intervention

Services Offered
Swap Shop Rainbow Songs Circle Parenting Classes Referral Basis Substance Abuse Programs

Parent/Child Drop In Program

Legal aid offered

Counsellors help with legal counsel and referrals Counsellors do a lot of advocating for the women Applications and documentation

Accompany the women to appointments

Support from the agency

Under 18 years old Pregnant

A teen parent
Tapering of support depends on age

Funding
Government (49%) United Way (29%) Donations (individual and corporate)

Barriers
Location Age restriction Feminist organization (teen father support) Housing Funding

Foster Community
Monthly Groups and Clinics Themed Activities throughout the month Lunches and Dinners Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day

Community Outreach/Follow up
No follow up counselling provided Work on a client to client basis Referrals made to other agencies by request (i.e. AA, NAetc)

Volunteer Opportunities
Have a lot of women come back to volunteer No particular level of education to work here they hire based on experiences

Open to anyone 19+

Current centre participants and graduates cannot volunteer until they are 26 years old.

Partnered Agencies
Toronto Public Health Jobs, Vision, SuccessEmployment Program Midwives Collective Kids Up Front Literature for Life Planned Parenthood Hospital for Sick of Toronto Children Second harvest St. Michael's Hospital partnership (Food (Doctor comes from Bank) St. Mikes)

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