Provides support, tools and health programming to help build upon child's ability to make healthy choices
- Provides overall assessment of needs
- Develops action plan to address identified needs (addresses needs of child and parent/caregiver)
- Provides customized programs based on identified needs
- Provides appropriate referrals to community agencies to assist with identified needs
- Offers support to children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and disabilities who are at-risk of additional challenges
Focuses on the following:
- Provision of social supports to address poverty related self-esteem issues and peer pressure to engage in unhealthy behaviors
- Health and physical development
Program participants are offered the following:
- Assistance with homework
- After school, evening and weekend activities