Our Services

• A 15-bed residence offering pre and post-natal care
• A school facility offering secondary school
  courses for up to 24 young women
• A 10-bed fully licensed infant daycare centre
• Parenting, nutrition and life-skills training
• Individual and family counselling services
• Assistance and advocacy with housing and
  other external resources

Humewood House has a newly renovated residential facility, with room for up to 10 young mothers and 5 infants.

Young women may come to live at Humewood House at any time during their pregnancy and stay, after delivery, for up to 6 months along with their child. During that time, they receive housing in excellent facilities, care from professional staff, and access to our various programs and services. Back to the Top Schooling: Humewood House offers a Day Treatment Program in co-operation with the Toronto Board of Education.

We provide a full day program where students can work towards their high school credits while dealing with their personal issues through individual counselling and groups. Also available is a Family Studies course, which includes hands-on experience in the Infant Centre.

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Our fully licensed daycare centre is staffed by qualified early childhood educators and sponsored by the City of Toronto Children Services. It provides care and stimulation for 10 children up to 18 months of age. The subsidized places are for the children of our residents and day treatment students, but community spots are occasionally available. This program also provides nutritious lunches for the babies, and field placement opportunities for Humewood House students as well as students from various colleges.

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Specially trained youth and family counsellors provide one-on-one-counselling based on the client individual needs, as well as for special groups. They also provide after-care support through parenting, nutrition and life-skills training, as well as assistance and advocacy with housing issues and other external resources.

Additional programs and services are offered in collaboration with other social services and health and educational facilities throughout the west area of Greater Toronto.

For information regarding other Young Parent Resource Centres in Ontario, click here.