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Program:
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Fresh Start Maternity Supports
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Address:
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118 Centre St
St Thomas, ON
N5R 2Z9
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Map
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Administration | |
| Mon | 8am-4pm | |
| Tue | 8am-4pm | |
| Wed | 8am-4pm | |
| Thu | 8am-4pm | |
| Fri | 8am-4pm | |
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Executives:
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Lori Wall - Executive Director
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Service Description:
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Christian program (open to all, regardless of faith) offering a safe home and extensive support to pregnant and parenting women facing challenges related to parenting, life skills, addiction, mental health issues, abuse and homelessness
Group Home - supportive, transitional housing for women in need of prenatal and postnatal support * medical care, life skills, education, counselling, recreation, and aftercare for mothers and babies * length of stay for the duration of pregnancy until ready to move to supportive housing or into the community (may be up to 2 years) * care closet with maternity clothes, baby clothes, baby items
Supportive housing apartments also available to community women based on apartment availability
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Fees:
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Rates set by Ontario Works
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Application:
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Call * support housing is only available to residents of the group home as they progress through the program
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Eligibility - Population(s) Served:
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Women experiencing crisis pregnancies, either pregnant or with newborn baby
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