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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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Location:
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St Thomas (Old Courthouse area)
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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
Transportation to medical appointments and programs available for women enrolled in residential program * to schedule call Marg Steenbergen at 519-637-7775 ext 2
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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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