Growing Up Healthy Downtown – Family Service Toronto and Partners

What is it?	GUHD is a program that improves the health and well-being of young children as well as offering support and new skills to their parents or caregivers.
Area of focus	Pre-school/ early years 0 -6 Support/ Capacity Building for Parents
Agency/ Provider	GUHD is a partnership of eight multi-service community agencies.
Description	GUHD’s goals and objectives To encourage the social development of children and strengthen relationships between children and their parents/caregivers. To offer parents and caregivers the opportunity to improve their parenting skills, develop their networks of support and increase their ability to access community resources. To offer parents and caregivers respite/relief. To improve the capacity of program participants to engage in their community and contribute to their community’s development. We offer parent relief, a variety of workshops, community kitchens as well as fitness and post-natal programs for moms and their babies. We deliver school readiness programs, reading circles and drop-ins for caregivers with their children. For a list of programs, the hours and locations: http://www.familyservicetoronto.org/programs/guhd/agencies.html
Communities Served	GUHD is available at 8 different community agencies. Go to above link for specific programs and locations.
Languages Served	The program is in English. Other languages may be supported.
Website	http://www.familyservicetoronto.org/programs/guhd.html
Contact Information	For more information about GUHD: Call Sophia Ali, GUHD Co-ordinator, at 416-595-9230 ext. 330
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GUHD’s goals and objectives