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Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program

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60 Gillingham Dr, Suite 500
Brampton, ON
L6X 0Z9
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905-275-2369
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Fax: 905-459-4347
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Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm
Last update: Sep 18, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Call for information

Eligibility / Target Population
For eligible clients - Landed Immigrants * Convention Refugees * Minister's Permit Holders * Government Assisted Refugees (GAR) * Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSR)
HIPPY: For newcomer mother's with children between 3-5 years
SMART: for newcomer mother's with children 18-36 months

Fees
Varies per program

Executives
Judy Labelle - Director - Newcomer Services
905-275-2369 ext 1240 * jlabelle@induscs.ca
Dolly Singh - Director - Strategic Development
905-275-2369 ext 1252 * dsingh@induscs.ca

Contacts
Meenakshi Krishnan - Manager - Employment Programs
(905) 275-2369 ext 6222 * mkrishnan@induscs.ca
Reneta D'Souza - Project Assistant
905-459-4776 ext 3221 * rdsouza@induscs.ca

Languages
English ; Arabic ; Bengali ; Gujarati ; Hindi ; Punjabi ; Tamil ; Urdu

Area Served
Brampton, Caledon, Mississauga (Malton), and Toronto (Etobicoke)

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Home visitation program HIPPY is designed to work with vulnerable, isolated, and often low-income newcomer mothers of children * leverages newcomer mothers’ motivation to give their children the best possible chance at life and builds their capacity, confidence, and community connections as they take on the lead role in preparing their children for school

Supporting Mothers and Raising Toddlers (SMART): is a companion program to HIPPY and is for parents of younger children. SMART is a play-based learning program for newcomer mothers that focuses on deepening the parent-child bonds, fostering healthy early childhood development, increasing connections to community resources, and strengthening social networks

Offered at the Brampton site

AboutUs

Indus Community Services is an accredited, not-for-profit community benefit organization that has served local communities for over 32 years. Originally founded as India Rainbow Community Services, this registered charity is supported by its donors and by all three levels of government. Indus Community Services, through its professional staff, is a leader in the provision of culturally appropriate services to newcomers, families, women and seniors.

Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026: Suggest an edit
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