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
Wheelchair Accessible
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
