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Family Services Building - Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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Band Office Rd Family Services Building
Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining First Nation
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807-548-6351
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Toll-Free: 1-888-767-4960
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Fax: 807-548-2337
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Mon-Fri 9 am-3 pm; Alternating Fri 9 am-1 pm
Last update: Apr 24, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits

Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation with children younger than 6 years of age

  • Indigenous children at-risk

Fees
None

Contacts
Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
807-548-6351 * hbhc@niisaachewan.ca

Languages
English

Language Notes
Ojibwe, available upon request

Area Served
Dalles First Nation

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Delivers a parenting support program and promotes healthy child development
  • Provides group information and educational sessions on topics about healthy pregnancy, birth and taking care of baby at home
  • Provides information on the stages of pregnancy
  • Offers parents handbook of pregnancy and baby care (Baby's Best Chance)
Program participants are provided with:
  • Follow up via telephone within 48 hours of discharge from hospital
  • Home visits pre birth to prepare family for new arrival
  • Home visits post birth to offer support to new mothers
  • Milk coupon program
  • Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
  • Referrals to other programs and services
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