Dufferin Coalition for Kids (DuCK) is a community-based planning table in Dufferin County for children, youth, and their families from preconception to age eighteen.At DuCK - Dufferin Coalition for Kids, well-being is at the forefront of what we’re working together toward.
Read MoreRaising children is a tough job. You have to coordinate home life, work life, school life and all the different things you do to keep your kids healthy and happy. At Public Health, they can help you nurture your child’s health and development, even before they’re born!
Read MoreOral health is an important part of health, self-esteem and sense of well-being. Public Health offers FREE dental care to children and youth who cannot afford dental care through the Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) program.
Read MoreSuicide is one of the most common topics that people reach out to Kids Help Phone about. Suicide can affect anyone in various ways – some people have thoughts of suicide, some know people who have thoughts of suicide, and some have experienced knowing someone who has died by suicide.
Read MoreKids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people. Resources are for children and caregivers.
Read MoreDufferin County offers a Child Care Fee Subsidy to eligible families who have children between 0 - 12 years of age. Parents/Guardians must be working, or attending an approved education program, or fulfilling a participation agreement with Ontario works.
Read MoreDPSM’s mission is to encourage, educate and support parents of school-aged children by providing opportunities to build positive parenting skills and healthy community connections. They offer wonderful workshops for families.
Read MoreChildren Protection helps to protect infants, children and youth who are experiencing abuse or are at risk of experiencing abuse, physically, sexually, emotionally or through neglect or abandonment. Service provided 365 days a year - 24 hours a day.
Read More“What you need, when you need it”. At Behavioural Solutions we thrive to ensure the services you receive are the right fit for you and your family. We are flexible, collaborative and committed to providing excellent services that are grounded in Evidence-Based strategies.
Read MoreDufferin Child and Family Services is an integrated children’s service agency, providing child protection services, children’s mental health services and developmental support services to children and families in Dufferin County.
Read MoreThe EarlyOn Child and Family centre provides care for parents/caregivers and their children from birth to age six, as well as expectant parents. Currently their programs are being offered outdoors or virtually. When government stipulations allow, they will resume their on sight services. You can contact them currently for any early childhood concerns.
Read MoreHere is a curated list from the Dufferin Services Directory that is just to do with children. It includes information about camps, child care, the early years programs, recreation centres and programs.
Read MoreWe Are the Water Protectors, written for 3 – 6 year olds, nurtures and strengthens the inclination to safeguard Mother Earth. Written by Carole Lindstrom, tribally enrolled with the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe and a fierce water protector herself, with accompanying pictures by Michaela Goade, an award-winning designer and illustrator of Tlingit descent, it is a thoughtful reflection on the interconnectedness of water and those who must care for it.
Read MoreTrailblazers is a disruptive children’s book that introduces readers to Canada’s Black history through the under-told stories of over forty incredible Black change makers. With each short story carefully written in poetic form and accompanied by beautiful illustrations, this tribute brings complex topics and historical facts to life. Engaged readers will finish Trailblazers feeling enlightened, inspired, and ready to blaze their own trails.
Read MoreHere is a short film created for the parents and care givers of black children living in the United States - though the reasons for it surpass geography. This important infographic, "10 Rules of Survival If Stopped By the Police,” developed by David Miller (founder of the Dare to be King Project) was made in the wake of the death of Michael Brown on December 14, 2014. If you think that racism does not exist, consider the fact that parents of white children are not compelled to have ‘this talk’ with those in their care.
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