Pregnancy Outreach
The Pregnancy Outreach is conveniently located at the following address:
North Okanagan Friendship Centre
2904 - 29th Avenue
Vernon, BRITISH COLUMBIA
V1T 1Y7
For more information please contact the following individual:
Caroline Meijer
Telephone: (250) 542-1247
Fax: (250) 542-3707
Email: prenatal@nofcs.ca
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Population Served
- Aboriginal/Metis/Inuit
- Immigrant/Newcomers
- Isolated
- Low Income
- Rural/Remote
- Single Parents
- Teen Pregnancy/Parent
- Urban
Programs/Services
- Attachment (parent-child)
- Birthing support
- Breastfeeding
- Car seat safety
- Child developmental delays information/support
- Child safety
- Childcare services
- Collective food preparation and/or purchasing
- Cultural awareness
- Dental care
- Drop-in activities
- Family and social support
- Family violence prevention/support
- Father Involvement
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) information and services
- Food budgeting
- Food safety training
- Food security assistance
- Food/Vitamin supplements or vouchers
- Healthy living activities/physical activities
- Healthy weight gain
- Home environment safety (child proofing)
- Knowledge of child development and basic child care
- Literacy/language development
- Mental health support or education
- Nutrition consultation/education & Prenatal Nutrition
- Obesity prevention
- Outreach activities
- Positive parenting
- Postnatal support or education
- Postpartum depression
- Pre/postnatal information/support
- Provision of resources (e.g., toy lending, resource library, clothing, baby equipment)
- School readiness
- Self-esteem
- Social isolation
- Special needs parenting
- Substance abuse/addiction
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Tobacco reduction/cessation as it relates to fetal & infant health
- Toy and play safety education
- Transportation service