Perinatal and early childhood:
- Purchase of a baby’s bath tub to teach future mothers-to-be how to bathe their infant.
- Purchase of scales to verify that the weight gain of newborns at home is adequate.
- Allows for good monitoring of babies’ health.
- Purchase of tubing for breast pumps.
- Breast pumps are loaned out and new tubing is required for each single usage.
- Help mothers maintain breastfeeding for children in vulnerable situations.
0-18 year old youth in difficulty:
- Purchase of a laptop and camera.
- Implement a relationship intervention program so that parents are better equipped to respond to their children’s unique needs.
- Focused on 0-5 year old clients.
- Used in situations where children are at high risk of neglect.
- Ensure to work on fragile areas of a relationship in a concrete, effective way.
- Promote the establishment of a secure attachment bond for the child.
Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Physical Disabilities (PD):
- Integration of children diagnosed with ID, ASD or DP at Lachute Day Camp.
- Allow for development of their social skills in an environment and framework that meets their needs.
- Youth development within their community.
- Maintain the precarious family balancing act during summer holidays.
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