Building Incredible Babies
Building Incredible Babies is a home visitation program helping pregnant moms to experience a healthy pregnancy and deliver a healthy weight baby. Our trained outreach workers visit expecting mothers in their own homes to provide pregnancy and infant care information. We also provide life skills coaching and financial literacy information. When needed a grocery gift card is provided to supplement their food budget. This program welcomes teen and young adult women.
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Who is it for?
-Expectant mothers living in Red Deer & surrounding communities
-Experiencing difficulty in having enough healthy food to eat
-Would like to know more about making healthy choices during pregnancy
-Feels lonely and would like some support
Where?
Family Services of Central Alberta
5409 50 Ave.
When?
Mon – Wed –Fri
9am- 3pm
Program Cost
FREE
For more information please contact:
Candice
403.309.5647
candice(at)fsca.ca
Building Incredible Babies Education & Cooking Drop in Groups
Program Description
Education group you will learn about:
- Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- baby food making
- infant massage
Guest speakers are provided by various community agencies. Breastfeeding is encouraged throughout the project. Moms who choose to breastfeed are supported in that choice by providing a grocery gift card to supplement their diet. Referrals to community breastfeeding support is also provided.
Cooking group provides:
- Opportunity for moms to learn how to cook healthy, budget friendly meals.
When available a registered dietitian will answer nutritional questions.
These groups provide moms with the opportunity to build their own peer network. Childcare & a snack are provided.
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Who is it for?
Where?
Family Services of Central Alberta
5409 50 Ave
When?
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
2017/2018 Dates
September 12 – Cooking
September 26 – Birth Control
October 10 – Cooking
October 24 – Infant Massage
November 14 – Spooning & Forking
November 28 – Cooking
December 12 – Christmas
January 9 – Cooking
January 23 – Time with the ‘Girls’
February 13 – Cooking/Nutrition
February 27 – Mindfulness
March 13 – Cooking
March 27 – Domestic Violence
April 10 – Cooking
April 24 – Bad Breath isn’t Sexy!
May 8 – Cooking
May 22 – Container Gardening
June 12 – Cooking
June 26 – Mindfulness 2
Program Cost
FREE
For more information please contact:
Candice
403.309.5647
candice(at)fsca.ca