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Young Parent Support Program
Young Parent Support Outreach Program (YPSP)
We’re excited to share that the Young Parent Support Program is now fully mobile and offering personalized outreach services to clients across Renfrew County.
We meet with clients one-on-one, right in their own communities—welcome to you!
YPSP provides individualized instruction and support on a wide range of parenting and life skills through in-person sessions, virtual workshops, and informative presentations.
In partnership with the Community Resource Center, we also offer specialized support for prenatal clients, including nutrition services and a weekly virtual discussion group.
Additionally, we help students connect with Renfrew County school boards to enroll in online high school courses, ensuring continued progress toward completing their OSSD.
At YPSP, we believe in the strength and resilience of young parents. We aim to help you overcome challenges, build a strong foundation for your future, and create positive outcomes for you and your child.
If you're a parent or prenatal youth aged 15 to 25 living in Renfrew County and looking for support, we’d love to hear from you!
“With all the uncertainties one certainty was Lori. I felt safe to struggle”.
Colombus House is always looking for donations to support our various programs. Check out the link at Canada Helps for more details.
Meet your Facilitator’s
Lori from Renfrew (left) Crystal from Pembroke (right)
100+ Women in Pembroke Petawawa District! Congratulations to one of our successful Grant Recipients for 2019- Columbus House YPSP- for their Outdoor Adventure & Exploration program! With their grant of $2760, we hope to help them address young moms and their children taking a step back from their busy tech-filled lives and getting them outside to foster and develop an active and healthy lifestyle.
Facilitator Pembroke: Crystal
Facilitator Renfrew: Lori
July 13, 2018: CBC radio 'Ontario Morning' interviews one of our graduates and the facilitator of the Young Parent Support Program in Pembroke.
Thanks to a recent grant from 100 Women Pembroke/Petawawa Community Foundation, we were able to provide helmets to our young families for some safe winter fun! Thanks also to Play it Again Sports in Pembroke for assisting us in stretching our funding. Thanks to our fundraising through Delta Bingo and Gaming, we are able to provide skates for all the children. Winter is long—let's get out and enjoy ourselves with our children!
Provincial Association
Columbus House is proud to be a member of OAYPA (Ontario Association of Young Parent Agencies) - Serving infant, young children and parents together.
OAYPA is an association of professional organizations whose mission is working together to champion a comprehensive system of early intervention, prevention and treatment service meeting the needs of all young parents, their infants and children across Ontario through:
1. Collaborating, educating and advocating to provide exceptional services to obtain optimal infant mental health and optimal Mental Health for young parents together
2. The provision of a forum for service providers
3. The provision of professional support and knowledge exchange
For information on agencies in Ontario supporting young parents and their children through residential and/or day programming, please click here.