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Welcome to Healthy Start

Healthy Start is a place where people who are pregnant and parents/caregivers with babies up to one year can learn how to give their babies a great start.

Join Us

Healthy Start has free drop-in groups in 10 Winnipeg neighbourhoods and provides practical supports to participants. There is no cost to attend and no pre-registration is needed – you can just drop-in!

At each drop-in group you will find an outreach worker, dietitian and nurse to answer your questions.

When you come to Healthy Start you can expect:

Information related to pregnancy and parenting

Tasty food for you to eat

The opportunity to meet other people in your neighbourhood

A welcoming and inclusive space

Please go to our Drop-in calendar to find a group in your neighbourhood.

Call us anytime at 204-949-5350, email us at hsmm@hsmm.ca or drop into a group. Join us anytime, everyone is welcome!

Our Groups

To join any group, please email hsmm@hsmm.ca
or call the office at 204-949-5350.

Go to our Drop-in calendar to find a group in your community
or print a calendar for easy reference.

Sing and Rhyme

Mondays, 11:00 AM

SING & RHYME ON-LINE

Caregivers and their babies and preschoolers have a fun time learning new rhymes and songs. This group takes places on-line, please email tech@hsmm.ca for the Zoom link.

Tuesdays, 1:30 PM

DROP-IN GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY
North End – Turtle Island, 510 King St.
Seven Oaks/Maples – Maples Community Centre, 434 Adsum Dr.
Wolseley area – St. Peter’s Church, 65 Walnut St.

Wednesdays, 1:30 PM

DROP-IN GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY
Newcomer to Canada (with interpreters*) – Freight House, 200 Isabel St., Door #1
North End – St. John’s Leisure Centre, 601 Aikins St.
North End – Hope Centre, 240 Powers St.

*please call our office at 204-949-5350 to arrange interpreting

Thursday Drop-in

Thursdays, 1:30 PM

DROP-IN GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY 
South End – Trinity United Church, 933 Summerside Ave.
Downtown – Magnus Eliason Rec Centre, 430 Langside Ave.
Downtown – Freight House, 200 Isabel St., Door #1

Friday Drop-in

Fridays, 10:00 AM

DROP-IN GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY 
St. Boniface – Access St. Boniface, 170 Goulet

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If your baby drinks breastmilk you can get a bottle of Vitamin D from a Healthy Start Dietitian. Dietitians are also available to answer questions or provide tips about feeding infant formula to your baby. Come to a community dropin (see our website to find a location near you www.hsmm.ca) to connect with the Dietitian. Healthy Start is FREE. We offer information, food, and opportunities to connect with other parents. We look forward to seeing you! #winnipegparents #winnipegbreastfeedingsupport #winnipegparentsupport #Breastfeeding #winnipegparent #breastfeedingsupport #FeedingYourBaby #parenting #winnipegdad #winnipegmoms #pregnancynutrition #winnipegdads #HealthyStart ... See MoreSee Less
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Here are ten simple messages to understand what baby needs.Resource from Attachment Network Manitoba. Look into their website to find a lot more information! Also you can connect with Healthy Start to learn more about attachment or any other parenting and/or pregnancy resource!!#HealthyStart #supportingthecommunity #pregnancy #winnipegparentsupport #winnipegpregnancy #winnipegparent #winnipegmoms #winnipegbreastfeedingsupport #winnipegparents #breastfeedingmoms ... See MoreSee Less
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Here is my comfort food - homemade chicken soup! I used chicken legs in my soup if I don't have chicken or turkey leftovers. I add 4 raw chicken drumsticks (with skin removed) after I cook my veggies, then add water and wait! Do you have a favorite soup recipe? You can also increase the nutrition of canned soups by adding more vegetables, a can of beans, or leftover chicken.Visit our website to find more recipes! hsmm.ca ... See MoreSee Less
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At Healthy Start - we welcome pregnant people, dads-to-be, as well as moms, dads, and caregivers of infants under 12 months. Healthy Start offers a place to connect with others, a place to enjoy a tasty meal, and a spot to learn and share your knowledge. Check us out by coming to one of our community locations. There is no cost to attend and no registration is needed. Visit our website for more information. #winnipegparents #pregnancy #winnipeghavingababy #winnipegmom #parentsupport #winnipegpregnancy #winnipegparentingsupport #parentingsupportwinnipeg #winnipegdad #supportingthecommunity #breastfeedingsupport #Breastfeeding #winnipegparenting ... See MoreSee Less
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To donate to Healthy Start

Canada Helps

To donate by cheque, please make cheque payable to Healthy Start for Mom & Me our address: 310-421 Mulvey Avenue East Winnipeg, MB R3L 0R6. A charitable tax receipt will be issued.

Take a Tour of a Healthy Start Group

At each drop-in group you will find an outreach worker, dietitian and public health nurse to answer your questions. We discuss topics related to pregnancy and parenting, offer tasty food and give you a chance to meet other people in your neighbourhood.

We hope you’ll join us in a community near you!

28

years of serving the community

4,700

people attend pregnancy and parenting groups annually

6,500

meals served annually at our 10 locations

We would like to acknowledge that we are in Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River Métis Nation. We also acknowledge Shoal Lake First Nation #40 on Treaty #3 territory for the water we use.

We thank all Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island, offering gratitude for the sacred gifts the water and land give us to feed and nurture our children and ourselves.

We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past. Healthy Start is committed to reconciliation by honouring, listening and learning from Indigenous peoples and by working in partnership to build a healthy future for all children and families. http://www.trcm.ca