Baby Group
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 runs 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:
Please go to our drop-in calendar to find a group in your community Drop in calendar.
Please call us anytime at 204-949-5350, email us at hsmm@hsmm.ca or drop-into a group – no need to pre-register. 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.
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
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
Fridays, 10:00 AM
DROP-IN GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY
St. Boniface – Access St. Boniface, 170 Goulet
To donate to Healthy Start
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.
SING & RHYME ON-LINE – restarts September 9, 2024
Mondays, 11 AM
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.
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!
What People are Saying about Healthy Start
“The group creates a sense of belonging and a safe space for asking questions.” – program participant
“I’m learning a lot about my baby that I didn’t know as a first-time mom.” – a program participant
“Learning ways to make recipes and never feeling judged is what keeps we coming back.”\”I’m the first one in my family to breastfeed. Thank you for all of your support.” – a program participant
“You’re going to love it here! The food is great and the staff are great.” – a regular participant talking to a new participant
“My pregnancy and parenting journey has not been easy, and everyone at Healthy Start gave me the support I needed and that made all the difference.” – program participant
“I always tell people to come to this group because I always learn something new.” – program participant
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, Oji-Cree, 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