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Our programming relies on the generous support of our funders and donors.

Your donation makes a difference

Without you, we wouldn’t be able to help so many Winnipeg families give their babies the healthy start they need.

Your donations helps us offer nourishing food; assemble learn-to-cook meal bags to cook at home; provide interpreting in 14+ languages and offer essential items such as diapers and basic kitchen items among other supports.

We welcome donations via:

  • Canada Helps
  • PayPal
  • Or mail your cheque to:
    Healthy Start for Mom & Me
    310-421 Mulvey Avenue East
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 0R6

   

Other ways you can help:

We are also always in need of items like diapers, sanitary pads and gently used baby board books.

If you have another way to help, please call us at 204-949-5350 or email us at hsmm@hsmm.ca to find out more.

Our impact in the community*:

521

pregnancy and parenting group sessions

15

languages interpreted

3,000

volunteer hours

4,638

people attended groups

6,500

healthy, low-cost meals served

88%

participants reported taking vitamins (we provide prenatal vitamins)

92%

babies born at term

92%

participants breastfed their babies

*2023-2024 fiscal year participant information

Here is what your tax-deductible donation can help provide:

  • 4 Meals Bags

  • $

    30

    • Nutritious and shelf-stable ingredients to learn to make home-cooked meals. A chance to practice cooking skills and try new foods

  • A kitchen starter kit for a new family

  • $

    50

    • Basic equipment needed to cook healthy meals, every day

  • Interpretation services in 2 languages

  • $

    70

    • Provide care and information for newcomers to Canada

  • 4 hospital bags

  • $

    100

    • Extra help when baby is ready to arrive. These kits provide basic supplies a participant needs for a hospital stay.

Comments from our program participants:

If I didn't have Healthy Start, I probably would never have started cooking. Thanks for answering all of my questions and never making me feel bad for asking them.

I’m so grateful I joined this group at the very beginning of my pregnancy. It’s been such an incredible source of support and encouragement! I’ve learned so much and truly enjoyed being a part of this amazing community. Thank you all for making this journey even more special!

I'm so glad I came! This is the best resource we found since coming to Canada.

I made so many positive changes because I came to Healthy Start. I wouldn't be as great of a parent if it wasn't for Healthy Start.

I have attended a number of HSMM group locations and am always so well taken care of. It helps me to get out of the house, to socialize, to weigh my baby, talk to professionals and have some healthy food (due to a colicky baby, unfortunately it's sometimes the only healthy homemade food I have a chance to eat in a day). I also appreciate the opportunity to visit other areas of the city and talk to moms from various walks of life.