Building Blocks

Are you…

• expecting your first baby?
• a first-time parent, living in Vancouver?
• feeling anxious, isolated or worried about being a parent?
• Looking for in a service provided in Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Punjabi, or English?
• interested in a supportive and fun service for you and your child?

If so, you may be eligible for the Building Blocks Vancouver program. Building Blocks Vancouver is a free-of-charge home-based parenting support program that provides regular home visits to first-time parents. If you’re feeling anxious or worried, or if you just have questions about the experience of giving birth and becoming a parent, Building Blocks Vancouver is here to support you. We are a long-term program and can work with you from the third trimester of pregnancy until the child reaches the age of five.

Among the things that we offer in support are these: we listen to you and hear your concerns; we give you encouragement; we accompany you to a variety of appointments; we supply you with information about community resources, childcare, parenting, health and social issues.

Building Blocks Vancouver also:

• offers weekly, informal drop-in groups (bus tickets are provided).
• provides milk coupons for your child, at 12 months of age and over.
• has a donation center, from which clothing for both adults and children, books and toys, and baby/child equipment can be obtained.

If you’re interested in hearing more about Building Blocks Vancouver, please call MOSAIC at: 604 254 9626. If you’re eligible for the program, a Home Visitor who speaks your language (see the 7 languages listed above) will make an appointment to visit you.

Building Blocks Vancouver is a joint initiative of MOSAIC, Ministry of Children and Family Development and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Building Blocks Vancouver works in partnership with South Vancouver, Kiwassa and Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Houses.

For a PDF file of the brochure in Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, or Vietnamese please click on the desired language.

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MOSAIC
1720 Grant St., 2^nd Floor • Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2Y7
Tel.: (604) 254-9626 • Fax: (604) 254-3932
E-mail: mosaic@mosaicbc.com

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