August 2012

Monday
Every Monday Drop-in open 9 - 5:30 Lunch served 12:30 - 1:30 Dinner served 4:30 - 5:30 Centre closes at 6 pm

Tuesday
Every Tuesday Drop-in open 9 - 4 Lunch served 12:30 - 1:30 No dinner on Tuesdays! Centre closes at 5 pm

Wednesday
Every Wednesday Drop-in open 12:30- 4 Lunch served 12:30 - 1:30

Thursday
Every Thursday Drop-in open 9 - 4 Lunch served 12:30 - 1:30

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When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young. Maya Angelou
2-3 Supportive Breastfeeding Drop-in

Summer Outing: Christie Pits Park

10 am - 3 pm

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11 3 Reiki with Joy Well Woman & Baby Clinic (meet with a nurse practitioner )

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1:30 - 2:30 Jessies Participant Advisory Committee (JPAC) meeting

Closed today! Enjoy the LONG WEEKEND!

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9 - 2:30 2:30 - 4 3:15 - 4 School Registration Prenatal Class Rainbow Songs Circle

1:30 - 4
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Summer Outing: Toronto Zoo

9:30 am - 3 pm

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Food for Two Prenatal Nutrition

1:30 - 3

Supportive Breastfeeding Drop-in Mom and Baby Playtime in ParentChild Centre

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1:30 - 2:30 Jessies Participant Advisory Committee (JPAC) meeting

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Summer Outing: Centre Island

10 am - 3 pm

NEW!
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4:15 - 6

Belly Casting Session (pre-registration only)

Prenatal Photography Session (pre-registration only) Food for Two Prenatal Nutrition

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Supportive Breastfeeding Drop-in

2 - 3:30

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2:30 - 4 3:15 - 4 Prenatal Class Rainbow Songs Circle 11 3 1:30 - 4 Reiki with Joy

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1:30 - 2:30

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Jessies Participant Advisory Committee (JPAC) meeting Supportive Breastfeeding Drop-in

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Summer Outing: Deck BBQ

12 - 3 pm

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Food for Two Prenatal Nutrition

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3:15 - 4 Rainbow Songs Circle 11 3 1:30 - 4 Reiki with Joy

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2-3 Supportive Breastfeeding Drop-in

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Dont forget we will be closed on Monday, September 3rd!

EVERY WEEK AT JESSIES CENTRE: Parent-Child Centre Drop-In: A warm and cozy space where moms and children can gather and play. Speak to the Parent-Child Centre staff about parent relief. Open Monday 9 - 5:30, Tuesday & Thursday 9 - 4 and Wednesday 12:30 - 4. Breakfast: Fruit, cereal and toast are available. Help yourself! Lunch: A cooked lunch for you and your family. Dinner: A warm cooked meal offered every Monday. School: No summer school. Counselling: A counsellor is available to help you with social assistance, tax credits, daycare, housing, custody and relationship issues. Health Counselling: The health counsellor can meet one-on-one with you to answer questions about your health, your pregnancy, or your childs health, growth and development. Housing: A housing counsellor is available to help you find & keep housing, fill out applications or settle housing disputes. Swap Shop: Lots of new and gently used clothes, toys, housewares and more. Open Monday to Wednesdays from 3 - 4:30 pm MONDAYS
Rainbow Songs Circle: 3:15 - 4 pm NEW! Join the song leader and sing and make music in this interactive music program. Suitable for children and adults of all ages! All Ages Parenting Group: No group in July and August. Will return in September 2012! Please join us for Rainbow Songs. Fathers Group: No group in July and August. Will return in September 2012! Prenatal Classes: 2:30 - 4 pm For pre-natal women and support person. Come and discuss what to expect during pregnancy and how to prepare for labour, birth, breastfeeding and mother and infant care.

TUESDAYS Infant Parenting Group: No group in July and August. Will return in September 2012! Food for Two: Now from 2 - 3:30 pm This group focuses on nutrition and health concerns during pregnancy. Come get tips on cooking, budgeting and shopping. Reiki with Joy: 11 am - 3 pm Reiki is a type of Japanese therapy. Joy will use healing energy to help you relax. First come, first served. Well Woman and Baby Clinic: 1:30 - 4 pm Our health counsellor and doctor or nurse practitioner are available to weigh n wo No ays! your baby, answer any questions on breastfeeding, immunizations, doctor sd Tue visits, birth control and other issues. If you have health cards for you and your baby, please bring them. WEDNESDAYS
JPAC meeting: 1:30 - 2:30 pm Help plan our summer outings! This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours, build your resume and have your ideas turn into an event. Supportive Breastfeeding Drop-in: 2 - 3 pm Come get your questions about breastfeeding and parenting answered and receive support from

Join us for our Annual Deck BBQ from 12 - 3 pm on Thursday August 23rd! We'll have good food, fun games (with prizes!) and music! We are celebrating our 30th Anniversary this year, so were extending this invitation to our participants, our grads and the alumni of Jessies!
205 Parliament St (north of Queen St E) Toronto, ON M5A 2Z4

If you are interested in Jessies School Program, please speak to your Counsellor!
(416) 3651888 www.jessiescentre.org