Community Resources in the Porcupine Health Unit
Highlights of Resources Available to Parents Living in the Porcupine Health Unit District
Porcupine Health Unit -1 800 461-1818 Cochrane – 705 272-3394 Hearst – 705 362-4854 Hornepayne – 1 807 868-2091 Iroquois Falls – 705 258-2247 Kapuskasing – 705 335-6101 Matheson – 705 273-2954 Smooth Rock Falls – 705 338-2654 Moosonee – 705 336-2294 Timmins – 705 267-1181
• Free and confidential services; information and referrals • Prenatal classes • eLearning Prenatal Program – YoMingo • Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Home Visiting Program • Breastfeeding Clinics and Support • Car Seat Inspection Clinics • Plus: Immunization, Dental, Injury Prevention, Sexual Health, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program, Smoking Cessation, Genetics and Preschool Speech and Language
Parenting Resources
Children’s Services - 1 877 259-7722
• Information on childcare and subsidy
For more information visit www.porcupinehu.on.ca or email [email protected] 1-800-461-1818 Community Resources in the Porcupine Health Unit Area 2
EarlyON - Ontario's Child and Family Centres:
Cochrane – 705 272-6098 Hearst – 705 372-2812 Iroquois Falls – 705 232-6777 Kapuskasing – 705 335-6331 Matheson – 705 273-2131 Smooth Rock Falls – 705 338-2800 Timmins - 705 360-7100 Hornepayne – 807 228-1269
• Free programs and drop-in activities for parents and children up to 6 years of age
Health Services:
Telehealth Ontario – 1 866 797-0000 TTY: 1 866 797-0007 Find a Health Care Provider - Health Care Connect – 1 800 445-1822 Find a Midwife – Ontario Midwives Find a Doula – Ontario Doulas
Delivering Hospitals:
Hearst - Hôpital Notre-Dame Hospital – 705 362-4291 Kapuskasing - Sensenbrenner Hospital – 705 337-6111 Timmins and District Hospital – 705 267-2131
Other District Hospitals:
Iroquois Falls - Anson General Hospital – 705 258-3911 Matheson - Bingham Memorial Hospital – 705 273-2424 Hornepayne Community Hospital – 807 868-2442 Cochrane - Lady Minto Hospital – 705 272-7200 Smooth Rock Falls Hospital – 705 338-2781 Moose Factory - Weeneebayko General Hospital – 705 658-4544
Aboriginal Services:
Timmins – Timmins Native Friendship Centre – 705 268-6262; 1 844 200-2686 Moosonee – Timmins Native Friendship Centre – 705 336-0331 Kapuskasing Indian Friendship Centre – 705 337-1935 Cochrane – Inninew Friendship Centre - 705 272-4497 Community Resources in the Porcupine Health Unit Area 3
Other Helpful Links
Social and Financial Resources:
Benefits Finder (Customized list of benefits for which you may be eligible) Ontario Works (formerly known as Welfare) - 1 877 259-7722 Canada Child Benefit -1 800 387-1193 Employment Insurance Maternity and Parental Benefits - 1 800 206-7218 Ontario Child Benefit - 1 800 387-1193 Housing and Subsidized Housing - 1 877 259-7722
Educational Resources:
Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grand Rivières - 705 267-1421 Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario - 1 888 591-5656 District School Board Ontario North East - 1 800 381-7280 Northeastern Catholic District School Board - 1 877 422-9322
Hornepayne:
Algoma District School Board - 1 888 393-3639 Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board - 1 800 267-0754 Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario - 1 800 259-5567
Moosonee:
Moosonee District School Area Board – 705 336-2300 James Bay Lowlands Secondary School Board – 705 336-2903
Additional Sources of Information and Support:
211ontario.ca or Call 211 • Information and access to a wide range of programs in your community • Free and confidential 24 hours service • Translation services for newcomers to Canada Assaulted Women’s Helpline - 1 866 863-0511 TTY – 1 866 863-7868 Community Resources in the Porcupine Health Unit Area 4
UnlockFood.ca
La Leche League – 1 800 665-4324
The Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank – 416 586-4800 ext. 3053
Multiple Births Canada – 1 866 228-8824
Ontario Newborn Screening Program – 1 877 627-8330
My Important Numbers:
Adapted from Hamilton Public Health Services
For more information visit www.porcupinehu.on.ca or email [email protected] 1-800-461-1818