***YOUNG WOMEN OR YOUNG MOMS SERVICES*** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Banfield Early Parenting and Pregnancy Centre 1230 Styles St. Victoria, BC V9A 3Z5 Phone: (604) 384-4333 Fax: (604) 383-6527 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: Residential program (Bachelor suites) age 16 - 24 yrs. Length of stay - anytime throughout pregnancy up until 6 months after birth. Services include supportive independent living skills, life skills, pre/postnatal teaching and support, and parenting skills. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Capital Families Association Goldstream Neighbourhood House Outreach Programs 555 Goldstream Ave. Victoria, BC V9B 2W4 Phone: (604) 478 - 1122 Fax: (604) 478 - 9199 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: For mothers under the age of 29 years with preschoolers, who are looking for support, information and transportation to connect them with resources. Assistance with any concerns: eg. housing, parenting, abuse, and relationship issues. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Girl Guides of Canada 938 Mason St. Victoria, BC V8T 1A2 Phone: (604) 383-1712 Fax: (604) 383-1934 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: The aim of the Girl Guides of Canada is to help girls and young women become responsible citizens, able to give leadership and service to the community, whether local, national or global. Girl members are aged between 5 and 17+. Adults have no age limit and are all volunteers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Girls' Alternative Program & Options Victoria Society for Educational Alternatives 3020 Richmond Rd. Victoria, BC V8R 4V1 Phone: (604) 598-3144 Fax: (604) 598-6074 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: Academic upgrading for grades 9, 10 and 11 in a small school setting. Lifeskills training, and individual and group counselling for adolescent girls aged 15-19 who are experiencing difficulty with regular school and/or are pregnant or parenting. Daycare for 12 children under 3. Must be a student in School District 61. Co-funded by Social Services and Education Ministries. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T.E.A.M. (Teen Education and Motherhood) Saanich School District # 63 Stelly's High School 1627 Stelly's X Road, Brentwood Bay Phone: (604) 642-4401 Fax: (604) 642-4401 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Victoria High School Daycare Higgins House 1260 Grant Street Victoria, BC V8T 1C2 Phone: (604) 381-3091 Fax: (604) 384-5267 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: School-based daycare centre providing services to parent students of Victoria Highschool and schools in District 61. Subsidies are available from the Ministry of Social Services. Managed by Cridge Centre for the Family. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _