Projects Directory

The directory offers a listing of the NPF projects and resources.

Attachment Resource Kit

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
1319 Colony Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 2Z1

Resource:

Connections for Life: Attachment Resource Kit -

This Resource Kit provides users with an awareness and understanding of what attachment is, why it is important, what factors influence it, and what can be done to help promote healthy, secure attachment relationships. The Resource Kit is presented in a bilingual binder format and contains an educational DVD for staff, a Guide on how to use the Kit and an Activity resource for parents. The Guide and Activities are available on a CD. To order or download material, please visit the website at  www.preventioninstitute.sk.ca

Connections for Life

Group Guidelines (29 Pages - 8.50 MB)

Handout (9 Pages - 2.94 MB)

 

Sharing Attachment Practices Across Cultures

Women's Health Centre - c/o Parkdale Parents Primary Prevention Project
30 The Queensway
Toronto, Ontario
M6R 1B5

Description:
Validate the attachment practices used by mothers/families from diverse cultural backgrounds and countries which have proved to be critical in the healthy child development of their children. The project will produce a literature review on attachment practices abroad, conduct a series of focus groups and one-to-one interviews with mothers of diverse cultures and languages and identify how re-settlement can put these practices at risk. These activities will result in the creation of a tool box with easy to implement tips and strategies on cross-cultural attachment practices. Direction will be provided to the project through an advisory board with representatives from CAPC/CPNP projects across the country.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Attachment Across Cultures

This toolkit is directed to all those interested in exploring and validating cross-cultural attachment beliefs, values and practices, as well as the impact of migration and resettlement on these beliefs, values and practices. It is specifically targeted to health and social service providers across Canada.

 

Best Start Resource Package

Best Start: Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre.

Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC)
180 Dundas St. W.
Suite 1900
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z8
 www.beststart.org

Description:
Best Start: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre supports community health professionals across Ontario working on health promotion initiatives to enhance the health of expectant and new parents, newborns and young children. Through consultations, training, networking, referrals and resource materials, Best Start staff provide you with the strategies and tools to tackle the range of issues affecting men and women from preconception to postpartum as well as newborns and young children.

Status: Completed

Breastfeeding

Linking the Circles of Support for Breastfeeding in CAPC/CPNP Projects

B.C. Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs
25 17th Ave. North
Cranbrook, British Columbia
V1C 3W9

Resource:

A Breastfeeding Resources Catalogue for CAPC/CPNP

This catalogue contains over 600 resources, classified under 17 topics as by media type. It also includes a variety of resource assessment tools and a one-page Reference Sheet that provides a visual reminder of the various sections included in the catalogue. The catalogue is presented on a CD and is also available on-line at the B.C. Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs website at www.bcapop.ca

Family Violence

Building Community Capacity to Address the Issue of Family Violence

Halte-Femmes Montréal-Nord
6532, boul. Léger
Montréal-Nord, Quebec
H1G 1L5

Resource:

Addressing Family Violence... Peace begins at home

This toolkit groups together tools and resources that facilitate an understanding of family violence, promote the development of individual and collective strategies when faced with situations of violence, and counteract feelings of powerlessness. The toolkit includes a CD, a Resource Inventory and is comprised of three booklets: a guide for staff and volunteers; a guide for parents and guardians; and a guide for community partners.

Community Partnerships (13 Pages - 1.56 MB)

Parents (22 Pages - 2.87 MB)

Staff and Volunteers (28 Pages - 3.49 MB)

Local Resources (Form) (1 Page - 94 KB)

FAS/ARBD (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/ Alcohol Related Birth Defects)

Enhancing FAS/ARBD Interventions at the Pre-natal and Early Childhood Stages in Canada

Canadian Mothercraft Society - c/o Breaking the Cycle
32 Heath Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1T3
in partnership with Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
 www.ccsa.ca/fas

Description:
This project will strengthen efforts to address FAS/ARBD at the prenatal and early childhood life stages in Canada by working with CPNP/CAPC/AHS projects to systematically identify gaps and assemble, analyze, pilot test and return key knowledge on best practices to these projects. The project will be guided by an advisory committee with representatives from CAPC, CPNP and AHS projects across the country.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Enhancing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - Related Interventions at the Prenatal and Early Childhood Stages in Canada

Health Canada's Community Based Programs addressing prenatal and early childhood issues, hold great potential in reducing the harms associated with substance use during pregnancy because of their concern for the overall health of pregnant women, families and young children. Whether an individual child will have FAS or related effects appears to depend on a number of factors in addition to alcohol exposure, including prenatal health, nutrition, and other drug use, lifestyle and socio-economic factors. Therefore, substance use and pregnancy issues are best addressed in the context of the overall health of a family and a comprehensive, integrated response by communities, as represented by the CAPC, CPNP and AHS projects.

Fact Sheets:

• Supporting children affected by pre-natal substance use
• Helping communities respond to alcohol use and pregnancy issues
• Motivating pregnant women to address substance use issues
• Respect is key to helping pregnant women with substance use problems

Father Involvement

My Daddy Matters Because...

Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre
325 Milner Avenue, Suite 110
Scarborough, Ontario
M1B 5N1

Description:
An Advisory Committee composed of 12 members representing each of Canada's 7 regions directs this project. The Project intends to build on a previous NPF project entitled On Fathers' Ground by providing CAPC/CPNP projects across Canada with the information necessary to both improve services to fathers and to make better, evidence-based decisions with respect to choosing activities, services, resources, or programs for fathers.

Status: Completed

Resource:

My Daddy Matters Because... Toolkit

The Father Tool Kit includes many options and opportunities for CAPC/CPNP projects to become more father-friendly and to begin the dialogue within one’s own project or organization vis-à-vis father involvement. The tools can be used independently or in conjunction with the toolkit. The CD includes public service announcements for TV, radio, and print which can be used by all community groups across the country. The toolkit can be download at www.mydad.ca

S'engager auprès des pères.../Involving Fathers...

La Petite Maison de Pointe-Calumet - c/o Prospère in partnership with Dads Can
861, boul. de la Chapelle
Pointe-Calumet, Québec
J0N 1G1

Description:
To promote commitment on the part of fathers and to strengthen local, regional and national action in relation to fathers, families, services and society, this project proposes a three-phase approach - that is, creation of an inventory of best practices and a booklet of programs/resources, development of a Web site for exchange and information, and the holding of a national symposium. This project will create an environment supporting experiments in progress, both at organizations associated with CAPC and in the context of other community initiatives.

Status: Completed

Resource:

On Fathers Ground: A portrait of projects to support and promote fathering

Fathering: a Commitment redefined. Many factors have led to the redefinition of the role of the father, starting with the will of fathers themselves. However, the few resources available to make fathering easier are still widely unknown. This catalogue will be an inspiration to the people who already work passionately to support fathers in their commitment to their children as well as to those who plan to join the efforts.

Enhancing Paternal Engagement in New Canadian Families

Calgary Immigrant Aid Society
12, 910 - 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3N8
 www.calgaryimmigrantaid.ca

Description:
Enhance and promote programs that support fathers and fathering needs of immigrant/refugee in both specialized and mainstream services for children and families. The project will undertake Canadian and international literature reviews, conduct focus groups and individual interviews with immigrant/refugee fathers/families and to develop, produce and disseminate a training program and manual on cross-cultural fathering, and barriers to paternal engagement.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Fathers: A Training Manual for Human Service Workers

It is the intention that this manual will comprise a major step in understanding the barriers to paternal engagement in general and specifically in the population of immigrant and refugee fathers. Ultimately, children and families will benefit from increased sensitivity of service providers and increased competency in planning and implementing family support services that are accessible and meaningful to fathers. It is hoped that this project will address the lost opportunities for child focussed services to build upon the strengths that many men bring to the parenting situation (McBride and Rane, 1997, strengths that, if fostered and supported, will strengthen families and enhance the healthy development of children.

• Module I - Enhancing our Understanding of Immigrant and Refugee Fathers
• Module II - Planning Programs
• Module III - Evaluation & Program Development: Inseparable Partners
• Module IV - Examples of Programs for Immigrant Father

Food Security

Capacity Building for Food Security through Mentoring

Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre
c/o City Centre Atlantic
1535 Dresden Row, Suite 209
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 3T1

Resource:

Thought About Food? A Workbook on Food Security & Influencing Policy and the DVD “Food Security - It's Everyone's Business”

The workbook and DVD provide CAPC and CPNP projects with resources/tools to raise awareness about food security. This well-tested workbook and DVD can help open discussion about food security and develop strategies to address it at the local, regional and national level and help people become more aware of food security issues and how to move forward on them. The workbook and DVD are available at www.foodthoughtful.ca

Activity Sheet (2 Pages - 29 KB)

Thought About Food? (136 Pages - 640 KB)

Worksheet (10 Pages - 74 KB)

Human Resources

People & Planning: Human Resources Management Tool Kit

The Pas Family Resource Centre
P.O. Box 97
The Pas, Manitoba
R9A 1K3

Description:
The project will enhance the knowledge, understanding and effectiveness of CAPC/CPNP projects in providing effective training and supervision by producing a practical management resource tailored to the needs and objectives of CAPC/CPNP projects.

Status: Completed

Resource:

People & Planning A Human Resources Management Tool Kit for CAPC/CPNP Projects

The tool kit is composed of six priority areas of human resources management: Staffing, Orientation, Training, Supervision, Performance Appraisal, and Management.

Literacy

Parenting for Literacy: A Training Program for Family Resource and Early Intervention Staff

University of New Brunswick Early Childhood Centre
Bag Service #45333
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 6E3

Description:
Pilot project in N.B.: provide training to CAPC project staff to enhance their ability to strengthen the literacy development of pre-school children and their parents. A training package including a manual, supportive audio/visual materials and a train-the-trainer program will be produced, and distributed to CAPC projects and other family resource programs in Atlantic Canada. A French component is also being developed.

Status: Completed

Resources:

• Parenting for a Literate Community Training Manual
• Parenting for a Literate Community Booklets
• Training overheads
• Video - An Introduction to Parenting for a Literate Community

Hard copies of the printed materials can be obtained by contacting the University of New Bunswick at (506) 453-5024 Address: Early Childhood Centre, Bag Service Number 45333, Fredericton, NB, E3B 6E3. For updates on these materials, please visit the website at this address  www.unbf.ca/education/ecc/plc/

The following information was produced outside of the Public Health Agency of Canada and is therefore not subject to the Official Languages Act. It is available in English only.

An Annotated Inventory of Literacy Programs

Early Childhood Centre, Faculty of Education
University of New Brunswick
10 Mackay Drive, Bag Service #45333
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 6E3

Description:
In collaboration with CAPC and CPNP projects across Canada the Centre will support the development of a more coherent and coordinated approach to literacy education by CAPC/CPNP projects and will produce an annotated inventory of literacy programs and practices currently in use by, and available to, CAPC/CPNP projects. The University of Moncton will produce the equivalent product in French as relevant to French language literacy.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Language, Literacy and Healthy Development: The Work of CAPC & CPNP Projects

This resource provides an annotated inventory of literacy programs and practices currently in use by, and available to CAPC/CPNP projects. The resource provides information vital for managers and practitioners seeking to make informed choices regarding the delivery and development of literacy programs that are effective and responsive to the socially and culturally diverse populations the projects serve.

National Think Tank

Think Tank on Rural Issues

Catholic Family Counselling Centre
400 Queen Street S.
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 1W7

Description:
The goal of this project is to identify and reflect the key learnings and challenges within the rural context, and to propose an overview of quality practices that help rural CAPC and CPNP projects address their obstacles.

Status: Completed

Resource:

The Rural Think Tank 2005: Understanding issues families face living in rural and remote communities  www.cfcchelps.ca

CAPC/CPNP National Think Tank: Building on Learnings from Communities and Research

Center for Health Promotion
University of Toronto
Banting Institute
207-100 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1L5

Description:
The purpose of this project is to facilitate networking and learning among CAPC and CPNP projects across the country. The proposed Think Thank model is an innovative approach that will bring academics and community-based practitioners together to capture and validate learning about issues of particular importance to CAPC and CPNP projects. The process will achieve a tangible outcome capable of informing and strengthening projects, establishing models that could be replicated, and informing a broader base of research and policy development.

Status: Completed

Resources:

The Think Tank resulted in the production of four papers which integrate the experience and expertise of the project representatives and the researchers. A fifth paper provides an overview of this model and the process that was used.

• Maximizing Parental involvement
• Reaching and Maintaining the Focus Population
• Factors that Contribute to an Increased Breastfeeding Rate in the CAPC/CPNP Population
• Partnership and Intervention in Dealing with Child Abuse
• Colouring Outside the Lines: Practice and Theory in Community-Based Programs: An Overview of the CAPC/CPNP Think Tank Process

CAPC/CPNP National Think Tank: Participant Involvement in Board/Governance Structures

University of Toronto
Banting Institute
207-100 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1L5

Description:
The Think Tank will bring together board members, participants, staff and a researcher to capture best practices and innovative ideas on how to involve participants in board/governance structures, followed by a literature review to validate the findings. The outcome will be a paper that presents the findings in a clear and practical format.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Think Tank Paper on Parent Participation in CAPC/CPNP Governance and Decision-Making

Networking/Connectivity

Description:
This project proposal is to assist CAPC and CPNP projects in Quebec, B.C., Manitoba, Alberta/NWT and Yukon to acquire the necessary equipment to facilitate communication, information exchange and networking among these groups and to provide training in order that full advantage may be taken of the potential offered by the use of electronic linkage.

Meeting of CAPC/CPNP Joint Management Committees

Canadian Institute of Child Health
Suite 512, 885 Meadowlands Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K4B 1H8

Description:
Convene a national meeting of CAPC and CPNP Joint Management Committee representatives.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Report: Meeting of the Joint Management Committees

Proceedings entitled Meeting of the CAPC/CPNP Joint Management Committees. A number of members from each CAPC/CPNP provincial/territorial Joint Management Committee (JMC), as well as key national and community stakeholders, where brought together to examine a number of critical issues relevant to future program development, delivery and evaluation.

The following information was produced outside of the Public Health Agency of Canada and is therefore not subject to the Official Languages Act. It is available in English only.

Connectivity Phase II: WebBoard Training

Ontario's North for the Children
P.O. Box 1118, 30 Hill Street
Chelmsford, Ontario
P0M 1L0

Description:
This project responds to the training needs identified by CAPC and CPNP projects across Ontario including basic Internet functions (e.g., reading and posting messages, searching) and more advanced instruction such as web conferencing, train-the-trainer sessions and training for moderators/animators. The project will also develop bilingual resources including a webboard manual and train-the-trainer guide which will be available to all CAPC and CPNP projects across the country.

Status: Completed

National Conference Needs Assessment

Healthy Start for Mom & Me
601 Aikins Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2W 4J5

Description:
Conduct a needs assessment of all CAPC and CPNP projects across Canada to determine the interest and feasibility of hosting a national conference of CAPC and CPNP projects.

Status: Completed

Parenting

Annotated Inventory of Parenting and Parent-Child Programs

Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada)
707 - 331 Cooper Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0G5

Resource:

Making Choices - Parenting Program Inventory

Making Choices is a web-based tool designed to be a single source of information about a range of parenting programs available for use in Canada. This resource contains detailed information about over 80 parenting programs and provides details such as program objectives, target audiences, costs, training options, and contact information.
www.parentsmatter.ca

Responsibility And Accountability

Responsibility and Accountability: What Community Based Organizations Need to Know

Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs
707 - 331 Cooper Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0G5
 www.frp.ca/

Description:
This project will address the issue of Vicarious Liability within Community Based Programs. A Handbook will be created and disseminated to all CAPC/CPNP projects.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Responsibility and Accountability: What Community-Based Programs Need to Know

Family support programs, like other community-based not-for profits, are faced with a variety of uncertainties and challenges. These uncertainties can take many forms and can sometimes threaten the well-being of the organization. This tool kit has been designed to assist family support programs in developing sound operating practices that will help them to minimize many of these challenges and will contribute to the overall health of their organization.

Special Mental Health Needs

Supporting CAPC and CPNP project staff in their work with parents and children coping with special mental health needs

Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute
1 Carré Cummings Square, Suite 300
Montreal, Quebec
H3W 1M6

Description:
Many projects have reported that children in their programs need special attention because of emotional, behavioural or developmental problems. The project therefore will develop a resource tool(s) for use by CAPC/CPNP staff, which is user-friendly, with relevant informational content. This resource will provide staff with access to information to allow them to carry out the work of the CAPC/CPNP projects more effectively and support staff in their work and consequently, benefit children, families and communities that the projects serve.

Status: Completed

Resources:

Family Front and Centre : A Support Resource Promoting Healthy Child Development

This tool kit provides relevent theoretical and practical information on children's mental health. The resource tool kit includes a User Guide and five spiral bound books in French and English.

• User Guide
• Book 1 - Attachment
• Book 2 - Attention
• Book 3 - Anxiety
• Book 4 - Aggression
• Book 5 - Self Esteem

Teen Pregnancy

Mobilizing Youth and Communities to Reduce Rates of Teen Pregnancy in Canada

Young/Single Parent Support Network of Ottawa
780 l'Eglise Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1K 3K7

Resource:

On the Move - Mobilizing Community and Engaging Youth to Reduce Rates of Teen Pregnancy in Canada

On the Move is a resource to help CAPC/CPNP staff work at the community level to mobilize action, engage youth, recruit new partners, revitalize activity with current partners, and work collaboratively to reduce rates of teen pregnancy. On the Move is presented in a binder format with a CD and includes information, activities, tools, ideas and guidance.

Building the Foundation - A CAPC/CPNP Initiative for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy

Young/Single Parent Support Network
c/o St. Mary's Home
659 Church Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1K 3K1

In partnership with: Canadian Institute of Child Health and the Timmins Native Friendship Centre

Description:
The goal of this project is to develop a framework for action that will help CAPC/CPNP projects to reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy in their community. Project components and activities would consist in: establishing a network of key informants, gathering knowledge and findings through literature review and survey of CAPC/CPNP programs and other organizations; preparing a report on resources, training, gaps and best practices; communicating findings to projects and; making recommendation for future action.

Status: Completed

Resource:

Pro-Action, Postponement, and Preparation/Support - A Framework for Action to Reduce the Rate of Teen Pregnancy in Canada

The project's goal was to develop a framework for action to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy in Canada. The objectives were to learn what is currently being done and what needs to be done on this issue across the country, and to explore the potential role of projects funded by the federal Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) and Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) in reducing the rate of teen pregnancy. The findings of this report are based on a literature review, a survey of 40 key informants, five consultations with youth, and a survey of 756 CAPC/CPNP projects across Canada. Special efforts were made to include the Aboriginal perspective in developing this report.

Section 1:

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword, Executive Summary

1. Introduction
2. Potential Consequences of Teen Pregnancy
3. Some Facts About Teen Pregnancy
4. Profiles of Teens Having Babies
5. Factors That Contribute to Teen Pregnancy
6. Teen Pregnancy Myths
7. Principles Guiding the Development of the Framework
8. A Framework to Reduce the Teen Pregnancy Rate Based on Evidence of What Works
9. Key Players in Canada
10. The Unique Role That CAPC/CPNP Projects Can Play
11. Recommendations for CAPC/CPNP Action, L. National Level Options
12. Resources, and Notes

Section 2: Appendix A - Literature Review

Section 3: Appendix B - Key Informant Opinions and Views

Section 4: Appendix C - Youth Consultation Findings, Suveys and Focus Groups

Section 5: Appendix D - CAPC/CPNP Survey Findings, Appendix E - CAPC/CPNP, Government and Aboriginal Representatives Consulted

Volunteer

CAPC/CPNP Volunteer Recruitment and Management Project

Rural Response For Healthy Children
Box 687
13 Rattenbury Street, East
Clinton, Ontario
N0M 1L0

Description:
The project will enhance the knowledge, understanding and effectiveness of CAPC/CPNP projects to recruit and manage volunteers by developing a practical volunteer management resource tailored to the needs and objectives of CAPC/CPNP projects. It will include tools and templates for the most common volunteer management tasks and queries, discuss the importance of training and supervision of volunteers, highlight good practices and success stories

Status: Completed

Resource:

Valuing Volunteers - A Volunteer Recruitement & Management Tool Kit for CAPC and CPNP Projects

The Tool Kit can be used as a primer for those considering the use of volunteers or a refresher for the seasoned veteran. It can provide a framework for developing new volunteer programs or great ideas for rejuvenating existing ones.