Monica Place for Pregnant and Parenting Youth
Empowering pregnant or parenting young women to make healthy choices for themselves and their children.
Monica Place offers comprehensive programs as well as housing for pregnant or parenting young women. Services offered include: a residential program for expectant mothers, Mom’s and Babes Unit for new mothers and infants; decision making workshops; individual and group counselling; parenting classes; pre and post adoption support; health care and prenatal classes; career counselling; recreational opportunities; an on-site school; and 24 hour support from Monica Place staff.
Young women can participate in either the Community based program where they do not live on-site or in the Residential based program where they live at Monica Place. Programs are offered to pregnant young women as well as to young women who are parenting.
A nursery, for babies up to 14 months, is also on-site for young women who choose to parent and wish to attend parenting groups and the school program.