After reaching out to us you will receive a call or text from someone in our Step by Step team. They will explain the program, find out what type of support you are looking for, and let you know your rights and responsibilities. Together, we will begin planning with you, you and your families next steps towards the future you want to create.
We can meet you at your home, a YFS office (or other location), or speak over the phone.
Depending on your situation, we can also introduce you to other young parents via one of our peer groups or help you find the right specialist worker if you have housing, financial, health, or other areas that are important to you.
Support looks different for each family, based on what is important to you. We can help with things like:
- building confidence and skills for parenting and everyday life
- supporting your child’s health, learning and development
- connecting to education, training or employment when you’re ready
- building safe, healthy relationships and accessing support if safety concerns arise
- connecting with other young parents, community activities and specialist services
- finding and maintaining safe, stable housing
- building your independence through practical support, including developing life skills such as budgeting and accessing services.
You’re always in control of what you work on. We’ll check in regularly to see how things are going and adjust goals as your needs change.
We know life with young children can get busy, so if you need to, you can choose to pause the program anytime and return when you’re ready.
