Choices for Youth (CFY)'s Momma Moments program is a peer-to-peer support and strengths-based group for young parents or pregnant mothers. It provides moms and their children with wrap-around support to navigate the challenges of motherhood, which they often face in addition to social isolation, financial demands, and limited social and family support. Momma Moments currently operates in St. John's and Conception Bay South and is expanding to Paradise! Groups meet once a week for programming that emphasizes overall wellness - mental, physical, spiritual, and social - for both mother and child. Young mothers have access to healthy recreational activities, as well as resources and discussions on topics of family building, income supports, mental health, education, nutrition, and more.
Momma Moments is expanding to Paradise to provide support to young moms and families in the area, and Momma Moments is adding 12 volunteers to support all three groups operating in CBS, Paradise and St. John's. The program looking for volunteers for support with:
Child-minding
Meal Preparation
Kitchen Support
In addition to volunteers, Momma Moments is searching for the right space in the Paradise/Topsail area that will house our weekly groups with access to a kitchen.
Do you know of a space that is the perfect fit in the Paradise/Topsail area? Let us know! We're looking for:
A long-term space to hold our weekly groups on weekdays
Access to a kitchen
Two rooms (for both kids and moms)
Both CFY and Momma Moments follow COVID-19 regulations and guidelines. We provide screening questions upon entry, offer sanitization at door ways and wear masks at all times. For how we follow these regulations, please learn more here.
Contact Jeannie to find out more information and become a volunteer: Jeannie Piercey Program Coordinator (709) 754-3047 j.piercey@choicesforyouth.ca