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Program:
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Support for Families and the Community - Parenting Support
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Phone Numbers:
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416-745-0062
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Fax:
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416-745-3995
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Address:
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925 Albion Rd, Suite 309
Etobicoke, ON
M9V 1A6
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Intersection:
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Islington Ave and Albion Rd
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Location:
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Toronto (Thistletown—Beaumond Heights)
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Parenting and Family Supportive Counselling: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Nobody's Perfect Parenting Groups/Family Drop-In: Contact staff for times and dates
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Executives:
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Fatima Filippi - Executive Director
416-745-0062 ext 265
Dr. Saadia Akram-Pall - Director of Programming
416-745-0062 ext 277 * sakrampall@rexdalewomen.org
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Public Contacts:
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Margaret Nwosu - Program Coordinator
416-745-0062 ext 250 * mnwosu@rexdalewomen.org
Christabell Selvalingham - Counselors
416-745-0062 ext 285 * cselvalingham@rexdalewomen.org
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Service Description:
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Support to parents and families in coping with the many challenges and rewards of raising healthy children
Parenting and Family Supportive Counselling: for newcomers, immigrant and refugee parents and grandparents who need support to raise healthy children in a new country with different culture, values and language
Nobody's Perfect Parenting Groups: participants learn about child development, effective discipline methods and receive information on Canadian institutions and services that can provide them with further assistance * sharing of learned expertise, views and ideas * develop social support networks while attending the group, which continue providing encouragement and help when the groups are finished
Family Drop-In: for children 2 to 12 years of age and their parents. provides children with the opportunity to develop skills in language, cognitive development, sensory development, creativity and gross motor skills development. While children are busy learning and creating, parents are involved in workshops and seminars that develop better parenting skills
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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Services available to: newcomer, immigrant, refugee, Canadian women and their family/ dependants
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Languages:
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English ; Arabic ; Hindi ; Spanish ; Bengali ; Bosnian ; Croatian ; Dari ; Farsi (Persian) ; Gujurati ; Punjabi ; Serbian ; Tamil ; Twi ; Urdu ; West Indian dialect
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Language Notes:
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Interpretation for other languages may be available-call for details
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Area Served:
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Greater Toronto Area
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Last Updated:
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5/22/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=60832
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