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Healthy Kidz™ operates out of the Greystone site, located in HRM.
The Healthy Kidz™ Children’s Program is a community based program which offers a variety of services to children, youth and their families. Programs include Healthy Kidz™ Klub after-school program, Youth Leadership Program, Parent Advisory Committee, and Healthy Kidz™ Summer Program.
This program promotes self-esteem, healthy relationships, and pro-social choices in children & adolescents.
Healthy Kidz™ offers several core program areas:
- Kidz Klub After-School Program and Drop-in
- Youth Programming
- Summer Day Camp Program
- Programs for ages 6-17
- Short-term Family Intervention
- Other Programming (as need is identified) i.e. parenting groups
Our Healthy Kidz™ program is directly located in a local public housing development. This social promotion program contributes to a sense of security and well being for over 100 children and youth. Referrals to the agency come from a variety of sources including self-referrals, child welfare agencies, family physicians, hospitals, women’s shelters and other community agencies.
Healthy Kidz™ Vision...
Healthy Kidz™ incorporates recreation, after school tutoring and arts into our intervention work with children and youth ages 6 - 17. By combining traditional intervention and non-traditional techniques, it is possible to successfully engage and interest the children and youth we serve in a less threatening and stigmatizing manner.
Healthy Kidz™ acknowledges a need for children and youth to have individual time with staff.
Programming...
Programming focuses on the enhancement of self-esteem, confidence, social skill development and problem solving. This is achieved through traditional and non-traditional intervention techniques. Healthy Kidz™ focuses on the building of social, leadership, and independent living skills.
Programming is developed in collaboration with the community through the Healthy Kidz™ Advisory Committee, a group of interested community members who meet once per month.
Healthy Kidz™…
Promoting the health and well-being of children and their families
Serving children and youth ages 6 - 17 years and their families who are experiencing situations within their family context that have impacted negatively on their sense of self esteem i.e. family violence, instability, addictions, abuse or neglect.
Promotes health and well-being through activities such as creative play, life skills development, education, counselling, and mentoring.
A community based program which collaborates with the community, fosters partnerships and hires staff/volunteers from within the community.
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