We were honoured to attend the official funding announcement for the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) Program. In collaboration with Kingston Community Health Centers and Kingston Native Centre and Language Nest, KEYS received funding through the Sisters of Providence ACEs fund to support families in the Kingston community. Specifically, this funding will be put towards implementing the HIPPY program in three key target populations: newcomers and refugee families, general low-income families, and Indigenous families.
The HIPPY program is an evidence-based home visitation program designed to work with newcomer parents of children 2 to 5 years of age. HIPPY aims to leverage parents' motivation to give their children the best start in life and build their capacity, confidence, and community connections.
We extend our sincere thanks to the Sisters of Providence Care of St. Vincent de Paul for granting KEYS with this opportunity, and to KEYS for choosing to partner with us. We can't wait to begin sharing more about this awesome new initiative!
Want to learn more? Reach out to info@keys.ca today! We're also currently hiring for our Indigenous HIPPY Home Visitor - see our jobs page for full details.