Helping Families Since 1996
Background
Building Blocks for Better Babies (BBBB) is a Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) offered in Windsor and Essex County funded in part by the Government Canada since 1996. BBBB is a comprehensive, community-based program that supports pregnant women who face conditions that threaten their health and the development of their babies.
Mission Statement
To assist pregnant women in Windsor-Essex County to have healthy babies through nutrition support and health information.
The program is designed to provide nutrition support and health education to pregnant women who face challenging circumstances that put their health and the health of their infants at risk. Challenging circumstances include:
- Worry about finances or having enough money for food
- New to Canada in the last 10 years
- Struggle with anxiety/depression
- Have not finished high school
- Single parents
- Under 20 years of age
- Substance abuse
- Family violence
- No social supports
Women who attend the program during their pregnancy are provided with postnatal support until their baby is 5 months of age. Participants attend FREE weekly classes conducted by Registered Dietitians and Public Health Nurses.