Services offered at the LCRC

INTAKE
SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH WORKER
EARLY YEARS PROGRAM
MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM
YOUTH PROGRAM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Agencies at the LCRC

HOME MANAGEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICES
CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES
HEALTHY BABIES, HEALTHY CHILDREN
HEALTH PROMOTION
ACTION-HOUSING

INTAKE

Provides information, advocacy and referral to services as well as crisis or short-term counselling for individuals and families.

SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH WORKER

Based at Ste-Anne school and De La Salle High School, our counsellor provides support and counselling, either individually or in groups, to children who live in Lowertown.

EARLY YEARS PROGRAM

Promotes the healthy development of children from 0 to 6 years while providing the means to better prepare them for school. The project is also geared to support parents by offering educational tools and resources such as workshops on parenting and a parent-child playgroup.

Parent-Child Playgroup
For children up to 6 years of age and their parents or caregivers. Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9AM to 11 AM at the Patro d’Ottawa. Also offered in French on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Parenting Workshops/Meetings
Get-togethers for parents and caregivers to discuss topics such as discipline, nutrition, etc.
Parent-Baby Playgroup
The program focuses on topics such as: child development, nutrition, sleep routines, baby massage and other aspects of the life of new parents.

MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM

Facilitates the integration of people of various ethnic backgrounds who are new to Canada
through services and activities such as counselling, drop-ins, exercise groups, sewing classes and a homework club.

Sewing Classes
Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 12 PM.
English-As-a-Second Language Classes
Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 12 PM.
Women Alive
Aerobic exercises for women of different ethnic groups.
Senior Citizens Exercise Program
A variety of exercises and stretches.
Seniors Walking Club
Secure and fun walking group.

YOUTH PROGRAM

A variety of programs and activities in English for kids aged 6 to 17 of Lowertown.

Homework Club
Help offered to primary and secondary school students of Lowertown at York Street Public School. Monday to Thursday from 4 PM to 5:30 PM.
Club 310
After-school program at York Street Public School from 2 :30 PM to 4 PM.

Basketball Nights
For ages 7 to 16.
Youth Recreational Space
Space for teenagers 12 to 17 years old, Thursday and Friday 6PM to 9PM at 201 Friel.
Summer Afternoon Camp
Activities for ages 6 to 11, Monday to Friday afternoons 1 PM to 4PM.
Girls Night
Tuesday night at 201 Friel, 6 PM to 9 PM.

Soccer league
Groups aged 6 to 8; 9 to 11; 12 to 15.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Support for community-based groups and organizations, engagement in social action, and identification of community needs for future program development.

Community Garden
Beginning each spring, people interested in gardening come together to work in a
community garden. From seeding to harvest, the group meets to share the chores,
providing an opportunity for collaboration and fostering friendships.
Lowertown Good Food Box
Once a month, this program allows you to buy fruit and vegetables valued at approximately $20 to $25 for about half the price.
Community Store
Twice a year, at back-to-school time and at Christmas, the Lowertown Community Resource Centre, in partnership with the Patro d’Ottawa, Ste-Anne school and the Community House, operates a community store where, for a small fee, people can obtain school supplies, groceries and toys.

Income Tax Clinics
Each year the Lowertown Community Resource Centre offers income tax clinics for
low-income individuals and families.

Collective Kitchen
Opportunity to plan and prepare nutritious, economical and freezable
meals to serve at home.

Security Project in Lowertown East

A project in partnership with Lowertown residents and organizations based in Lowertown with the objective of preventing crime in the community through various measures. Its mission is to actively engage members of the community in identifying their concerns about safety in the neighbourhood as well as in finding solutions and ways of preventing problems.

HOME MANAGEMENT COUNSELLING SERVICES
(City of Ottawa)

Provides home-support services, such as light housekeeping and child care as well as home-management counselling on budgeting, nutrition and parenting. Trained part-time staff are employed for this program.

Web Site: Home Management Services (City of Ottawa)

CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES

Provides counselling for individuals, families and couples in areas such as personal difficulties, family conflict and violence.

Web Site: Catholic Family Services of Ottawa

Support Group for Women Victims of Violence
This group is for women who have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse from their partners.

HEALTHY BABIES HEALTHY CHILDREN
(Public Health, City of Ottawa)

Preventative program of early intervention through home visits by trained staff. This program is geared to support parents having difficulty caring for children under the age of 2.

Web Site: Healthy Babies Healthy Children (City of Ottawa)

HEALTH PROMOTION
(Public Health, City of Ottawa)

Program offering services to help adults prevent disease and stay healthy through good nutrition, physical activity, a healthy lifestyle, stress management and smoking
cessation.

Web Site: Public Health (City of Ottawa)

ACTION HOUSING

The agency assists, supports and advocates for disadvantaged individuals and families to find safe, adequate and affordable housing. Issues such as housing emergencies, evictions, discrimination, maintenance and repairs, and illegal rents can be addressed by a housing caseworker.

Web Site: Action Housing