Community Resources for the City of Hamilton

A very good source of information and links to child-related provincial and national organizations with websites is:

Other national websites you may find of interest are:

• Invest in Kids Foundation
• Offord Centre for Child Studies (formerly Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk)
• Canadian Institute of Child Health
• Child Care Resource and Research Unit

The following pages provide information on a variety of services and programs which will be of interest to parent, caregivers and educators of young children. If you are unsure about the services you require, contact your Community Information Centre or search the database of Inform Hamilton.

Search the online database of more than 4500 records of community, voluntary sector, government, non-profit and health sector programs and services in the City of Hamilton, Ontario.

• Community Information Centres
• Emergency Services and Crisis Lines
• Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program
• Aboriginal Family Services
• Child Custody and Access/Legal Services
• Child Protection
• Counselling and Self-Help Services
• French Community Services
• Low Income Emergency and Support Services
• Employment and Training
• Health/Medical Services
• Parenting Programs/Groups/Services
• Prenatal/Postnatal/Breastfeeding Programs
• Recreation and Library Programs
• Services for Diverse Communities