Jessie's - The June Callwood Centre for Young Women
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Mission Statement
Jessie's mission is to nurture the healthy development of pregnant teenagers, young mothers, and their children.
About This Cause
Jessie’s Centre is a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive multi-resource centre, located in downtown Toronto, offering programs and services to pregnant and parenting youth. Our award winning services are intentionally developed with a foundation rooted in the social determinants of health. June Callwood, a professional author/freelance writer for the Globe & Mail and Maclean's, chaired a Task Force evaluating services in Toronto for pregnant teenagers. The major conclusions of their work were that programs and resources for young parents, 18 and under, were minimal. Inspired by the findings, she gathered colleagues from Toronto agencies and in 1982, Jessie's Centre for Teenagers was born. With a staff of 4 and a few volunteers, we began to provide basic and essential services to pregnant teenagers. In 1992, Jessie's moved into our current location, a 6-storey building on Parliament Street where we operate our programs and provide supportive housing to 16 young families (the majority single mother-led). Today, we have over 20 staff members and 80 volunteers. We serve over 200 pregnant teenagers and 1,100 young parents and children every year. Our innovative programs and services include; case management, counselling, health care, housing, parenting supports, child development, childcare, education, respite care, community education and economic development.