Pregnancy Outreach Programs, also knowns as "POPs", use strength-based and harm reduction approaches to support pregnant, postpartum and newly parenting people who may face challenges and barriers to health.  POPs aim to:

• Improve nutrition through food security initiatives, vitamin and mineral supplementation

• Connect pregnant, postpartum and parenting people with medical and health services, prenatal care and education

• Ensure participants have access to appropriate family planning and contraception

• Support participants to access counselling services for mental health issues, alcohol and drug dependency and addiction

• Promote and support breastfeeding/chestfeeding, as well as infant feeding best practices

• Assist participants to secure a stable, safe living environment where parents, babies and children can thrive

• Navigate systems and follow through on obligations in regard to child protection, family and criminal law

• Support parent-child attachment and development of early parenting skills

• Reduce social isolation by fostering social peer supports