by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 27, 2021 | Featured Article, Nicole's Blog, Parenting, Pregnancy
Nicky connected with The Cridge Young Parent Outreach Program a few years ago. She was very young, pregnant, had no positive support from family or from her baby’s father. She had no idea of how to care for a baby or how to be a parent. The only thing of which she was...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 31, 2021 | Featured Article, New Releases, Nicole's Blog
Kate knew she was in trouble when Mike threatened her with his fist. The children had been crying and he was frustrated and on edge. His violent behavior had been escalating since Kate’s last pregnancy. The pandemic had been hard on their marriage — the loss of...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Aug 1, 2018 | YPOP Stories
Lisa is a young mom with a brand new baby. The father of Lisa’s baby had violently abused Lisa and as often happens, the abuse had gotten even worse during Lisa’s pregnancy. Lisa knew she could not live with him when their baby was born. Lisa had grown up in foster...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Aug 1, 2018 | YPOP Stories
Eileen found The Cridge Young Parent Outreach Program 3 years ago. She was 19, had one baby, was pregnant with a second, and knew she needed to leave her abusive partner. She had not finished high school, had no job skills and was scared, depressed, and hopeless. Her...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Aug 1, 2018 | YPOP Stories
The Cridge YPOP has made a world of difference to my little family. I wasn’t driving and I was on income assistance with my daughter who was an infant. The Cridge YPOP helped me get to the food bank food because income assistance doesn’t give much and I...
