Pregnant? Caring, non-judgmental help is available.
Facing an unplanned pregnancy is not easy. Caring, non-judgmental help is available from various services. Adoption is one of the loving options. For information on adoption, click here.
Birthright: 905-527-3677
Birthright Hamilton's trained, sympathetic volunteers are available in their office at:
40 Barton Street East, Hamilton,
at
the intersection with Hughson North, to offer you help in making a
decision about your pregnancy, and to offer help for your baby.
To see about Birthright's services and locations elsewhere than Hamilton, please visit Birthright International's website at:
www.Birthright.org.
Birthright's volunteers listen one-on-one to provide personal attention and completely confidential help.
Birthright volunteers are non-judgmental and caring to offer friendship and emotional support.
They can provide:
- Free pregnancy testing
- Prenatal information.
- Maternity and baby clothes
- Housing and social agency referrals
- legal, medical and educational referrals
- Information on other community services
- Information on adoption
Beginnings: 905-528-6665
Beginnings Counselling and Adoption Services Of Ontario, Inc., offers crisis pregnancy counselling and adoption services at its head office at:
1 Young Street, Suite 308
Hamilton, ON L8N 1T8
Phone: 905-528-6665 Toll Free: 1-877-528-6665
Fax: 905-528-6589 Email: info@beginnings.ca
Beginnings also provides services at pregnancy care centres in:
Cobourg: 905-373-4575
Guelph: 519-763-7980
Woodstock: 519-842-3494
Beginnings
is a Christian-based service and agency that helps people regardless of
marital status, race, religion or financial resources.
Crisis Pregnancy Service
- Beginnings' trained counsellors offer warm, caring and confidential attention.
- "Sometimes just talking to someone who understands and cares can help. Our trained counsellors can help you sort out your situation and options."
Adoption Services
- Adoption is one of the options Beginnings discusses with people in crisis pregnancies.
- It is a full-service adoption agency licensed to process adoptions for residents of the Province of Ontario.
- Beginnings
has staff to provide social work services for all parties involved in
an adoption plan, as well as the required legal work.
The Beginnings Website has a wealth of links to other sources of information -- http://www.beginnings.ca/
OPTION LINE: 1-800-395-HELP
Help any time: 24 hours, 7 days a week
OptionLine's consultants are available to take your calls and e-mails at answers@optionline.org
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They will listen to your needs, and
connect you to a local pregnancy centre that offers free pregnancy
tests, consultations about all pregnancy options, and many other
confidential services. St. Martin's Manor is a residential home and support centre for pregnant and parenting young women. 
St. Martin's Manor: 905-575-7500
Helping young women have their babies
Outreach workers
offer support to pregnant teens and teens caring for their babies by
meeting with them in places where the teens can feel safe and
comfortable, such as secondary schools, health clinics, youth shelter,
drop-in centres and food banks.
Family home visitors work with teens who are pregnant or caring for their children through a Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program.
A
program of Catholic Family services of Hamilton, St. Martin’s Manor
provides service to people of all faiths and cultures. No one is turned
away due to their inability to pay.
St. Martin's Manor is licensed under the Ministry of Children & Youth/Child & Family Services Act.
For information call:
St. Martin's Manor at 905-575-7500,
or Health Connections at 905-546-3550
or access the website: http://www.cfshw.com/teen-pregnancy.html
Support Centres in Toronto & Area
- Free pregnancy tests
- Information on pregnancy & abortion
- Counselling (Free & Confidential)
- Clothing & housing
- Financial assistance
- Referrals for adoption & foster care
- Medical care & Legal assistance
- and much more