- Winner of the “Champions of Mental Health – Community Organization ”We’re thrilled to announce that Brighter Futures Family Resource Centre has been awarded a prestigious honor from the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health! Last week Brighter Futures Director Roxanne Pottle was in Ottawa to receive the reward on behalf of Brighter Futures. Out of just seven awards given across Canada,… Read more: Winner of the “Champions of Mental Health – Community Organization ”
- Homemade Playdough RecipeDoes your child love our homemade playdough? Here is the recipe we use. Click here
- Flora’s WalkWelcome to the 2nd Annual Flora’s Walk Fundraiser for Perinatal Mental Health! This 2023 fundraiser is being led by the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative (cpmhc.ca), a non profit organization working to improve perinatal mental health care in Canada. Please join Team Brighter Futures for Flora’s Walk on Sunday April 30th at 12:30 at… Read more: Flora’s Walk
- Take the ShotThe Y-Take the Shot Program will be hosting a workshop titled “Tips to easeyour child’s fear of shots and needles”. This workshop introduces helpfulstrategies used to calm children who are afraid of needles. The workshop isopen to everyone and will take place virtually on Thursday, March 2, 2023from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm.… Read more: Take the Shot
- World Breast Feeding Week Oct 1-8, 2022It’s world Breastfeeding Week! The theme this year is step up for breastfeeding. Baby friendly NL has some excellent material on why we need to step up. Take a moment and visit: https://babyfriendlynl.ca/…/World-Breastfeeding-Week
Together We Can Build a Brighter Future
Brighter Futures Coalition of St. John’s and District (1994) is a not-for-profit, charitable organization made up of parents, community members and professionals from St. John’s and area. Our mandate is to provide quality programs and services for families. These programs promote the healthy birth, growth and development of children aged 0-6 and their families. Brighter Futures is administered by a volunteer Board of Directors. Board members are parents, community members, and professionals who are involved in community development.
