60 METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 p ro G ram de T a I ls Funder Public Health Agency of c anada PHA c n umber of s taf f 3 including supervisor shar ed with c P n P and MHBH c pr ograms s taf f located in Bancr oft d ryden t hunder Bay and t immins e ligible Clientele Any child under six years of age and their par ents who may be living under conditions of risk Metis and other people Co MM un I ty A C t I on pR o GRAM F o R C HI l DR en c AP c The MNO Community Action Pr ogram for Childr en CAPC pr ovides Metis sensitive ser vices that focus on impr oving the health and development of infants and young childr en Pr ogram workers help new par ents pr epar e for par enthood by building their par enting and car egiving skills thr ough culturally tailor ed pr ograms inter ventions and traditional teachings and by linking them with the ser vices and supports for healthy family development The tar get gr oup for CAPC ar e childr en atrisk who ar e likely to experience a higher than normal inci dence of family poverty abuse or neglect poor health and nutrition developmental delay social and emotional pr oblems family br eakdown and injur y or disability The overall objective of the CP AC is to enable communities to develop compr ehensive culturally appr opri ate pr ograms that impr ove the health and development of Metis childr en 06 years and their families who ar e living in conditions of risk The pr ogram impr oves pr enatal infant and child nutrition par enting and car egiving skills r educes the incidence of childr en atrisk and pr omotes healthy lifestyles thr ough cultural teachings and community development Recent notable achievements An MNO inter branch training and plenar y session held in the autumn of 2012 allowed CP AC coor dina tors to signifcantly expand their understanding of the spectrum of Metis needs stakeholders and ser vices This r esulted in impr oved quality of ser vice for clients and participants in CP AC pr ogramming In 20122013 200 individuals participated in CAPC on an ongoing basis while many others participated on a onetime basis C A n ADIA n pR e p ost nA t A l n ut RI t I on c P n P The MNO Canadian Pr ePost Natal Nutrition Pr ogram CPNP pr ovides support to Metis par ents and fami lies to help them meet the nutritional needs of their infants and young childr en Beginning during pr egnancy and continuing thr ough the child s infancy and early years pr ogram staf f work closely with families to pr ovide ongoing guidance and support on how best to feed themselves and their young childr en in or der to ensur e healthy child and family development Recent notable achievements An MNO inter branch training and plenar y session held in the autumn of 2012 allowed CPNP coor dina tors to signifcantly expand their understanding of the spectrum of Metis needs stakeholders and ser vices p ro G ram de T a I ls Funder Public Health Agency of c anada PHA c n umber of s taf f 1 plus supervisor shar ed with c AP c and MHBH c s taf f located in d ryden t hunder Bay and t immins e ligible Clientele Any par ent or family with a child 06 months old Metis and others