Parenting in Peterborough
There are many services available in the Peterborough area for parents, caregivers of young children, grandparents, and health care providers. The following is a list of local services especially for parents of children prenatal to school age.
NOTE: All local numbers must be preceded by 705
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Basics (5x/year) 748-9144
Breastfeeding Clinic (PRHC) 876-5059
Breastfeeding Help, 705-743-1000
Breastfeeding & Well Baby Clinic (PCFC) 748-9144
La Leche League 749-8861
Child Care/Play Groups/Recreation
City of Peterborough Children’s Services 748-8830
Me and My Dad (PCFC) 748-9144
Peterborough Child & Family Centres (PCFC) 748-9144
Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre 742-0050
Recreation Department, City of Peterborough 742-7777
YMCA 748-9622
Children & Families with Special Needs
Autism Ontario 1-800-472-7789
Autism Program (Ontario) 1-888-444-4530
Canadian Hearing Society 1-866-518-0000
Canadian National Institute for the Blind 745-6918
Central East Community Care Access Centre 743-2212
Community Living Peterborough 743-2411
Down Syndrome Association of Peterborough 749-6695
Easter Seals Ontario 761-4159
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Support 876-9245, ext.231
Five Counties Children’s Centre 748-2221
Infant & Toddler Development Program 743-1000
Ontario Disability Support Program 742-9292
Paediatric Diabetes Education Centre 740-8055
Family Support
211 Community & Social Services Helpline (24 hrs; 150 languages) 211
Bereaved Families of Ontario (Peterborough) 743-7233
Big Brothers & Big Sisters 743-6100
Brock Mission/Cameron House (men’s & women’s shelters) 748-4766
Canadian Mental Health Association (adults) 748-6711
Community Counselling & Resource Centre 743-2272
Curve Lake Health Centre 657-2557
Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag (child & family services) 1-844-523-2237
Family Law Information Centre 876-6915
Fourcast (drug & alcohol services) 876-1292
Four Counties Family Court Mediation Services 760-9603
Healthy Babies Healthy Children 743-1000
Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society 743-9751
Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (24 hrs) 748-5901
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
Kinark Child & Family Services (main office) 742-3803
Central Intake (self-referral) 1-888-454-6275
Lovesick Lake Native Women’s Association 652-8787
Lynx Early Psychosis Intervention Program 876-5071
Multiple Births Canada 1-866-228-8824
New Canadian Centre 743-0882
Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services 741-0900
Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre 775-0387
Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN) 749-9110
Peterborough Child & Family Centres 748-9144
Peterborough North’land Victim Services 1-888-822-7729
Peterborough Youth Services (PYS) 743-1681
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network 1-888-303-7245
Service Coordination for Children & Youth 748-9770
Service Ontario (government information & services) 1-800-267-8097
Trent Valley Literacy Association (upgrading/tutoring) 749-0777
Tri-County Community Support Services 876-9245
Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) 748-3851
YWCA Crossroads Shelter 743-4135
- Counselling and Main Office 743-3526
- Crisis Line 1-800-461-7656
Financial Assistance/Food/Clothing/Equipment
211 Community & Social Services Helpline (24 hrs; 150 languages) 211
Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities 1-800-646-3209
Collective Kitchens & Come Cook With Us 743-1000
Community Dental Health Clinic 748-2230
Credit Counselling Service 743-2272
Food Banks (Kawartha Food Share) 745-5377
Food Programs (YWCA) 743-3526
Good Neighbours Care Centre (food, clothing) 742-9800
Housing Access Peterborough 742-0439
Housing Resource Centre 743-2272
Legal Aid 749-9355
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Resources 1-844-391-1061
Ontario Disability Support Program (income/employment for adults) 742-9292
Ontario Works (LEAP) 748-8830
Peterborough Community Legal Centre 749-9355
Salvation Army Community Family Services 742-4391
Showers & Laundry Service (360 Degree Clinic) 874-3900
St. Vincent de Paul 874-3937
Health and Development
Allergy & Asthma Helpline 1-866-787-4050
Consumer Product Safety 1-866-662-0666
Family HEALTHline (talk to a public health nurse) 743-1000
Genetic Counselling (PRHC) 876-5185
Immunizations 743-1000
School for Young Moms at PACE at PCVS 742-4632
Smoking:
Smoker’s Helpline 1-877-513-5333
Speech, Language & Hearing Screening 743-1000
Hospital, Clinic & Emergency Services
Ambulance/Fire/Police 911
Assaulted Women’s Helpline (24 hrs; over 200 languages) 1-866-863-0511
Family & Youth Clinic (mental health service; PRHC) 876-5114
Four Counties Mental Health Crisis (24 hrs) 1-866-995-9933
Good Doctors Medical Clinics (telemedicine):
- Ennismore 304-1036
- Havelock 304-0018
- Peterborough 304-1034
Health Care Connect (to register for a doctor) 1-800-445-1822
Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (Crisis Line 24 hrs) 1-866-298-7778
Lansdowne Place Walk-In Clinic (upstairs in Superstore) 775-1516
Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic 874-3900
Peterborough Family Health Team 740-8020
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) 743-2121
Peterborough Virtual Care Clinic 536-0882
Poison Control Centre (24 hrs) 1-800-268-9017
POP Clinic (Paediatric Outpatient Program; PRHC) 740-8055
Sexual Health Clinic 748-2021
Suicide Prevention Service Canada (phone or text) 1-833-456-4566
Talk Now (walk-in mental health counselling clinic) 743-1681
Telecare (24 hrs distress phone line, Peterborough) 745-2273
Women’s Health Care Centre (PRHC) 743-4132
Updated August 15, 2022