Maggie’s Place is run by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of a network of community volunteers and parents interested in families with young children.
Maggie’s Place is a joint project between Colchester and Cumberland counties. Both centres have been made possible by a financial contribution from the Community Action Program for Children (CAP-C), Public Health Agency of Canada, in agreement with the province of Nova Scotia, and through the generosity of the local community.
Maggie’s Place Cumberland is a United Way Funded Community Partner. Other Cumberland funding partners include:
- N.S. Department of Community Services
- Municipality of Cumberland County
- N.S. Child & Youth Strategy
- SOAR, SPAR and Pugwash & Area Community Health Boards
- N.S. Department of Justice “Lighthouse Grant”
- IWK “Community Grant”
- Child Safety Link: IWK Health Centre
- Canadian Tire Jumpstart
- N.S. Heart & Stroke "Goodness in Many Ways"
- Rural Communities Foundation
Did you know that Maggie’s Place has a sister?
In Truro, Colchester County, there is a Maggie’s Place too. In fact, we are sister centres! We share the same funding, the same Board of Directors, and the same goals. Our centres and programs look a little different because we reflect the characteristics of our own communities and families. Drop in some time!
Mission Statement
The Mission of Maggie’s Place is to strengthen and enhance the health and social development of children and their families, in Cumberland and Colchester Counties.
By providing a variety of promotion and prevention services and programs, our aim is to support families through the preconception, prenatal, infant, early childhood and youth periods, with an emphasis on the ages 0-6 early childhood period. We strive to strengthen partnerships and collaborative activities among families, service providers, communities and governments.
Our Values:
- Families are you and those who care about you.
- All families have strengths.
- A variety of family forms can promote the development of both healthy children and healthy adults.
- Programs are flexible and are for the family as a whole.
- True support can be found in our community.