Donna's House of Peterborough is a charity that has recognized a rising need to provide inclusive support to pregnant youth and parenting women in our community

Donna's House plans to provide an opportunity to develop essential parenting and life skills that will aid in fostering healthy pregnancies, family independence, growth and resiliency for women and their infants pre and post natal. We will strive to help minimize and overcome the significant barriers young women face when raising children, such as stigma, social exclusion, mental health and addictions.

Our mission is to provide young women the opportunity to develop essential life skills, coping and parenting strategies, while defining healthy lifestyle choices. We recognize that with this kind of support, we will minimize the overwhelming pressures that young women face when raising children at a young age.

Residential homes like Donna's House, can play a significant role in decreasing the potential of young children being removed from their mother's care and placed in the care of Children's Aid. By empowering young mothers to achieve their educational goals, sustain gainful employment, and living independently there is an increased likelihood that with early supportive intervention they will achieve family independence long term.