Building Blocks for Better Babies is a service offered through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program in Windsor and Essex County that provides support and health education for expectant moms experiencing social and financial challenges.
Building Blocks for Better Babies provides expectant moms enduring hardship with a comforting measure of peace of mind.
Expectant parents Queena Zhang and Todd Liu check out the When You Need It app following its release Thursday.
An app to educate new mothers about breastfeeding was developed with the help of two UWindsor computer science students.
“Something as simple as an old pair of glasses could make a real difference to the children of Ghana,” says physics professor Gordon Drake.
He and his wife, nursing professor Mary Louise Drake, are among 16 local members of the Rotary Club who will travel to the west African nation in November on a mission to build and supply a school. Besides the school supplies, the group is seeking to bring eyeglasses, sunglasses, and mosquito netting.
When the University Club opens for the school year on Monday, patrons will notice some changes, says president Mary Louise Drake, but one thing remains the same: it will continue to provide a campus respite for faculty members, staff and professional librarians.
“The club functions as a dining room catering to guests looking for a collegial atmosphere,” she says.
It serves lunch Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
