Jessie's - The June Callwood Centre for Young Women

Name

Jessie's - The June Callwood Centre for Young Women

Legal name

Jessie's - The June Callwood Centre for Young Women

Website

https://jessiescentre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Family Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Youth social services
• Community family support
• Pregnancy parenting programs
• Drop-in resource centre
• Nonprofit charitable services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization is a registered charity ( Charitable registration number: 118973734RR0001) that relies on monetary donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations to fund its programs and services.
2. In-Kind Donations: The Swap Shop accepts donated items including baby clothes, maternity clothes, toys, books, household items, and other practical supplies which are distributed to participants at no cost.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jessie's is a drop-in multi-service resource centre that delivers free, integrated wraparound supports to pregnant and parenting young women aged 22 and under at intake (and their children up to age 24), including individual counselling and case management, an on-site high school credit program, a daily food program, a weekly health clinic with a family doctor, housing search and eviction prevention, parenting/prenatal groups, a free Swap Shop of donated baby and household goods, and a youth leadership/community education program.

Product overview

Jessie's Centre offers a comprehensive suite of integrated social services for pregnant and parenting young women (22 years and under at intake) and their children until age 24. The organization operates as a single unified resource centre with interconnected programs including Counselling & Case Management, Education (School Program), Food Program, Health Program, Housing Support, Parenting and Groups, Practical Supports (Swap Shop), Youth Leadership (Community Education Program), a Bras for Brave Beginnings donation campaign, and a Scholarship Program. These services work together to provide wraparound support addressing the social determinants of health, with a focus on education, early childhood development, and social exclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Counselling and Case Management
• Education (School Program) On-site full-day semestered high school program where participants earn compulsory and elective credits from grades 9 to 12, with preparation for reintegration into mainstream schools, alternative schools, or post-secondary education.
• Food Program Daily warm meals for participants and their children plus a monthly Food Connect Program that distributes essential food items to 12 participants per month.
• Health Program Individual health counselling, specialized prenatal and postpartum classes, system navigation support, a weekly on-site clinic with a family doctor, and free pregnancy tests and prenatal vitamins.
• Housing Support Housing services including private market rent searches, landlord connections, tenant rights education, social housing applications, and eviction prevention for participants who are homeless or at risk.
• Parenting and Groups Parenting support including individual counselling, developmental screening using ASQ-3, Parent-Child Centre programming, and group sessions such as Prenatal/Food4Two, Infant Feeding, Nobody's Perfect, and Girls Circle.
• Practical Supports (Swap Shop) Free distribution of donated baby clothes and equipment, maternity clothes, toys, books, household items, transportation tickets, and emergency supplies to participants.
• Youth Leadership (Community Education Program) Trains young parents to share personal experiences of pregnancy and parenting through public education presentations to schools, colleges, and community groups across the GTA to dispel myths about young parenthood.
• Scholarship Program Awards $1,000 scholarships to participants pursuing post-secondary education after graduating from the on-site high school program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of participants would recommend Jessie's to a friend in a similar situation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Inner City Health AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership provides weekly access to a family doctor through Jessie's health clinic, enabling participants to receive primary healthcare services on-site without needing to navigate the broader healthcare system independently.
• Toronto District School BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enables Jessie's to offer an on-site high school program where young mothers can earn secondary school credits and work toward their Ontario high school diploma.
• Parent-Child CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides child care for participants who are accessing programs and supports at the Centre, and parent relief based on participants' needs.

Scale indicators7 records

Direct peers

• The Jean Tweed Centre: Toronto women's substance use, mental health, and trauma service provider offering wraparound supports including parenting programs, with overlap in target demographic (women, often with children) and case-management approach.
• Young Parents No Fixed Address (YPNFA): Toronto-based non-profit specifically supporting young parents experiencing homelessness, with comparable focus on pregnant/parenting youth, housing access, and child welfare navigation.
• Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto: Toronto drop-in centre offering housing, counselling, food, and parenting supports to Indigenous women and their families, directly comparable as a community-led, drop-in, wraparound service for women and children.
• Covenant House Toronto: Toronto non-profit serving youth experiencing homelessness and trafficking, including pregnant and parenting young women, with comparable wraparound services (housing, health, education, counselling) in a single-site drop-in model.
• Parent-Child Centre (Toronto): A Toronto early-years organization operating drop-in parenting programs and childcare, directly comparable as a parenting-support and child-development service partner with overlap in the Parent-Child Centre programming Jessie's embeds.
• Rosalie Hall: A Mississauga-based non-profit supporting pregnant and parenting young women and their children through residential and community programs, directly comparable in target population, age range, and service bundle (housing, counselling, parenting, education).
• Eva's Initiatives for Homeless Youth: Toronto-based organization providing housing, education, and employment supports to youth aged 16-24, including pregnant and parenting young women, with a comparable drop-in and wraparound service architecture.

Others

• Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE): Sector association led by Jessie's Vice-Chair, focusing on advancement in educational institutions; relevant as a governance/network peer and as the source of policy insight on the on-site high school model.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Greater Toronto: Large-scale Toronto funder and convenor of social services that supports Jessie's as an agency partner; comparable as a major funder ecosystem player influencing how small wraparound providers scale and are evaluated.

Emerging players

• Girls Inc. of York Region: Regional non-profit providing programming and wraparound supports for girls and young women, with adjacent focus on youth empowerment, education, and life-skills development in the GTA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JessiesCentreTO
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@JessiesCentre
• Facebookfacebook.com/jessiescentre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jessie's---the-june-callwood-centre-for-young-women
• Instagraminstagram.com/jessiescentreto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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