A Mother's Village
Haven's first villages open in Ontario in fall 2026. Nanaimo is on the British Columbia list that follows — join the waitlist and your neighbourhood moves up the order.
Start with Island Health's public-health drop-ins, the Nanaimo public library's baby and toddler storytime, and your local recreation centre's parent-and-tot programmes. All are free and organized by catchment, so everyone there lives nearby.
Haven adds verified neighbourhood villages across Departure Bay, Old City, North Nanaimo, Chase River, Harewood and Cedar — opening after the first beta communities of the Greater Toronto Area.
These are the first places to try, and none of them require an app.
Haven is for the part those programmes cannot cover: the Tuesday afternoon when you need someone to collect your older child, or the week when leaving the house is the hard part.
Villages are being formed around Departure Bay, Old City, North Nanaimo, Chase River, Harewood and Cedar. Each village has a name, a neighbourhood, guidelines its members agreed to, and admins who moderate.
Add your email and tell us which part of Nanaimo you are in. Village formation follows where members already are, so the neighbourhoods with the most waitlist sign-ups open first.
Yes — public-health drop-ins, library storytime and parent-and-tot programmes all run in Nanaimo, and they are free. Haven adds small, verified neighbourhood villages, opening here after the first beta communities.
Haven's beta opens in the Greater Toronto Area in fall 2026. Nanaimo follows on the Island, and waitlist sign-ups decide which neighbourhood opens next.
Nothing. Building and joining a village, messaging, events, Request Help and Lend a Hand are all free and will stay free. The Wellness Hub is an optional subscription with free preview content.
You can create one. Any verified member can start a village for their neighbourhood, name it, set its guidelines and invite the people already nearby.
Real screens from Haven, opening in Ontario in fall 2026.
Villages form street by street, so the people who answer can actually reach you.
Behind the scenes of building Haven — the community, the mothers, and the road to launch in Ontario.
Add your email and we'll write once — the day your village opens. Tell us where you are and it helps us choose the next community.
Thank you — you're on the list. We'll be in touch.
