Provincial Family Resource Networks – service provider search

Service description: Information and referral and coordination of services for Albertans.

Service description: Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs are community- and school-based programs that facilitate a natural supports relationship between a young person and a caring adult or Teen mentor. Our programs are 1:1, following best practices for effective mentoring.

Service description: Healthy Families is a home visitation program providing support to parents with newborns and children aged 0-6 who are in a variety of at-risk circumstances. These circumstances can include low income, parents without family or community support, history of abuse/neglect, and parents who find it difficult to cope with day-to-day family challenges. Home Visitors visit families in their homes 1-2 times/week to strengthen existing parenting abilities and promote the development of new competencies so that parents have the knowledge and skills needed to be positive, confident parents and provide their children with experiences and opportunities that promote child learning and development.

Service description: The viewpoints program promotes youth emotional, physical, cognitive, social and emotional development to assist them in reaching their full potential. Youth have opportunities to engage in positive social activities where they learn skills that strengthen their social emotional well-being, and community connections. Youth learn skills to build positive supportive relationships with their parents, peers and other adults, to exercise their autonomy in safe, supportive contexts and to learn executive functioning skills such as emotional self-regulation, decision making and planning ahead.

Service description: Programs provide parent/caregivers holistic strategies to strengthen their protective factors with opportunities to learn from role models and benefit from the information and resources being shared. The Programs focus on building resilience, improving family relationships, and supporting mental health by increasing parenting knowledge, confidence, skills, and support networks. These programs will assist parents to support and teach their children/youth.