Provincial Family Resource Networks – service provider search

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

Service description: The Alex Pre/Postnatal program for at-risk youth up to age 24, seeks to improve maternal and infant health, development, and well-being; strengthen parenting capacity; and prevent/decrease infants from being taken into care. The program is part of the larger Alex Youth Health Centre, which provides comprehensive mental and physical health care with wrap-around services and outreach support.

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: This Spoke Program offers free home visitation to parents and caregivers of children 0-6 years old, to build skills and problem-solving strategies that will enable effective and safe home environments. Offers coaching and parenting suggestions for families of young children who are experiencing risk factors or have experienced adverse events.

Service description: This Spoke Program offers free workshops for parents and caregivers tackling common issues and topics that come up for families with children of all ages. Topics may include anxiety in children, healthy sleep routines, parenting styles, challenging behaviours and coping skills and many more. Activities to build connection and healthy relationships along with support/education groups are also offered.

Service description: Functional Family Therapy © (FFT) is an intensive, evidence-based therapy model that works with the child/youth and their entire family aimed at improving family cohesion, increasing the family’s protective factors and reducing risk factors. We have two teams, one for children/youth ages 0-11 and one for ages 11-18, which is run in collaboration with Kindred.

Service description: CUPS’ Play Therapy & Infant/Parent Mental Health program assists low-income families with children aged 0-6 who may be experiencing social, emotional, or behavioural challenges. Play Therapy supports work with parents and children to identify strengths and challenges, set goals, and learn about tools and strategies to manage social-emotional challenges.

Service description: Rapid Access Counselling (RAC) provides families with a supportive, change-focused conversation at the right time. RAC can help with a challenge you're facing right now through a 75-minute focused counselling appointment. This service is tailored to support caregivers and children with a focus on supporting caregiver capacity and promoting resilience within the family. We see individuals, families, or couples for solution-focused support on a wide range of counselling needs.