Provincial Family Resource Networks – service provider search

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

Service description: Through participation in educational, recreation and social activities with the volunteer mentor, a mentoring relationship provides a child with support, friendship, guidance, and a constructive role model. Mentoring comes in the form of in-school and community based. BGCBigs neighbourhood club programs offer site-based, out of school time program options in several neighbourhood club sites and schools, five of which are All in For Youth schools.

Service description: The CanTEEN Youth Hub was created and designed to offer youth in Strathcona County and area a safe and accepting place to gather. The youth have created a great sense of community in the youth hub that is warm and welcoming to any youth who comes through our doors. Inside the youth hub is a place that is supportive and judgement free by all youth and staff. Youth outreach programs are varied and aim to facilitate and promote young people’s emotional, physical, cognitive, and social needs while supporting them in reaching their full potential. These programs provide opportunities to youth including ‘brain building’ activities and educational supports through positive and supportive relationships with their parents, peers, and other adults. These activities develop executive functioning skills including emotional self-regulation, decision making, and planning.

Service description: Family Well-being programs and services promote positive relationships, healthy brain development, and support children and youth in reaching developmental milestones. Programs provide families with opportunities to build positive connections and relationships that contribute to their well-being and development of resiliency.

Service description: Parenting Support promotes caregiver capacity building by strengthening caregivers’ parenting skills and knowledge. Adhering to strength-based practice, support services will enable caregivers to create safe, responsive and nurturing environments to support healthy child development

Service description: Home Visitation offers parents and caregivers support as they navigate the early childhood years. The program provides families with information to support child development and positive parent-child interactions. The goal is empowering parents to raise resilient children who are healthy, safe and secure.