Family Resource Networks (FRNs) provide supports and services to help Alberta families reach their fullest potential. A variety of services are available across the province for children and youth ages 0 to 18, and their families. Services include:

  • Child and youth development and well-being supports

    Provides age-appropriate programs geared towards promoting healthy development. Program participants of all ages are actively engaged in opportunities to build, strengthen, and master skills through a variety of programming and experiences. Services may include parent and child programs, youth leadership and outreach programs, as well as childhood developmental screenings and assessments.

  • Caregiver capacity building supports

    Includes parenting groups, seminars, classes or one- to- one support to help caregivers develop their parenting knowledge and the skills to provide safe, responsive, and nurturing environments.

  • Social connections and supports

    Includes services that promote positive connections between infants, children, youth, parents, families, caregivers and communities. Services connect participants to both natural and formal support by offering group sessions or one-to-one services to help families navigate community-based resources.

  • Home visitation supports

    Provides in-home parent education and family support services to expectant parents and those with children newborn to 6 years of age. Services are intended to support families who are facing challenges that may place their children at risk and keep them from developing to their full potential. These services focus on the well-being of families and help build healthy, strong communities. The agencies who are a part of the FRNs work to make sure infants, children and youth are safe and resilient, while supporting parents and caregivers.

Services provided through FRNs are available to all Albertans, free of charge, regardless of where they live.

There are 70 FRNs across the province. Each Network is located on the map below. For more detailed information regarding services offered by each FRN, please click on any Network.

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Calgary - New Canadian, Immigrant and Refugee Supporting

  • Program type: Caregiver capacity building supports

  • Service description: Home Instructions for Parents for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program aims to offer targeted services for immigrant, Indigenous and low-income parents focused on supporting caregiver capacity. The objective of HIPPY is to offer supports and services that promote the development and strengthening of caregivers’ parenting skills and knowledge to enhance their capacity to create safe, responsive and nurturing environments and support healthy child development. As a result, it also fosters growth and development and is provided to actively engage children through a broad range of activities that strengthen, build, or support the mastery of developmental skills, social and emotional development of children and assist them in reaching their full potential.

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  • Phone: 403-263-4414

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  • Address: 200 - 138 4th Avenue SE, Calgary , Alberta, Canada, T2G 4Z6

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  • Program type: Caregiver capacity building supports

  • Service description: The Cross Cultural Parenting Post Conflict (CCPPC) program aims to offer targeted services for immigrant and new Canadian families with children of ages 0-17 years under the “caregiver capacity building support” core service delivery domain. The objective of CCPPC is to offer supports and services that promote the development and strengthening of caregivers’ parenting skills and knowledge to enhance their capacity to create safe, responsive and nurturing environments and support healthy child development. Through CCPPC, immigrant families including those with children and youth with disabilities are able to engage in the community because they experience healthy family functioning.

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  • Phone: 403-263-4414

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  • Address: 200 - 138 4th Avenue SE, Calgary , Alberta, Canada, T2G 4Z6

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  • Program type: Social connections and supports

  • Service description: Immigrant Girls, Boys and More program promotes child development and well-being among young individuals in Calgary by providing targeted supports that address the risk factors that youth 14+ face related to gender and family-based violence. Immigrant Girls, Boys, and More aims to increase and strengthen social connections and support by building individual capacity, increasing positive social ties, and improving emotional well-being and social competence.

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  • Phone: 403-263-4414

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  • Address: 200 - 138 4th Avenue SE, Calgary , Alberta, Canada, T2G 4Z6

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  • Program type: Home Visitation

  • Service description: The Home Visitation program delivers targeted home visitation services to build the capacity of parents (immigrant and new Canadian,) with children residing in Calgary. The program focuses on supporting parents with children under one year of age however, the program provides support for all parents with children 0-6 years of age. The program offers caregiver education and family support services to increase knowledge of parenting and child development and enhance parental resilience.

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  • Phone: 403-263-4414

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  • Address: 200 - 138 4th Avenue SE, Calgary , Alberta, Canada, T2G 4Z6

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  • Program type: Caregiver capacity building supports

  • 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

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  • Phone: 403-233-2360

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  • Address: 250 - 707 10 Avenue SW, Calgary , Alberta, Canada, T2R 0B3

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