Provincial Family Resource Networks - service provider search

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

Service description: Parenting Programs are offered as seminars or groups and are available 1-on-1 depending on the curriculum. Curriculums include Triple P Positive Parenting Program, Kids Have Stress Too, Infant Massage, Handle with Care, Nobody’s Perfect, Indigenous Literacy & Parenting Skills (ILAPS) and Keep Connected. These programs are available to all parents and caregivers with no referral required. Programming also allows participants the opportunity to connect with other parents/caregivers and families who have shared experiences or common interests. Peer support and increased social connections are developed. Culturally based programming is offered directly or in partnership.

Service description: Home Visitation (HV) is a voluntary family and home-based program for families of children prenatally to 6 years of age. HV promotes positive parent-child relationships, positive parenting knowledge and skills, healthy child development and family wellness; helps families access formal and informal networks of support and builds strong communities. Priority is given to families with infants under three months of age and can be served up to six years of age. Family Service Plans are developed in partnership with each family based on the priorities that matter most to them in order to enhance protective factors. Standard delivery includes one visit per week.

Service description: The Family Resource Centre supports child development and well-being through play-based programs for young children and their families in the Indoor Playground and other community settings, family activities such as Keep Connected and family game nights, and developmental screening using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQs and ASQSEs) and Child & Youth Resiliency Measures.

Service description: Family Coaching & Mentorship (FCM) is a voluntary family and home-based program for families of children from birth to 18 years. Our goal is: to build protective factors; to foster developmental relationships at home and in the community; and to effectively connect the parent/caregiver with resources to achieve or sustain family wellness. Typically, families served are experiencing complexities in multiple areas such as parent-child conflict, limited social supports, history of family violence or trauma, unmet mental health needs and/or challenges meeting basic needs. Family Service Plans are developed in partnership with each family based on the priorities that matter most to them in order to enhance protective factors. Key program resources include Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ & ASQSE), Child & Youth Resiliency Measures (CYRM), Triple P Positive Parenting and Developmental Relationships Framework. Standard delivery includes one visit per week and enhanced Family Coaching & Mentorship can include an extended weekly visit or follow up between weekly visits to support service coordination including accompaniment to initiate effective engagement with other services.