Family Support

Phone: 780-477-6648
Offers Traditional Parenting, Health for Two, Auntie’s Storytelling, Crafts, Healthy Families and Scrapbooking. Call for more information.
Phone: 780-422-6038
Website: bgcbigs.ca
Boys’ & Girls’ Club has nine community-based centres located throughout Edmonton that provide a safe and supportive environment, with positive activities for children, youth and families.
Phone: 780-464-3217
Address: #100A – 50 Brentwood Boulevard, Sherwood Park
Programs include the following: BriarPatch Community Preschool for 3, 4 & 5 year olds, featuring the concepts of Reggio Emilia & Waldorf Education; Birth Roots Childbirth Classes & Resources; Breastfeeding Support Program; Expressive Arts for Grieving Children, Teens & Families; The Compassionate Friends – for families who have lost a child of any age, for any reason; H.E.A.R.T.S. – for anyone who have been touched by the loss of a baby during pregnancy or anytime after birth.
Phone: 780-432-1137 (South Office)
Offers a variety of programs and services for children and families including adoption information, anger management, family counseling, programs for children and youth, parent/teen mediation and more. People of all faiths are welcome.
Phone: 780-455-1818
Website: communityoptions.ab.ca
Offers a wide variety of programs and services for families including information on childcare, services for children with disabilities, and the Inglewood Community and Family Resource Centre.
Phone: 780-478-5022
Provide educational and social programs to assist underprivileged families; these include parenting and preschool programs. We also offer classes in Active Parenting.
Phone: 780-496-9890
Email: edfsa@telusplanet.net
Website: familysupportassociation.com
Promoting the interests of children and seek to improve services to children and their families. We offer foster family and biological family support and encourage fellowship, cooperation and helpfulness among members. We also promote closer liaison between the community and families. We help individuals acquire medical equipment such as hospital beds, hospital cribs, over-the-bed tables, wheelchairs, commodes, standing frames, McLaren buggies etc.
Phone: 780-973-4011 ext 6300
Email: information@mfrcedmonton.com
Website: www.familyforce.ca/sites/Edmonton
The Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre provides exemplary support, resources, programs and services that enhance the strength and resilience of military families to meet the unique challenges of military life.
Phone: 780-423-2831
Website: the-family-centre.com
Email: info@the-family-centre.com
The Family Centre strives to build healthy families, healthy communities and healthy workplaces. We do this by providing a variety of services designed to help individuals, couples, families, groups and workplaces to achieve wellness and to reach their full potential.
Phone: 780-454 -0701
Address: #104-18304 105 Avenue
Website: www.gatewayassociation.ca
Gateway Association for Community Living is a non-profit organization that provides support and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
North East Edmonton Parent Link Centre
Phone: 780-478-5396
Address: 6717-132Ave. (Main Site)
E-Mail: info@kara-frc.ca
Website: kara-frc.ca
Connect with other parents and families in your community. We run groups and programs where parents can share parenting skills and knowledge. We also offer early childhood programs and Collective Kitchens, Health for Two, and a home visitation programs.
Phone: 780-448-1752
Crisis line: 780-944-2888
Website: kidskottage.org
Children can become vulnerable to abuse and neglect when their parents are consumed by crisis and distress in their lives. Kids Kottage provides care for the children in a safe, warm, loving environment. Trained staff and volunteers tend to the physical and emotional needs of the children during their stay of up to 72 hours.
Main Office: 5704 – 19A Avenue
Knottwood Site: 1733 Millwoods Road
Millbourne Community Site: 3756–78 Street
Phone: 780-413-4521
Email: info@mwfrc.org
Website: mwfrc.org
Mill Woods Family Resource Centre responds to the many challenges and stressors families face by offering free programs and services in a comfortable environment. Programs and services include: early childhood development, children & youth, parent education, family support, information and referrals to community services, and developmental screening for children birth to age five.
Phone: 780-735-2613
Misericordia Children’s Health Centre offers classes for parents of preschool and elementary school aged children with challenging behaviors. Subsidies are available. Please call for more information or to register.
Phone: 1-800-661-6160 (toll free)
E-mail: info@mcsc.ca
Website: mcsc.ca
The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to the search for abducted and missing children.
Phone: 780-973-4011 ext 6300
Ages: Parents and children birth to 8 years
This playgroup is an interactive program designed for Defense Team members, employees & families and their children birth to eight years. Playgroup provides parents, caregivers and children an opportunity to participate in child development activities in a supervised setting. The program stimulates the understanding of child development needs introduces parents to the multitude of resources available at the MFRC. Playgroups run Mondays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and Thursdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the MFRC. There is a drop-In fee of $1/per session for each child OR $10.00 for 15 sessions and is free for babies under 12 months.
Phone: 780-973-4011 ext 6313 (Faith Wichuk)
This is a partnership program between Sturgeon Literacy and the Military Family Resource Centre. Families with children birth to 6 years can learn songs and rhymes in a fun, interactive setting, and enhance children’s pre-literacy skills. This program has been designed to assist families who are concerned about their child’s development or who are dealing with a lot of stressors. This free program runs from Sep 13 to Nov 15 (10 weeks), 9:30 am – 11 am at the MFRC. Contact Faith Wichuk to determine if you qualify for this program.
Phone: 780-471-3737
Website: www.norwoodcentre.com
Provide educational programs such as Head Start, Early Start, and Healthy Families programs, along with several other family resources.
Phone: 780-488-2422
Website: planedmonton.ca
The Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network Edmonton facilitates networks of support, for families who have a relative with a disability and who may be isolated and vulnerable.
Phone: 780-424-9222
Address: 9620 101a Ave
Offer a variety of support services to families including counseling, an emergency food depot, and crisis support (suicide prevention).
Phone: 780-459-6666
Address: #10, 215 Carnegie Drive, St. Albert
E-mail: sidekicks@stalbertcivc.com
Website: www.sidekicksmentoring.com
For over 20 years, the Sidekicks Mentoring Program has matched volunteers from the community to St. Albert’s children in need of friendship. These children are in need of mentors and positive role models with whom to spend quality time with. We continue to serve St. Albert’s families in need and strive to attain our goal of improving the self-esteem and confidence levels of these children and the quality of life for the whole family. We also strive to provide opportunities for all members involved to experience new and rewarding activities.
Phone: 780-459-7377
Address: Suite10A, 215 Carnegie Drive, St. Albert
E-mail: sapp@stalbertparentsplace.com
Website: stalbertparentsplace.com
We are a non-profit family resource center serving St. Albert and the surrounding communities. Early Childhood Programs, parented and un-parented, child & youth programs, adult programs and support groups make up over 100 courses and workshops offered annually. We have Home Visitation and Head Start Programs. We also host special events throughout the year; Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Halloween party and the Roy Financial Mayor’s Walk for Charity.
E-mail: info@thetinylight.com
Website: www.thetinylight.com
The Tiny Light Foundation is a non profit organization that provides professional photography for children and families that have been faced with a life altering diagnoses. We provide families with the lasting memories in the form of Photography.