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News Posted On May 01, 2021
Community Resources in West Edmonton
Are you looking for a simple way to find out about services and supports for children and families in West Edmonton? All you need to do is connect with Jasper Place Family Resource Centre. As the Family Resource Network (FRN) Hub for West Edmonton,…
News Posted On Apr 01, 2021
Community Resources to Families: Family Futures Resource Network
Family Futures Resource Network is a community-based non-profit that provides information, education and support to infants, children, youth, parents, caregivers, and families. The agency provides free or low-cost programs, groups, in-home support, one-on-one…
News Posted On Apr 01, 2021
The Family Centre Continues to be Accredited
The Family Centre has achieved accreditation through the New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA). Organizations pursue accreditation to demonstrate the implementation of best practice standards in the field of human services. COA evaluated all…
News Posted On Dec 01, 2020
Summer Camps with Our Success Coaches
COVID-19 required a shift in how success coaches practice, engage and communicate with children, youth and families. Success coaches made that shift readily and easily in order to continue providing meaningful services remotely. One example of this is…
News Posted On Dec 01, 2020
The Family Centre is Certified in Trauma-Informed Care
We’re excited to share that Community Connections has certified our agency in the Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care model. Lori L. Beyer from Community Connections says, “The culture at The Family Centre exudes care, kindness and support.”…
News Posted On Sep 01, 2020
How All In For Youth Helps Edmonton Students
High school graduation is a critical milestone in gaining employment. We all benefit when everyone graduates from high school. The estimated cost to Albertans with respect to health, social assistance, and criminal justice for a student who does not…
News Posted On Apr 30, 2020
Our Classes Are Now Online
We have moved our classes online! All of our workshops will be available via secure Google Meet video calls. All you need is a smartphone, tablet, computer, or a laptop with a camera to access the classes. You will receive the same information as in…
News Posted On Apr 30, 2020
Counselling Now Available Via Video and Phone
We are here to help you as you navigate through this challenging time. Counselling sessions are now available via phone or video. We have taken extra steps to ensure privacy and confidentiality. The video call platform that we use is secure and confidential.…
News Posted On Mar 18, 2020
Changes to Our Services & Coping With COVID-19
We are adjusting the delivery of our services to ensure everyone’s health and to also provide supports to families in Edmonton during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will support the children, youth, and families that we work with over the phone or other…
News Posted On Mar 16, 2020
COVID-19 update
We have been monitoring the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic very closely. Everyone’s health is our top priority. We continue to see clients in all our services at the moment. All clients will be asked pre-screening questions to ensure…
News Posted On Feb 29, 2020
Ivor Dent Parent Group
Like children, parents also need support. A parent coffee group at Ivor Dent — a kindergarten to grade 9 school in East Edmonton — aims to be that parental sanctuary. Elaine Neher, a Roots and Wings Worker with The Family Centre, hosts the group…
News Posted On Aug 27, 2019
Safe Visitation Update
The Family Centre continues to offer counselling services, group therapy, parenting, self-improvement, anger management, and workplace workshops. But we no longer offer supervised/safe visitation services. If you require this type of service, please…
News Posted On May 23, 2019
The Rainbow Pages Gets a Platform Upgrade
Online access to our LGBTQ+ resource guide, The Rainbow Pages, is available through our new and improved website. Transitioning into adulthood can be tough, finding resources shouldn’t have to be! The upgraded platform is a safe space where youth…
News Posted On Apr 01, 2019
Trauma-Informed Culture at The Family Centre
In the fall of 2016, The Family Centre embarked on a journey to becoming a trauma-informed agency. This came after several years of increasing our knowledge in brain development, attachment, the impacts of trauma, and poverty as a systemic issue. We…
News Posted On Mar 09, 2018
Our in-home family support program (Roots and Wings) goes through an evaluation
Our in-home family support program, Roots and Wings, was created in 1995 as a response to a growing need that Edmonton caregivers had identified: individualized support with parenting. The type of support that was accessible, and addressed complex issues…
News Posted On Jan 29, 2018
Success coach at Lorelei School helped numerous students
When Julie Zelinski, principal at Lorelei School, learned that several Syrian refugees would soon attend the school, she contacted us. Julie was familiar with the success coach role at The Family Centre, but she didn’t need just any coach – she…
News Posted On Dec 06, 2017
Drop-in counselling program continues to grow
Our free drop-in counselling program is expanding again! Counselling is now available on Mondays at the Highlands Edmonton Public Library Branch from 1 to 4 PM and at the Penny McKee – Abbottsfield EPL Branch from 5 to 8 PM. With these new additions,…
News Posted On Jun 15, 2017
Letter to the Child Intervention Panel
We sent the following letter to the Child Intervention Panel on behalf of the eight Edmonton community Collaborative Service Delivery (CSD) lead agencies and Edmonton Area Child and Family Services. May 30, 2017 On behalf of the eight Edmonton community…
News Posted On Mar 24, 2017
The Family Centre participates in BarnRaise Edmonton
How to improve early childhood development for a poverty-free future in Edmonton? This question was the challenge at BarnRaise. BarnRaise is a conference that brings together community organizations, design facilitators, and participants to collaborate…
News Posted On Mar 10, 2017
Our success coach wins an award
Kudos to our success coach Matt Wiebe, who won an Edmonton Public Schools’ district recognition award along with the mental health collaborative team at Lillian Osborne high school. “Thanks to the Mental Health Collaborative team, the dialogue around…
The Family Centre acknowledges that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and traveling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.