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News Posted On Jul 01, 2021
How The Family Centre Employees Celebrate Canada Day
Happy Canada Day! It is a day where Canadians across the country show their pride, history, culture, and achievements! This year, we want to share a piece of our employees’ stories who migrated to Canada and received their Canadian citizenship. We…
News Posted On Jul 01, 2021
7 Ways to Make Your Love Last and to Build a Happy, Strong Relationship
Are you and your partner having challenges in your relationship? Do you feel like you have lost the spark or have ongoing conflict? This happens, and it is okay! Let’s think of it this way: Building a secure, happy, and healthy relationship is like…
News Posted On Jun 29, 2021
Success Story: Calvin's Story
Calvin’s love for his daughters gave him the courage to hold his family together as a single parent. His daughters were put into care because their mother struggled with addiction and unhealthy relationships. When Calvin heard the news, he was living…
News Posted On Jun 29, 2021
Calvin's Story
Calvin’s love for his daughters gave him the courage to hold his family together as a single parent. His daughters were put into care because their mother struggled with addiction and unhealthy relationships. When Calvin heard the news, he was living…
News Posted On Jun 22, 2021
Healing From Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma can really shake you up, but you can heal from it. ACEs are adverse (harmful) childhood experiences that impact brain development. They can damage immune systems and change how people respond to stress. The physical effects of ACEs can…
News Posted On Jun 21, 2021
Edmonton Students' Poem for Black History Month got Featured on CBC Radio
Black History Month honours the achievements and contributions of Black Canadians. Each February, Canada celebrates and acknowledges the impact of the Black community in our society. This year, students from John D. Bracco school celebrated what being…
News Posted On Jun 16, 2021
Free Summer Camp for Parents: "Me" Time
Are you looking for fun and free things to do this summer? Meet other parents and learn about structure, routine, child development, emotional support, community resources, and more at The Family Centre’s free summer camp for parents! This is your…
News Posted On Jun 12, 2021
Easy At-Home Crafts and Fun Games for Father’s Day
Who said we can’t have fun at home during Father’s Day?! We can still celebrate Father’s Day even with COVID-19 restrictions. There are many creative and cool crafts we can make at home. There are also fun and easy games we could do in our backyard…
News Posted On Jun 01, 2021
Benefits of Journaling
Journaling is a common and popular outlet for managing mental health, sparking creativity, and remembering events in one's life. There are many different reasons why people keep journals and all of them are beneficial. Benefits of keeping a journal…
News Posted On Jun 01, 2021
Staycations: A Convenient Way to Beat Burnout
Burnout leads to the inability to function well at work or in your personal life. It arises when chronic workplace stress has not been successfully managed. Chances are, you’ve probably experienced some form of burnout at least once in your life. Over…
News Posted On Jun 01, 2021
The Recognition Program: Working Together for the Common Good of the Youth
The Family Centre’s (TFC) youth liaisons form part of a large collaborative known as the Neighbourhood Empowerment Team (NET). For those of you who are not already aware, NET is a partnership of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS), City of Edmonton,…
News Posted On May 10, 2021
COVID-19 Emergency Financial Supports
We are all collectively going through an unimaginable, challenging situation and some of us have been impacted financially more than others. The resources below have been compiled from the City of Edmonton Earn*Save*Build monthly compilation of Financial…
News Posted On May 03, 2021
How to Balance Work, School, and Parenting - And Find Time for Self-Care
If you’re a parent of school-aged children and work from home, you’re probably wondering how everyone else seems to find the time to bake or binge watch Netflix. There’s a lot on your plate right now! Sure, the commute is gone, but now you’re…
News Posted On May 01, 2021
JJ's Story
As a Success Coach, part of my role is to support students in developing healthy boundaries. This is something that JJ and I worked on extensively. When I first met JJ, they would leave class on a daily basis to seek support from me around peer relationships.…
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 May 01, 2021
How Being Grateful Improves Your Mental and Physical Health
Showing gratitude is one of the golden rules that guide us on how to treat others. From a young age, we were taught to be thankful to people who do good deeds to us. Being grateful helps build good relationships with the people around us and positively…
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 Apr 01, 2021
Becoming an “Askable” Parent: 3 Tips for Better Communication with Your Child
As a parent, you’ve given great thought to your child’s health, education, and the kind of values that you want to instill in them, but how much thought have you given to your approachability as a parent? How would you feel if your child made a terrible…
News Posted On Mar 30, 2021
Success Story: Trista's and Angela's Story
Trista was shocked the day her oldest sister called her from prison. She asked Trista to care for her baby, Briella, when she would be born. Angela is Trista's and her sister’s mom. She knew it would be a lot of work for Trista and decided that she…
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.