The Rainbow Pages
The Rainbow Pages website is our comprehensive resource guide for LGBTQ+ youth and the youth-serving community in Edmonton.
Online Safety Toolkit (OST)
The Online Safety Toolkit provides information for 2SLGBTQ+, BIPOC, youth, parents, women and girls, men and boys, and for anyone in the community who needs support to have a safe and healthy online presence.
Free Drop In Counselling
Drop-in counselling is a great resource to help youth overcome an obstacle in their life. Our therapists are trained listeners who can offer help you think about things differently, focus on your personal strengths and goals, and connect with other supports in your community. Children under 18 can talk to a therapist with their parents’ consent.
All in for Youth
The Family Centre is part of the All in for Youth. This first-of-its-kind local initiative focuses on getting children and youth successfully through their education years and on to high school completion.
Neighbourhood Empowerment Team
The Family Centre has partnered with Edmonton Police Service, the City of Edmonton, and The United Way of the Alberta Capital Region to build Edmonton’s Neighbourhood Empowerment Team (NET) which works with youth, residents, businesses, and organizations to identify and address safety concerns in the community.
Youth Connectors
Our youth connectors support youth, who have status with Children’s Services, may not have a permanent residence, and may be engaged in high-risk activity.
ohpikîhakan Foster Care
Our foster care placements provide safe homes for children and youth aged 0 to 17 who cannot live with their own families, for a range of reasons. Typically, the ultimate goal is reuniting with their families while cultivating healthy relationships and connections with their community.
ohpikîhakan translates into “a child that is being raised” in the Cree language. This name was gifted to us by Elder Dr. Leona Makokis to emphasize the importance of the relationship and connection to a child’s culture and family. ohpikîhakan is trauma-informed and embedded with culturally responsive services and Indigenous worldviews.
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.