Healthy Families
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
Healthy Families is a free and voluntary, home-based family support and coaching program that supports parents and caregivers, and helps them create stable, nurturing environments for their children. Parents and caregivers are supported to build on a foundation of strong family functioning when facing challenges. Service is centered around building on a family’s strengths.
When a family is under other stressors in their lives the challenges of parenting can seem insurmountable. Home Visitation Practitioners offer hope to families experiencing obstacles to parenting.
WHAT DOES HOME VISITATION LOOK LIKE
Weekly home visits occur in the family’s home and are scheduled to meet their needs. The Home Visitation Practitioners support parents with setting and achieving personal goals.
REFERRALS
Referrals can be made by the family themselves or by another agency.
Healthy Families services are offered in three regions serving multiple communities. If your community is not listed below, please give us a call at 1-866-566-4122 (toll free) to inquire.
- Drumheller, Three Hills, Hanna and surrounding communities within Knee Hill County and Starland County (Central FRN 07).
- Chestermere, Strathmore and surrounding communities in East Rocky View County and Wheatland County (Calgary FRN11).
- Didsbury, Carstairs, Olds, Cremona, Sundre, and Mountain View County (Central FRN 12).
FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK (FRN)
Family Resource Networks provide help for Alberta families to become resilient, strong, and healthy. Agencies within an FRN deliver services and programming to support children and youth aged 0 to 18 and their families.
Healthy Families Home Visitation is a Spoke Service within and in partnership with three Family Resource Networks across South Central Alberta:
- Mountain View Family Resource Network, Didsbury, Carstairs, Cremona, Olds, and Sundre
- McMan Central Family Resource Network, Drumheller, Hanna, Three Hills
- Trellis Commons Family Resource Network, Chestermere, Strathmore
