Check out Connections - Family and Community Services Program Guide to learn about upcoming free and low-cost programs and services for seniors, youth, families and individuals. Find opportunities to connect with others, access support and resources, keep learning, and take care of ourselves and those we love. 

The guide contains information about: 

• Connecting with others in your community
• Inspiring stories from community partners
• Access counselling services and supports 
• Courses and workshops for parents, caregivers and their children 
• Activities and supports for teens and pre-teens 
• Community resources for everyone at every stage of life 
• Resources for those who are new to the County, and more!

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About Family and Community Services

Family and Community Services is a partnership between the Alberta Government and Strathcona County. Our goal is to help build a safe, supported, and connected community that encourages the well-being of children, youth, adults, older adults and families.

We believe that self-help contributes to a sense of integrity, self-worth and independence. Our programs are intended to help individuals adopt healthy lifestyles, thereby improving their quality of life and strengthening their ability to prevent and/or deal with crisis situations should they arise.

We provide a range of supportive programs and services for residents of Strathcona County. We are continually seeking opportunities and partnerships to work together to meet the existing and emerging needs in our community. 

Our priorities

Family and Community Services renewed its social direction in 2017. Over 8,000 local voices helped set the direction for meeting the varying social needs of Strathcona County. These conversations allowed for a better understanding of our community's social priorities and experiences, and lead to the development of a community-authored Social Framework.

The renewed Social Framework presents an intentional shift on how we collectively work together on what matters most to our community:

1. Affordability
2. Access to programs and services 
3. Safety
4. Overall feelings of connectedness and inclusion

For more information about the Social Framework:

• Community Talk: I'm In 
  • The public engagement process we followed to gather over 8,000 residents input on what matters most to them.  
• What We Heard
  •  The summary of outcomes from the public engagement process
• The Social Framework Steering committee
  • The community lead committee tasked to help co-develop a framework based on the outcomes 
• The Social Framework
  • Social Framework policy launched in summer of 2017.

Business plans

Strathcona County’s corporate business plan connects the dots between strategic goals and results articulated in the strategic plan, and the short- to medium-term operational goals and priorities, as described in department business plans.