Programs and support for children and youth are offered by Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), the Family Connection Centre, and the Bow Valley Family Resource Network (FRN).
Supports range from prevention and early intervention services, while programming focuses on building connections between children, youth, and teens, and their families and community.
Supports
Individual Support
A Family Support Worker is available to meet individually with families with children 0-18 to identify needs, develop goals and build family capacity. The Family Support Worker provides prevention and early intervention supports and services to families for needs such as (but not limited to):
- Child development, toddler and pre-school sleep support, safety planning, establishing routines, sibling challenges, and behaviour management (0-6 years)
- Fostering independence, behaviour management, life skills, screen time, emotional regulation, social skills, safety planning, and sibling challenges (7-13 years)
- Healthy relationships, budgeting, boundary setting, coping skills, safety planning, sibling challenges, and behaviour management (14-18 years)
This service is available to all Bow Valley families either virtually or in person. There is no charge for this service. Email fccadmin@canmore.ca or call 403.678.2529 to book your appointment.
Developmental Screening
Curious about your child’s development? Check up on their development by completing these free online Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ and ASQ-SE). These questionnaires focus on:
- communication,
- gross and fine motor skills,
- problem-solving,
- personal and social skills and
- social/emotional development
Once completed, a trained professional reviews the questionnaire and will provide activities to enhance development and/or make referrals to community agencies, if necessary.
This service is free and available to all families in the Bow Valley with children 0-5. To access the online questionnaire, click here. If you require a paper copy visit your local Family Resource Network.
Separation and Divorce Support for Children
Rainbows is a free program designed to provide support and camaraderie for all children and youth (K-12) who are experiencing separation/divorce. The program is delivered by a trained facilitator whose goal is to assist children and youth in expressing and understanding their feelings, accepting what has happened, and to help them experience a sense of belonging. This group can be valuable even if you are not currently seeing a shift in your child’s emotions or behaviour. To obtain more information about the Rainbows Program or for the consent form, please contact the Rainbows Program Coordinator by phone at 403.678.2529 or by email.