Provides mentoring to children and youth to learn executive function skills such as emotional self-regulation, decision making and planning ahead.

Boys and Girls Club/ Big Brothers Big Sisters programs

Traditional parenting Indigenous Ways of knowing to support parents with education and in-home support. Will serve families with children and youth 0-18.

Creating Hope Society programs

A number of programs and opportunities for families with children age 0-6; supporting early learning and development.

KARA Family Resource Centre programs

The YMCA Caregiver Education program works with our spoke partner to provide a variety of in-person and virtual groups. Provides caregivers and parents with educational resources and workshops for families with children and youth aged 0-18 years. Workshops are created to support and improve a person's parenting skills. Workshops may be general and can cover the most common issues parents may encounter, or specifically, for infants, toddlers, children, and teenagers.

Caregiver Education focuses on enhancing parenting practices and behaviours, such as developing and practicing positive discipline techniques, learning age-appropriate child development skills and milestones, promoting positive play and interaction between parents and children, and locating and accessing community services and supports. 

Children and youth workshops are offered to various age groups and support youth in building resiliency, capacity for coping, self-esteem, anger management, digital literacy skills, social acceptance and more!

Caregiver Education programs

Family Support is an early intervention program that provides support to families with children aged 7 to 18 in the North Central Edmonton area. Parents are supported to create a nurturing and safe family environment, build resiliency within themselves and their children, build new social connections and learn about positive parenting and child development. Register for a workshop today!

Family Support programs

Home Visitation provides support for families with children aged 0-6 yrs (including prenatal), in the North Central Edmonton area. Supports include early intervention, strengthens family connections, coaching and supports for parents, families and caregivers. Support provided virtually and in-home.

Home Visitation programs

Raising children and youth can be tough, that's why we have resources and support programs for you!

YMCA Family Connect offers parent, caregiver and family education, as well as support and wellness workshops. Parent education programming serves families with children and youth, and provides support for families to gain knowledge about parenting and their child’s development through a variety of topics and support programs. 

You can view our calendar for more programs!

If you are looking for information or support in a particular topic or area, please contact infohub@northernalberta.ymca.ca or 780-377-3730.