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The Family Resource Centre (FRC)
provides supports and opportunities to families transitioning
out of poverty and homelessness. Families accessing the FRC encounter
a warm, friendly and welcoming environment in which children can
play safely while their parents work toward stability. A holistic
approach allows an important link between the Womens health, prenatal
care program and the FRC. The FRC provides:
- Programming to enhance life and parenting
skills
- Crisis counseling, goal setting, and case
management
- Breakfast, hot lunch and snacks, as well
as information on nutrition and healthy diet
- Basic needs services such as: diapers, formula,
clothing and toiletries
- Referral services for food hampers, clothing,
furniture and housing assistance
- Socialization opportunities for isolated
families
employment opportunities through a peer support network
More than 4,000 families have registered in the FRC for help and support. A community is built in the Family Resource Centre that gives hope to each person, every day. It is this hope that paves the pathway to open doors and endless possibility.
For more information about the Family Resource Centre, please call 221-8780. |
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