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COMMUNITY & FAMILY SERVICES
Alberta
- Africa Centre: 780.455.5423 | info@africacentre.ca
Greater Edmonton Area
- Changing Together: A Centre for Immigrant Women: 780.421.0175 | info@changingtogether.com
- The Family Centre: Newcomers Resources: 780.900.6423 | familycentre.org
- Resources for Black Parents in Edmonton, Alberta | Author Anjolaoluwa Oyelami
Strathcona County
- Family & Community Services: 780-464-4044 | familyandcommunity@strathcona.ca
COUNSELLING
Alberta
- Africa Centre: Alberta Black Therapists Network: 1.833.381.1242 | counselling@africacentre.ca | Book a Session
Greater Edmonton Area
- The Family Centre: 780.900.6423 | familycentre.org
- YWCA Edmonton: 780.423.9922 (780.423.YWCA) | info@ywcaedm.org
Strathcona County
- Family & Community Services: 780-464-4044 | familyandcommunity@strathcona.ca
EMPLOYMENT
Edmonton Area
- Changing Together: A Centre for Immigrant Women: 780.421.0175 | info@changingtogether.com
FAMILY VIOLENCE
Edmonton Area
- The Today Family Violence Help Centre: 780.455.6880
- Anger Management – Cornerstone Counselling
- Anger Management – The Family Centre
GROUPS & WORKSHOPS (Counselling and Support)
Online
(NOTE: Many workshops listed below have moved online)
- The Grief and Trauma Healing Centre – Workshops, events and therapy
- Breaking Barriers – Cornerstone Counselling – Resiliency-building support group for black female youth
- 28-day Empowering Wellness – Cornerstone Counselling – Self-directed program supporting general well-being
- CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) | Recovery College | Calgary
- Welcome Wednesdays
- Adulting 101
- Body Image
- Building Better Boundaries
- Caregiver Connections
- Bite-sized Caregiver Connections – Finding your Balance
- COVID-19: Adapting to Change
- Circle of Friends
- Practicing Compassion
- Conversations that Matter
- Coping with Current Events
- Confront the Discomfort – (Anxiety)
- Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Diversity – Community Connections
- Female Empowerment
- Feel Good Fridays
- Food and Mood
- Art of Friendship
- Navigating Harm Reduction
- Hopes and Dreams
- Managing Your Inner Critic – (age 16 to 24)
- In Someone Else’s Shoes – Inclusion, tolerance and acceptance
- Practicing Mindfulness – Bite-Size
- Challenging Procrastination
- Road to Recovery
- Self-Care Starter Pack
- Taking Charge of Self-Care
- Shades of Self-Disclosure
- A Good Night’s Sleep
- Rethinking our Thoughts
- Treat Yourself Tuesdays
- Virtual Discussion
- The Sashbear Foundation: Family Connections – Skills and group support for you as you support a loved one struggling with mental health
Calgary Area
- Caregiver Connections – Canadian Mental Health Association | Recovery College | Calgary
- Men’s Sheds – Welcoming place for all men
Camrose Area
- Men’s Sheds – Welcoming place for all men
Cold Lake Area
- Men’s Sheds – Welcoming place for all men
Edmonton Area
- Anger Management – Cornerstone Counselling
- Anger Management – The Family Centre
- Overcoming Anxiety – The Family Centre
- Anxiety Support Group – The Family Centre
- Coping with Anxiety & Depression (ONLINE DROP-IN Groups) – Momentum Walk-In Counselling: 780.757.0900
- Living with Depression – The Family Centre
- Depression Support Group – The Family Centre
- Befriend Binge Eating Workshop – Embodied RD
- Caregiver Connections Online – Canadian Mental Health Association | Edmonton
- Understanding Addictions – The Family Centre
- Couples Workshops – The Family Centre
- Effective Communication Skills – The Family Centre
- Healthy Relationships Group Therapy – The Family Centre
- (Hold Me Tight) Couples Enhancement Workshops – Root to Rise Counselling Services |(workshops held periodically)
- Emotional Regulation Drop-In Group – Momentum Walk-In Counselling: 780.757.0900
- Marriage Preparation – Cornerstone Counselling
- Men’s Sheds – Welcoming place for all men
- Anchor Men’s Group – Momentum Walk-In Counselling: 780.757.0900
- Parenting Classes – The Family Centre
- Parenting Newborns
- Parenting Toddlers & Preschoolers
- Parenting School-Age Children
- Parenting Teenagers
- Discipline for Children & Youth
- Self-Care for Parents
- Parenting Communication Skills
- Positive Parenting Strategies
- Parenting through Divorce & Separation (Blended Families)
- Parent Management Training Group (Parents, caregivers & child care staff) – Solace Psychology
- Building Self Esteem – The Family Centre
- Journey to Self-Discovery – The Family Centre
- Skipping Stone – Empowering trans folks: 587.333.4342
Grande Prairie Area
- Men’s Sheds – Welcoming place for all men
ADVOCACY
First Nations
- Confederacy of Treat Six First Nations – A united political voice for those Treaty Nations who are signatories of Treaty No. 6,