Family and Community Support Services

The Family and Community Support Services Program mandate is to operate a preventive social services program in accordance with the Family and Community Support Services Act and the Conditional Agreement Regulation.

The mission statement of the Yellowhead County FCSS is:

The FCSS mission is to develop caring communities by assisting individuals, families and groups to build independence, healthy relationships and social awareness through participation in effective and efficient preventive programs.

The County, in establishing and maintaining an FCSS
program, agrees to:

Promote, encourage and facilitate the involvement of volunteers,
Promote efficient and effective use of resources.
Encourage and facilitate cooperation and coordination with allied service agencies.
Promote, encourage and facilitate the development of stronger
communities and;
Promote citizen participation in planning, delivery and the governance of the program and of the services provided under the program.

Services provided under the program must:

Be of a preventive nature that enhances the social well-being of individuals and families through the promotion or intervention strategies provided at the earliest opportunity, and

Do one or more of the following:

Help people to develop independence, strengthen coping skills and become more resistant to crisis.
Help people to develop an awareness of social needs.
Help people to develop interpersonal and group skills which enhance constructive relationships among people.
Help people and communities to assume responsibility for decisions and actions which affect them.
Provide supports that help sustain people as active participants in the community.

Services provided under the program must not:

Provide primarily for the recreational needs or leisure time pursuits of individuals.
Offer direct financial assistance to sustain an individual or family.
Be primarily rehabilitative in nature.
Duplicate services that are ordinarily provided by a government or government agency.