About Family Community Support Services (FCSS)

Mission: "Promote volunteerism and enhance, strenghten and support family and community life by focusing on programs that prevent the breakdown of social principles and support the family."

The FCSS program is a joint funding initiative between the province and municipalities. Town Council appoints an Advisory Board (click here for more information) who provides support, direction and community input to FCSS.

 The Mandate of FCSS is to promote volunteerism and to develop programs within the community that are preventative in nature and to:

• Enhance, strengthen and support family and community life;
• Improve people’s ability to identify and act on their own needs;
• Help avert family or community social breakdown;
• Provide citizens with information about its planning and operation;
• Encourage co-operation and coordination with other service agencies.

 To fulfill this mandate, FCSS offers the following programs and services (click on title for more information):

• FCSS Resource Centre
• Parent Link
• Seniors Independent Living Program
• Affordable Housing
• Volunteer Tax Program
• Volunteer Referral Services
• FCSS Community Grant Program 
  • 2010 Community Grant Application  (due February 16th, 2010)
  • FCSS Community Grant Eligibility Information
  • FCSS Grant Reporting Form 

 FCSS also participates in, or facilitates, the following Community Collaborations:

• High River Interagency Committee meets every two months at lunch time to discuss issues of common interest to social agencies. Suggestions for presentations are always welcome! For more information, please contact the FCSS office. 

Upcoming Interagency Meeting Dates:

March 9th, 2010 -11:45 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

May 11th, 2010 -11:45 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

               September 14th, 2010 -11:45 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

November 9th, 2010 -11:45 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

January 11th, 2011 -11:45 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.

All interagency meetings are at Town Office. 

• The Calgary United Way/High River Partnership– with the support of United Way of Calgary and Area, the partnership communities  invest in programs that address the most pressing issues in the community.  The Town hosts the partnership committee, act as fiscal agent and facilitate the application and investment process.  Click here for more information and click here for the 2010 application.
•  4 C  - Caring Citizens Committed to Healthy Communities

Location:

High River Municipal Building
309B Macleod Trail SW
High River, AB, T1V 1Z5
Phone: 403-652-8620
Fax: 403-862-8623