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Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program │Government of Alberta

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Provide at least 20% of the joint funding each year and the Alberta government will provide up to 80%.

Description

The Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program promotes and enhances the well-being of Albertans, families and communities.

Some examples of local FCSS programming are:

  • providing information and supporting access to available social supports in the local community.
  • promoting, encouraging and supporting volunteer work in the community;
  • developing the skills of individuals and families for greater resiliency, such as mentoring programs;
  • supporting the social development of children and their families;
  • supporting seniors to remain connected to their communities and providing home supports; and,
  • support people in developing skills to have healthy relationships with others
  • help individuals and communities assume responsibility for decisions and actions that affect them

Eligible Applicants

A municipality or Metis Settlement chooses whether to sign an annual agreement with the Government of Alberta to jointly fund eligible services. They must provide at least 20% of the joint funding each year and the Alberta government will provide up to 80%.

Participating municipalities and Metis Settlements are responsible for allocating the joint FCSS funding at the local level. They may use it to:

  • deliver eligible preventative social programs and services themselves, and/or
  • provide FCSS grants to community agencies to deliver the programs and services

Eligible Expenses

Services provided under FCSS must be preventative and may include initiatives and programs that:

  • help communities identify their social needs and develop responses
  • promote, encourage and support volunteer work in the community
  • inform the public about services
  • support children and their families’ social development
  • help families enrich and strengthen family life and function more effectively in their own environment
  • enhance retired and semi-retired people’s quality of life

Deadline Date

The Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program is a partnership between the Government of Alberta and participating municipalities or Métis Settlements. Funding applications for organizations are managed at the local level by these individual municipalities and Métis Settlements, each setting their own specific deadlines and guidelines. There is no single provincial application deadline. Applicants must contact their local municipality or Métis Settlement directly to inquire about current funding opportunities and application processes. Visit the official Alberta.ca page for program overview and links to local information.

Contact

Contact Name: Family and Community Services

Phone Number: 780-415-8150 or Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)

E-mail Address: css.fcssadmin@gov.ab.ca

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/family-and-community-support-services-fcss-program

Industry:

Indigenous, Municipalities, Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

ABmunis, Social Services

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