Welcome to our Society. Our Society has been serving children and their families since 1994. Our programs are located in Fort Vermilion, La Crete and Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement. Our Admin office is located in Fort Vermilion on 4601-46 Street.
We are a non-profit society located in far northwest Alberta and we are funded by the Public Health Agency Canada. In 2018-2019 we are again funded by United Way (previous funding years were 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 by United Way) and by the Alberta Government, Community Initiatives Program (CIP) from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019.
We deliver Head Start programs to children and parenting support to parents and caregivers. It is essential that children at a young age benefit from a fostering, supportive environment. In Head Start, children learn how to make friends, play together, and have an opportunity to meet their developmental needs. Children can be children in our programs: they play, make crafts, sing songs and have snack together with other children. Sometimes young children face challenges that can be met through Head Start: there can be speech delays, or developmental delays. Due to family circumstances children may be stressed which impedes their ability to learn, or there may not be many opportunities to play. Head Start can help families out. Through home visits and parent nights, our staff members assist parents in parenting, in addressing a child's needs and provide the family with information on the best start for their child. If there are circumstances where we cannot help a family out, we will refer to other agencies as we partner with other agencies in your community. We are not judgmental: we do not mind what you house looks like, all we want to do is help you out for the best development of your children. Home visits are an important element in supporting you in your parenting.
Our Head Start programs organize parent nights and parent meetings to help parents out and ensure they can do the best for their children that they can. If you have any questions, please contact the Head Start in your community. Contact information can be found elsewhere on this website.
Do you want to read up on how Head Start started and what we do in Head Start? Check out our Head Start Curriculum.
Since January 2018 we also have an Adult Foundational Learning program in Fort Vermilion, for Fort Vermilion and area. We primarily focus on Adult Literacy and numeracy, but in addition we also support other forms of adult learning such as courses (First Aid, Firearms Safety). We have now fully trained staff on site to provide an Adult Foundational Learning program. Do you encounter challenges reading and writing? Please drop in at our office at 4601-46 Avenue in Fort Vermilion (Next to the County office) and learn more about what we have to offer. Your information is kept completely confidential and we are open to anyone and everyone.
We are a non-profit society located in far northwest Alberta and we are funded by the Public Health Agency Canada. In 2018-2019 we are again funded by United Way (previous funding years were 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 by United Way) and by the Alberta Government, Community Initiatives Program (CIP) from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019.
We deliver Head Start programs to children and parenting support to parents and caregivers. It is essential that children at a young age benefit from a fostering, supportive environment. In Head Start, children learn how to make friends, play together, and have an opportunity to meet their developmental needs. Children can be children in our programs: they play, make crafts, sing songs and have snack together with other children. Sometimes young children face challenges that can be met through Head Start: there can be speech delays, or developmental delays. Due to family circumstances children may be stressed which impedes their ability to learn, or there may not be many opportunities to play. Head Start can help families out. Through home visits and parent nights, our staff members assist parents in parenting, in addressing a child's needs and provide the family with information on the best start for their child. If there are circumstances where we cannot help a family out, we will refer to other agencies as we partner with other agencies in your community. We are not judgmental: we do not mind what you house looks like, all we want to do is help you out for the best development of your children. Home visits are an important element in supporting you in your parenting.
Our Head Start programs organize parent nights and parent meetings to help parents out and ensure they can do the best for their children that they can. If you have any questions, please contact the Head Start in your community. Contact information can be found elsewhere on this website.
Do you want to read up on how Head Start started and what we do in Head Start? Check out our Head Start Curriculum.
Since January 2018 we also have an Adult Foundational Learning program in Fort Vermilion, for Fort Vermilion and area. We primarily focus on Adult Literacy and numeracy, but in addition we also support other forms of adult learning such as courses (First Aid, Firearms Safety). We have now fully trained staff on site to provide an Adult Foundational Learning program. Do you encounter challenges reading and writing? Please drop in at our office at 4601-46 Avenue in Fort Vermilion (Next to the County office) and learn more about what we have to offer. Your information is kept completely confidential and we are open to anyone and everyone.
