The Irricana Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program promotes and enhances the well-being of individuals, families and communities. FCSS programs are intended to help individuals adopt healthy lifestyles, improve their quality of life and build capacity to prevent and deal with crisis situations should they arise.

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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 through mentoring programs;

• supporting the social development of children and their families;

• supporting seniors to remain connected to their communities

• support people in developing skills to have healthy relationships with others

• help individuals and communities assume responsibility for decisions and actions that affect them

The mandate of Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is for communities to design and deliver social programs that are preventive in nature to promote and enhance well-being among individuals, families and communities.