The Internet offers a vast array of information, but how do you know which sources are truly professional and worth your time? We have done much of the research for you, and are pleased to present this list. Please remember, Families Matter is in no way responsible for the content on the following sites.
Finally, if you discover a site you feel is relevant to our goals and priorities, please let us know, by emailing the link through our Contact Us page.
Health
www.albertahealthservices.ca Health information specific to Calgarians. You may also call Alberta Health Services at 403-943-LINK (5465) or toll free outside of Calgary at 1-866-408-5465
www.motherrisk.org Motherisk offers pregnant, planning and breasfeeding women answers to questions about moring sickeness and the risk or safety of medications, herbs, diseases, chemical exposures and more.
www.womenshealthcentre.ca Offering women the opportunity to achieve and maintain optimal health & wellbeing.
www.caringforkids.cps.ca The Canadian Pediatric Society provides parents with interesting articles on a wide range of topics relating to child's mental and physical health.
www.calgarysexualhealth.ca The Calgary Sexual Health Centre promotes healthy sexuality through counselling, education, and community outreach.
www.cwhn.ca Canadian Women's Health Network: Sharing information, resources and strategies, and building links to improve women's health
www.cich.ca Canadian Institute of Child Health - Dedicated to promoting and protecting the health, well-being and rights of all children and youth through monitoring, education and advocacy.
www.fcrc.sacyhn.ca The Family and Community Resource Centre provides free universal access to comprehensive and reliable child health and mental health resources, information and education for families, service providers and community members. The family and community Resource Centre works through partnerships with agencies like Families Matter to provide these programs at no cost to the community.
Parenting and Family Information
www.investinkids.ca A Canadian non-profit charity. Invest in Kids aims to Strengthen the parenting knowledge, skills, and confidence of all those who touch the lives of children from birth to age five.
www.tnpc.com The National Parenting Centre: Providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advise to parents everywhere. In addition to general articles the site offers consumer information for products parents may be purchasing.
www.parentsmatter.ca The parent - child relationship is the most powerful influence on children's development. To do the best possible job, parents need tools and support. FRP Canada (The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs) has developed this site for parents and those working with parents.
www.mentoringboys.com Mentoringboys to become caring, courageous and ethical men.
www.parentpreviews.com A Canadian website that offers parents information about content in movies and video games that may not meet their family's standards. Also information regarding the effects of media on children.
www.parentingplace.com A parenting section on the popular us-based ivilliage website which is targeted toward women.
www.mommyclub.ca Mommy club, Everything Mom, Groups, Forums, Resources, Blogs, Reviews, Events, Articles and more.
www.calgaryschild.com The internet home for Calgary's child magazine offers a wide range of activities and ideas- and it's all right here in Calgary
www.familyservicecanada.org Family Service Canada is a not for profit national voluntary organization founded in 1982 represents the concerns of families and family serving agencies across Canada. Membership includes family service agencies, corporations, government agencies and interested individuals.
www.frp.ca The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) promotes the well-being of families by providing national leadership, consultation and resources to those who care for children and support families.
Postpartum
www.postpartum.net Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Support International: PSI is built in the foundation of providing support to families. This organization is located in the United States
www.postpartumdads.org This website is intend to help dads and families by providing firsthand information and guidance through the experience of PPD (postpartum Depression)
www.postpartummen.com Postpartum Men is a place for men with concerns about depression, anxiety or other issues with mood after the birth of a child. It promotes self-help provides important information for fathers including a self-assessment for postpartum depression, hosts an online forum for dads to talk to each other, offers resources, gathers new information about men's experiences with postpartum and most importantly- helps fathers to beat the baby blues.
www.pardonmypostpartum.com A lively and spirited discovery of families surviving postpartum depression and how cultural variables play a role in a condition that is considered the last taboo in modern health.
www.thesmilingmask.com Truths about postpartum depression and parenthood. The purpose of the smiling mask is to create awareness, understanding and acceptance of postpartum difficulties. To bring peace and validation to mothers by engaging and empowering families and communities in the life changing and natural experience of parenthood.
www.child.gov.ab.ca Find information regarding provincial programs offered by the Government of Alberta at the Alberta Children's Services website.
www.calgaryandareacfsa.gov.ab.ca Calgary and Area Child and Family Services Authority, "Creating a strong future for children and families," offers information regarding aboriginal services, adoption, child intervention, violence prevention and general child care along with other resources.
http://www.calgaryhealthyfamiliescollaborative.ca/ "CRHVC (Calgary Regional Home Visitation Collaborative) is a community of care agencies serving children and families whose main focus is looking at the best interests of children in the Calgary region. CRHVC was created following the development of the Provincial Home Visitation Initiative. This initiative was established to provide comprehensive needs-based services for children (birth to five years) and their families."
www.patnc.org A US organization, Parents As Teachers focuses on providing "...the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life."
www.nald.ca/mothergooseprogram/start.htm "The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program® is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children which focuses on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together."
www.selfconnection.ca "Self Connection Books is a privately held, independent bookstore that specializes in books, audio, and gift items for self development and spiritual healing."
http://www.homefrontcalgary.com/ United in breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Internationally recognized research validated, leading edge, co ordinated community-justice response to domestic violence in Calgary. Home Front is a collective of systems and services sharing a common vision and goal to reduce domestic violence in Calgary.
http://www.efitinstitute.com/ "Emotional Fitness is when what you think, what you feel, what you say and what you do are in harmony" -Warren Redman. We bring you the tools of Emotional Fitness using the most empowering and easily learned set of processes available today. Created and tested over a period of 25 years by founder and president Warren Redman. Emotional Fitness is now offered to individuals, teams and organizations.
http://www.reducepoverty.ca/ We may not always see it, but poverty lives in our midst. Calgary may have one of the highest standards of living in Canada, but not all Calgarians are benefitting from it. Many live in poverty, trying to make ends meet with low-paying work or multiple part-time jobs. In 2005, there were 119,000 Calgarians living in poverty (Calgary and Region Social Outlook 2007-2012). The navigator is a very simple on-line "calculator" that helps families identify what government benefits they might be eligible for. It's intended to help put additional dollars into the pockets of low-income Calgary families. Users are asked to input their family demographics and financial information into the navigator
http://www.raffinews.com/child-honouring/covenant-principles A covenant for honouring children. We find these joys to be self evident: That all children are created whole, endowed with innate intelligence, with dignity and wonder, worthy of respect. The embodiment of life, liberty and happiness, children are original blessings, here to learn their own song. Every girl and boy is entitled to love, to dream and belong to a loving "village" and to pursue a life purpose.
Youth
www.blinggirl.ca B.L.I.N.G. is a program designed to empower girls and inspire girls to build a strong sense of self through education and dance. The program runs for six weeks with one hour of education and one hour of hip hop dance a week
www.thenationalcampaign.org The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy seeks to improve the lives and future prospects of children and families and, in particular, to help ensure that children are born into stable, two-parent families who are committed to and ready for the demanding task of raising the next generation. Our specific strategy is to prevent teen pregnancy and unplanned pregnancy among single, young adults. We support a combination of responsible values and behavior by both men and women and responsible policies in both the public and private sectors.
Our Funders
We appreciate the support Families Matter receives from the following agencies to produce our mission to strengthen families by creating learning opportunities that build confidence, competence, and connection through life's transitions.
http://www.calgaryandareacfsa.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm
http://www.calgaryunitedway.org/
