Children's Programs
THRIVING Families Programs
Multicultural Family Resource Society
About This Program
Offers in-person and online parent-child programs in different languages in a variety of ethnocultural communities. — Service offers:
- parenting groups in multiple ethnocultural communities across Edmonton to enhance the well-being of immigrant and refugee families as they adapt and integrate into Canadian culture
Communities include:
- Chinese
- Chinese with special needs children
- Eritrean / Ethiopian
- Eritrean / Ethiopian with special needs children
- Eastern European
- French speaking Africans
- Karen
- Filipino
- Oromo
- Oromo with special needs children
- Somali
- Sudanese
- Vietnamese
- and others
Activities and topics differ depending on the needs of the parents, and may include:
- special topic discussions and presentations in the areas that parents are interested in (such as health, schooling, stress management, nutrition, gender concerns, adapting to life in Canada, and parenting in 2 cultures)
- children's activities
- community resources announcements
- healthy snacks or lunch
- socialization and networking
- sharing of cultural and practical knowledge, skills, and resources
- cultural celebrations
- special events
- field trips
- Rhymes That Bind – learn English and keep heritage through songs
Affiliation: Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op Key Provider: facilitators, guest speakers, volunteers
Eligibility
Yes, Service targeted to:
- immigrant and refugee caregivers / parents
- and their children
Service Types
Immigrants/Refugees
In Person Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Languages
Amharic
Arabic
Cantonese
Chinese
English
Filipino
French
Mandarin
Oromo
Romanian
Russian
Somali
Sudanese
Tagalog
Tigrignia
Ukrainian
Vietnamese – Programming may be available in other languages.