Welcome to Human Services

Ministry of Children’s Services

Leads child care and intervention, early childhood development, foster and kinship care, adoption and improvements for children and youth.

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Abuse & Intervention

• Child Intervention
• Child Sexual Exploitation

Adoption

• Adoption Records
• Adult Adoption
• Child Profiles
• Supports for Permanency
• Wednesday’s Child

Family & Community

• Child Care
• Children’s Mental Health
• Early Childhood Development
• Parenting
• Youth Programs

Financial Support

• Alberta Child Benefit
• Child Care Subsidy
• Child & Youth Support Program

Foster & Kinship Care

• Aboriginal Caregivers
• Foster Care
• Kinship Care
• Post Guardianship Services

Ministry of Community & Social Services

Leads income, employment, disabilities and community-based supports, family violence prevention, and family and community support services.

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Alberta Supports

• Social-based programs

Abuse & Bullying

• Bullying
• Family Violence Prevention and Promoting Healthy Relationships
• Internet Safety

Disability Services

• Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH)
• Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES)
• Employment First
• Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD)
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)
• Provincial Disability Supports Initiatives
• Residential Access Modification Program (RAMP)
• Find an AISH office
• Find a FSCD office
• Find a regional PDD office

Family & Community

• Family & Community Support Services
• First Nations Agencies
• Community Conversations

Financial Support

• Alberta Works
• Child Support Services
• Employment Services
• Health Benefits
• Income Support
• Find an Alberta Works and Alberta Supports Centre

Homelessness

• Find a Shelter
• A Plan for Alberta
• Alberta Homeless Research Consortium
• McCullough Centre
• Personal Identification
• Youth Homelessness Initiatives