A resilient family is the best way to ensure kids grow into strong and healthy youth and adults. We offer family services and support to create resilience and establish this critical foundation.
Family Resource Network
Our two community hubs, known as the Trellis Commons, offer services for families with children from infants to 18-years-old.
We’re located in southwest Calgary and Strathmore and provide free services.
These range from family counselling to parenting programs, with a focus on creating nurturing and supportive environments for children and youth.
Housing Support
Trellis offers immediate, short-term help to families on the verge of homelessness or living in unsafe housing.
We also work with families living in shelter to find stable housing and ensure families can stay in one place by helping with complex needs like:
Poverty
Mental health factors
Addictions
Immigration barriers
Parenting Support
We work hard to nurture families so they can be resilient and navigate challenging times with confidence.
We help parents with challenges like:
Parent-teen conflict
Child behaviour
Blended family issues
Family violence
Foster Care
When children can’t stay in their family home, foster care gives them a nurturing and supportive place to live and learn new skills.
Our staff have years of experience in screening, training, and supporting foster families and we work hard to find the best fit for every child and family.
The ultimate goal is to support and prepare children as they transition to permanent homes.
Our 2022-2023 Impact
1000+
Participants served by Family Resource Networks
$0
Cost to access Family Resource Networks
500
Families supported out of homelessness
142
Families accessed free tax clinics and received a combined total of $80,000 in refunds to invest back into their households
334
Families provided with parenting supports like workshops, one-on-one sessions, and in-home