The Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program promotes and enhances the well-being of Albertans, 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.

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 mentoring programs;
supporting the social development of children and their families;
supporting seniors to remain connected to their communities and providing home supports; and,
support people in developing skills to have healthy relationships with others
help individuals and communities assume responsibility for decisions and actions that affect them