Wainwright & District FCS
902 5th Avenue T9W 1C7 Wainwright, AB, Canada

Please be advised of new office policy regarding heightened restrictions. This will be in place until the restrictions are lifted. Stay safe everyone! Mental Health Help Line (24/7): 1-877-303-2642... Abuse Helpline: 1-855-4HELPAB Caregivers Alberta Support for Seniors: 1-877-453-5088 Suicide Prevention Line: 1-833-456-4566 Addictions Help Line: 1-866-332-2322 Wainwright Food Bank: 780-845-8875 See more

Join us for this fantastic presentation with Coach on the Go, Danielle Reed! Danielle is an authenticity coach, professional speaker, author and workshop facilitator! Danielle was a teacher and Learning Support Facilitator for 17 years. The most important parts of her teaching career were building relationships and providing everyone around her with optimism and laughter! She took a leave from teaching to complete her Co-Active Life Coaching courses, The Daring Way and Risin...g Strong trainings...and it is there that she discovered her greatest passion! Today, Danielle works with individuals and groups to empower and inspire them to move toward living an authentic, wholehearted life, so that they can give others around them permission to do the same. Danielle is a proud mom to two amazing boys who are her best evidence of the power of knowing your values & living your truth. Her greatest professional achievement was being invited to speak at Brené Brown's Courage Camp in Texas in 201 Danielle Reed offers speaking engagements for youth, parents, schools and workplaces where people want to get connected with What Matters(TM) in order to live, love, parent, work and lead with their whole hearts. Where courage, compassion, curiosity and connection are valued. Live authentically, love wholeheartedly and embrace imperfection while giving others permission to do the same.

Caregivers of children and youth in grades K-12--are you looking for new strategies and ideas? AHS in collaboration with The Mental Health Foundation are excited to offer FREE online programming for parents and caregivers of children and youth via Zoom! Check out all they have to offer and sign up here: https://www.cyfcaregivereducation.ca/virtual-education

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Don't forget to sign up for our upcoming Liar's Club Writing Workshop with author Marty Chan! We're so excited to host this fun an interactive workshop via Zoom as part of the Snowflake Social events in conjunction with Family Literacy Day!

There are now fifteen (15) active cases of COVID-19 in the M.D. of Wainwright. As the numbers continue to climb, it is more important than ever to follow all of... the mandatory health restrictions. Please do your part to limit the spread and keep our numbers from rising even higher! Information on mandatory restrictions can be found at: https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx

Join us for this fantastic free presentation! Topics covered will include: -Undiagnosed ADHD sabotages adults. Simply understanding how your mind works can be life changing. Knowledge is power. -Surviving the tornado of relief, regret, anger, sadness, and doubt that can derail your progress... -Defeating the stigma, fear, confusion, and outright nonsense that people will throw at you. -The power of having a goal that is moving and inspiring. -The good news about ADHD. Things are changing for the better. -A dozen practices that work at home, at work, and at play. About Rick Green: After earning a BSC. in Physics, Rick began creating public programs for the Ontario Science Centre. In 1979, he became a full-time comedian, writing and performing in 700 episodes of television and radio. After being diagnosed with ADHD, Rick produced two outstanding documentaries on adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD): ADD & Loving It?! and ADD & Mastering It! He also founded the groundbreaking website TotallyADD.com, which has helped millions of people around the world. ADD & Loving It?! became a runaway hit on PBS earning critical acclaim, a New York Festivals award for Best Medical Documentary, and kudos from educators, coaches, doctors, and adults affected by ADHD. Rick has interviewed over 75 of the world’s leading ADHD experts, and produced videos on every aspect of ADHD for TotallyADD. A frequent public speaker and advocate for adults with ADHD, Rick has been honored as one of the University of Waterloo’s Top 50 Science Graduates, and has received the CAMH Foundation’s Celebrity Transforming Lives Award. He is also proud to be appointed to the Order of Ontario, and The Order of Canada for his work in ADHD advocacy and comedy.

Attn: Chauvin, Edgerton, Czar, Hughenden, Amisk residents:

We might not be able to celebrate in person this year, but we've got activities for all ages to enjoy virtually...for the WHOLE month of January! Make sure you check out the "discussion" tab for the full schedule, posters, more information, and updates from all the agencies that are working together to create this special event. Register for any event or activity and automatically be entered for awesome prizes to be drawn during the first week of February. Make sure you check... out the discussion page on our event, Virtual Snowflake Social! How to sign up: Virtual Storytime, "Cabin Fever Reliever" Winter Reading Program, and/or Teen Zone Craft courtesy of Wainwright Public Library (registration by January 7): call 780-842-2673 or email [email protected] Books 4 Babies and/or Storytime Live courtesy of Wainwright FRN: https://signup.com/go/vFPEJYB Family Activities courtesy of Wainwright Adult Learning: Activities will be posted to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wainwrightlearning Codebreaker Trivia and Create Your Own Comic courtesy of PSP Wainwright: Register for trivia here https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeHfy4P2ORY.../closedform Create Your Own Comic will be posted to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PSPWainwright Activity Books courtesy of Wainwright MFRC: Available for download or pickup by contacting [email protected] Mental Health and Wellness Crossword courtesy of Wainwright on Wellness (geared towards high school ages-adults) download here: https://drive.google.com/.../1aopcYgFtoI4CtiJn8Mh.../view... Liar's Club Writing Workshop with Marty Chan courtesy of Wainwright & District FCS: https://signup.com/go/eyEDUVD

We're really excited to announce this new venture working with Judith Anne's Helping Hands. Please hit "Like", "Share" and spread the word. Thank you.

Delaney Ruston, the creator of Screenagers, shared some ideas for non-tech gifts this Christmas--check out these ideas for gifts related to screen time and things they care about! 18. If you have a child who enjoys Minecraft, consider a novel centered on it. Minecraft: The Island: An Official Minecraft Novel. (Ages 8 to 12) 19. If some fun tech device is on your list, consider adding in The Circle by Dave Eggers. It is great for older teens. Even if they watched the movie, t...his book still delivers because it is so on the mark. Here’s a bit about it: When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. But then what happens? 20. For movie buffs, the film director Chris Nolan has written books about the making of his films. If your child enjoyed the movie Inception, they might like reading this book (I am getting it for my son Chase and he was instructed not to read this TTT, so the surprise is not spoiled here.) Inception: The Shooting Script by Christopher Nolan. A bit about the book:In a conversational preface, Nolan discusses with brother and frequent collaborator, Jonah, the genesis of the idea for the film and the decade-long process it took to write it. 21. The RBG - I Dissent Board Game could be perfect for all those tough negotiators out there i.e., our kids who make strong cases for things like more screen time. How about channeling all that negotiating and debating into a fun family night. 22. A gift that we can never recommend enough - An Alarm Clock. I’m always advocating for single-function alarm clocks rather than having the phones in the bedroom being used as alarm clocks. Who knew they make ones now that wake you up with the scent of your choice, like this one (and please ignore their suggestion to use their clock as a phone charging device). Find the entire list here: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/t/2020-holiday-gift-guide

Storytime has gone virtual! Explore stories and activities with your 3-5 year old. Craft kits will be available for pickup and the program will be via Zoom. Using our website, pre-register by January 28th. https://www.wainwrightlibrary.ab.ca/virtu/virtual-storytime