Deadline: 15-Nov-22
The Parkland County is pleased to announce the Family and Community Support Services(FCSS) Programs to provide funding to non-profit organizations that enhance the social well-being of individuals and families.
Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is a partnership between the Province of Alberta and a Municipality or Metis Settlement that develops locally driven initiatives to enhance the social well-being of individuals, families and community through prevention.
These programs must:
- Enhance the social well-being of individuals, families and community through prevention and contribute to at least one of the outcomes
- Individuals
- Outcome 1: Individuals experience social well-being
- Outcome 2: Individuals are connected with others
- Outcome 3: Children and youth develop positively.
- Families
- Outcome 1: Healthy functioning within families.
- Outcome 2: Families have social supports.
- Community
- Outcome 1: The community is connected and engaged
- Outcome 2: Community social issues are identified and addressed.
- Individuals
- Enhance the social well-being of individuals, families and community through prevention.
- Do one or more of the following:
- Help people to develop independence, strengthen coping skills and become more resistant to crisis;
- Help people to develop an awareness of social needs;
- Help people to develop interpersonal and group skills;
- Help people and communities to assume responsibility for decisions and actions which affect them;
- Provide supports that help sustain people as active participants in the community.
- Programs and Services not eligible under the program include those that:
- Provide primarily for the recreational needs or leisure time pursuits of individuals;
- Are intended to sustain an individual or family, i.e., providing food, clothing or shelter;
- Are primarily rehabilitative in nature; or
- Duplicate services that are ordinarily provided by a government or government agency.
Conditions of Funding
- Funding received from the Parkland County Family and Community Support Services program must provide preventive social programs that directly benefit Parkland County residents.
- All funds must be spent by December 31 st of the funding term.
- Activities and programs that are offered in Parkland County will receive priority. Parkland County DOES NOT include Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Village of Spring Lake, the Village of Seba Beach, or Reserves 133A or 135 and Summer Villages.
- Public acknowledgement of Parkland County FCSS financial assistance is a condition of receiving a grant.
- Outcomes must be measured, and data must be included in your End of Year Summary Report. Reports that do not include data from their measures may not be considered for future funding through Parkland County.
- End of Year Summary Report must be submitted within 30 days of program completion or January 30, 2024 whichever is sooner, and must include Measures (survey questions) results. Measures must be selected from the Family and Community Support Services Measures Bank.
- The Measures Bank will be emailed to you if your project is accepted for Grants to Groups Funding.
- Support on how to choose Measures Bank questions and how to include this information in your End of Year Summary Report will be available to you by contacting Parkland County FCSS.
General FCSS Funding
- This funding is for programs that address local needs through established programming and proven outcomes.
- Funding is available for 1 year, 2 year or 3 year terms.
- Must be submitted by the application deadline.
Special Project Funding
- This type of funding is generally for one time, short term, or pilot projects.
- Special Project funding applications are submitted by the application deadline
- No applications are accepted once all funding has been allocated.
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants must be a registered non-profit that serves Parkland County residents. (Priority will be given to groups offering programs in Parkland County) Individuals or for-profit groups and businesses cannot apply for funding.
- Funding cannot be used for:
- Recreation;
- Public health transportation;
- Direct assistance, including money, food, clothing or shelter, to sustain an individual or family;
- Rehabilitation; or
- Duplication of services provided by other government agencies.
- Applications must fall within one or more of the following criteria:
- Help people develop independence, strengthen coping skills and become more resistant to crisis;
- Help people to develop an awareness of social needs;
- Help people develop interpersonal and group skills which enhance constructive relationships among people;
- Help people and communities to assume responsibility for decisions and actions which affect them;
- Promote, encourage and facilitate the involvement of volunteers.
- Provide supports that help sustain people as active participants in the community.
For more information, visit https://www.parklandcounty.com/en/live-and-play/Family-and-Community-Support-Services.aspx