Alberta Children's Services

• Alberta adds $23M to support foster care providers

  The provincial government is adding $23.6 million to support Alberta foster caregivers, including funding for counselling and for those helping older youth. 

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2023
  
• Alberta boy, 5, killed in dog attack was in care of children’s services: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  The fatal dog attack happened the evening of Sunday, March 5 on the Whitefish Lake First Nation, which is about 375 kilometres north of Edmonton.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
  
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• Report on Alberta girl’s death highlights need for overhaul of child welfare system: advocates

  Some advocates for families say the status quo is not acceptable when it comes to Alberta's child welfare system.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023
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• Fatality inquiry report looking into death of Alberta girl known as Serenity released

  A fatality inquiry looking into the case of an Alberta girl who died while in care has been released, offering recommendations to prevent a similar case from unfolding again.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2023
• Calgary in desperate need of culturally supportive foster homes for Indigenous youth

  The impact of residential schools created generational trauma, fracturing homes. But a Calgary organization is approaching foster care with a cultural lens on Indigenous youth.

  Features

  Nov 15, 2022
• Calgary family reunited after daycare loses track of son

  A Calgary family was on their way to pick up their son from daycare Wednesday when they got a call saying the boy had not been seen since around 2 p.m.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2022
• Alberta child and youth advocate calls for more provincial accountability

  The Alberta child and youth advocate is asking for more accountability when it comes to the province taking action on recommendations his office has made.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2022
• $25-a-day daycare pilot program introduced by Alberta NDP ends April 1

  "When we first told families that they were going to get this decrease on their fees, we had parents in tears," said YMCA GM Candace Stecyk.

  Money

  Mar 25, 2021
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• Alberta government announces one-time $561 child benefit for working parents

  Alberta parents who use childcare will soon be able to apply to receive a one-time payment of $561 per child through a new Working Parents Benefit.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2021
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• Alberta NDP wants to stop planned changes affecting young adults formerly in government care

  The province's official Opposition is sounding the alarm over incoming changes that would sever supports for former foster children at age 22 instead of 24. 

  Politics

  Dec 30, 2020