Family & Community Support

UP provides services for children, youth, and adults to either remain in the family home or re-integrate with their families and community.

Family integration & community support services

The Bridges program is offered in partnership with Edmonton Area Child and Family Services (Child Intervention/Child Protection Services). It focuses on the partnership of Unlimited Potential and Family Services working collaboratively with children, youth, and families to ensure safety, wellbeing, and helping build individual support networks in their own communities. The program also helps transition older youth in care to independence. Our areas of service are West Central, St Albert and Spruce Grove and the surrounding areas.

For more information on the Bridges Program, please contact:

Mero Mogus, Manager Bridges West Central
Email (mmogus@upcs.org)
587-338-7651

Anita McIntyre, Manager Bridges St Albert/Spruce Grove
Email (amcintyre@upcs.org)
587-340-6711

Carol Hrenyk, Director Community Services
Email (chrenyk@upcs.org)
780-902-2598

 

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) services

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a medical diagnosis that describes a range of lifelong disabilities resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol. UP has programs for men, women, and children.

For adults, we have two Open Arms programs. One program is for men diagnosed with or suspected of having FASD, and the second program is for mothers living with FASD.

We also have FASD-focused group care available for children.

For more information, please contact:

Sadie Martin, Manager Open Arms
Email (smartin@upcs.org)
780-440-0708 ext. 227

Adult volunteer and employment services

Adult services are based in Wetaskiwin, AB, including the Serenity House for adults with mental health diagnoses.

Touchstone Place Clubhouse offers social support programs for adults with mental health needs.

Adults can gain volunteer and employment experience at Consumer Initiative Program or through the Transitional Employment Program.

For more information about services for adults, please contact:

Krista Smith, Manager Mental Health
Email: (ksmith@upcs.org)
780-362-3521

Mental health programs for adults

Serenity House is dedicated to adults with a mental health diagnosis. The house is located in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, where adult community support services are also available.

For more information about services for adults, please contact:

Krista Smith, Manager Mental Health
Email: (ksmith@upcs.org)
780-362-3521

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge Treaty 6 territory—the traditional and ancestral territory of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux , Nakota Sioux and Métis Peoples. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We respect their histories, languages, and cultures whose presence continues to enrich our community. We are grateful for the traditional Elders and Knowledge Keepers who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we are visiting and striving to live in harmony with.

Unlimited Potential Community Services

We welcome your questions and comments.
UP’s main administrative office is located in Edmonton, Alberta.

Location

P: 780-440-0708
Centre 170, Suite 145
10403 – 172 Street
Edmonton, AB, T5S 1K9

Contact UP

P: 780-440-0708
Dial 200 for reception