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Bridges

Individualized in home family support, information and service coordination.

Raising a happy and healthy family takes support and encouragement from your community. The Bridges program provides a broad range of information, support, advocacy, and referral services for families.

We focus on:
•  Your family’s needs
•  Increasing family’s health and well-being
•  Supporting parents to strengthen their parenting and child/youth development knowledge, including developmental milestones
•  Building supportive networks and connections to resources and services

Bridges offers individualized in-home visits which include:

Information and support regarding:
•  responsive parenting
•  parent and child/youth interaction and attachment
•  child/youth development
•  social connections
•  healthy relationships
•  health and well-being
•  meeting your family’s basic needs, i.e. shelter, food, clothing, etc.
•  transitional planning
•  budgeting
•  parent/teen mediation
•  any other areas you would like information on
•  Connections to community services and groups and service coordination
•  Addressing needs, you or your family may have
•  Setting personal and family goals

Are you eligible for Bridges?

Bridges in-home, intensive family support services will be provided to parents/caregivers who:
•  care for children and youth under the age of 18 years
•  reside in Medicine Hat, Redcliff, Cypress County, County of Newell including Brooks, Bassano, Rolling Hills, Duchess, Patricia, Tilley, Scandia, Rosemary, and Oyen including Acadia, Empress, Cereal and surrounding areas; and
•  identify the need for family support services based on identified challenges such as mental health, stress,  difficulty meeting basic needs such as shelter, food, clothing, etc.

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“It has changed a lot for me, just knowing someone is there.”
“Very connected to community, client centered, staff go above and beyond.”
“I feel listened to, so that helps with my depression.”
“[I was] so much more stressed and confused/hectic before Bridges.”

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Funding for this program provided by:
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Ministry of Children’s Services Family Resource Network

Program Available at the following Locations

Medicine Hat, AB (Office)
477 3rd Street SE
403-526-7473
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Brooks, AB (Office)
116 2nd Ave. W
403-501-0339
Cypress County
1-888-756-7473

Oyen and Surrounding areas
1-888-756-7473

For More Information About Other Programs:

Medicine Hat Office          

403-526-7473 or Toll Free 1-888-756-7473

Brooks Office                       

403-501-3862 Family Support Worker

Bow Island Office (County of Forty Mile)

403-545-6911 Family Support Worker

Cypress County and Oyen and
Surrounding Areas

Toll Free 1-888-756-7473

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Contact us
  • 477 3rd St SE,
    Medicine Hat, AB
    T1A 0G8

  • 403.526.7473

  • bridges@memlane.com

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