How Should Alberta Improve Family and Community Support Services?
Official title: Family and Community Support Services engagement
Alberta wants feedback on its Family and Community Support Services program. FCSS is an 80/20 funding partnership between the province and municipalities or Metis Settlements. The money goes to preventative programs that help people build independence, develop coping skills, and participate in their communities.
Why This Matters
Use a food bank? Get help from a community centre? These programs often run on FCSS funding. Changes could affect what services are available in your town. Municipalities and Metis Settlements that rely on this funding have a stake in how it's structured.
What Could Change
The province may revise how FCSS funding is allocated between government and municipalities. Accountability requirements could change. New coordination mechanisms might be introduced to help programs respond faster to emerging community needs.
Key Issues
- Should the mandate of the FCSS program be updated?
- How should FCSS funding be structured?
- How can collaboration and coordination be improved?
- What accountability and oversight measures are needed?
What Happened
Stakeholders participated in online sessions and provided feedback on the program's mandate, funding structure, collaboration and coordination, and accountability and oversight.