How Should Alberta Support Families with Disabled Children?
Official title: Family Support for Children with Disabilities engagement
Why This Matters
If you're raising a child with a disability in Alberta, this program might be your lifeline. It covers respite care so you can take a break, child care costs, and therapy services. The government was looking at how to keep these supports available as demand grows.
What Could Change
The FSCD program faced budget pressures from growing caseloads. Feedback from this consultation helped shape how services are delivered and prioritized. Changes could affect eligibility, service levels, or how funding is allocated to families.
Key Issues
- How can the FSCD program be delivered more effectively?
- How can the program remain sustainable given growing demand?
- What supports matter most to families of children with disabilities?
How to Participate
- This consultation is now closed. Albertans shared feedback through an online survey from January 12 to February 1, 2021.
- Read the What We Heard Report to see what feedback was received.
- Learn more about the Family Support for Children with Disabilities program.
What Happened
Feedback from the online survey and stakeholder engagement helped the government understand how to better support families while improving program sustainability. The results were compiled into a What We Heard Report.