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211 Alberta - Help Starts Here​
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Call or text 211 to access to an entire network of community, social, health and government services. You will be answered by a professional 211 Community Resource Specialist trained to assess your needs and refer you to the most appropriate services.

This service is free, confidential and available in over 170 languages.
​For more information, visit the 211 website here.
Toll-free Numbers

​Addictions Help Line (24 hrs)
1-866-332-2322

Alberta Health Link (24 hrs)
811

Alberta One Call
​(Call before you dig)
1-800-242-9473

Alberta Quits Helpline
1-866-710-7848

Alberta Supports
​(Income Support, PDD, FSCD)
1-877-644-9992

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH)
1-833-698-9959

Bullying Help Line
1-888-456-2323

Canada Suicide Prevention
9-8-8

Child and Safety or Abuse (Safe Kid Hotline)
1-800-638-0175

Crime Stoppers
1-800-222-8477

Emergency Social Services (24/7)
1-866-644-5135

Family Court Counselor (St.Paul)
780-614-6300

Family Violence (24 hrs)
310-1818

Kids Help Line
1-800-668-6868

LGBTQ+ Youth Support Line
1-877-688-4765

No Food, No Shelter for Children
​(Child & Family Services - Edmonton Crisis Unit)
1-800-638-0715

Poison Control
1-800-332-1414

Seniors Information Line (Alberta Supports)
1-877-644-9992

Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Aids
1-800-772-2437

Teen Hot Line
1-800-852-8336
​Useful Links​
  • Government of Alberta - Elder Abuse Resource       
  • www.alberta.ca/childrens-services-office-locations​  
  • Children’s Services
    Leads child care & intervention, early childhood development, foster & kinship, adoption, and improvements for children & youth.​      
  • Seniors and Housing (Alberta) Offers programs and services to support the well-being and quality of life of seniors and help Albertans access affordable housing.        
  • Seniors Canada Online
    Seniors Canada On-line provides single-window access to Web based information and services that are relevant to seniors 55+, their families, caregivers and supporting service organizations.​             
  • ​Retirement HUB             Learn and plan for your retirement. It's never too early or too late to learn about your retirement options and plan for your future. Find out about public pensions, when to collect them and tips to consider for your retirement income.         
  • Poison & Drug Information Service This service provides: emergency, immediate expertise and advice about poisonings; medication and herbal advice on prescription and over the counter drugs; drug information for health care professionals; poison research, education and prevention.             
  • Elder Abuse Information (Alberta)
    Recognize signs of elder abuse and learn how to get help.                          
  • Bullying Canada: Giving bullied kids a bright future
    ​www.bullying.org is a multiple award-winning Web site that was created to help people with the issues of bullying within a safe, positive international community. www.bullying.org is a supportive community where people can learn that they are NOT alone in being bullied and teased, that being bullied and teased is NOT their fault and that they CAN do something positive about it.              
  • Kids Help Phone Website
    Kids Help Phone is committed to improving the well-being of Canada’s children. To that end, we are constantly seeking new ways to make a difference.                
  • The Virtues Project™
    ​The mission of The Virtues Project™ is to provide empowering strategies that inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life.                  
  • InformALBERTA
    InformAlberta is one of many provincial partners in the national InformCanada network of community information and referral services.         
  • ​Canadian Child Care Federation
  • Fédération Canadienne des Services de Garde à l’Enfance             Fifty Canadian non-profit organizations have come together under the banner of Child & Family Canada to provide quality, credible resources on children and families on an easy-to-navigate website. The managing partner of the consortium is the Canadian Child Care Federation.                
  • Alberta Child Adoption    Alberta residents are able to adopt children in government care, as well as through private and international adoption.           
  • ​Foster Parenting          Do you see yourself as caring, patient and flexible? Do you believe that relationships and respect have a positive influence on child development? If these statements describe you, then fostering may be right for you!​

Tip Sheets & Infographics

Supporting a Survivor of Suicide Loss
Emergency Preparation Checklist
Anger Management - Changing Ways Camrose
​Stopping
Family
​Violence​
Online Safety & Parent Supports
Digital Literacy
Free and accessible digital literacy resources for families, schools, students, and working professionals.
Kids
&
​Drugs
First Nations Health Consortium -
Youth Transitions
Talking to Children about Divorce
Transition to Adulthood (TAPS)
Understanding
Mental Health
​& Illness
Teenagers
&
​​Drugs
Women Leaving Domestic Violence
Nutrition
Immigration Supports - Canada Assist
Men Leaving Domestic Violence
​Medication
​Round
Up​
Separation / Divorce
​Talking to
​Teens About Marijuana
Benefits and Credits for Newcomers
Local Numbers

​Camrose Women's Shelter
1-877-672-1010 or
780-672-1035

EARVSS - Victim Services
1-​587-487-2505

Spark Foundation of Lloydminster 
(Formerly Interval Home)
Call 780-875-0966 or
Text 780-808-1777

Wainwright Adult Learning
780-842-3455

Wainwright Bylaw Officer
780-842-3381

Wainwright Fire and Rescue (Fire Chiefs Office)
780-842-3381

Wainwright Food Bank
780-842-6989

Wainwright Healthy Families Program
780-842-5481

Wainwright Hospital
780-842-3324

Wainwright Mental Health
780-842-7522

Wainwright Public Health
780-842-4077

Wainwright RCMP
780-842-4461

Wainwright Utility Emergencies (Water, Sewer, Gas;
​After 5 PM, Weekends)
780-842-2564

Walking Through Grief Society
780-846-2576


Wainwright Schools
Wainwright Elementary School
780-842-3361

Wainwright Junior and Senior High School
780-842-4481

Wainwright Blessed Sacrament School
780-842-3808

Wainwright Ecole St. Christophe
780-842-2827

Wainwright Blessed Sacrament Outreach School
780-842-3944

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Chauvin
Chauvin Village Office
780-858-3881

Chauvin Library
780-858-3744

Chauvin School
780-858-3744


Edgerton
Edgerton Village Office
780-755-3933

Edgerton Library
780-755-3933 ext 7

Edgerton School:
780-755-3810

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Irma
Irma Village Office
780-754-3668

Irma School
780-754-3746
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Wainwright AA and NA Meetings
Government of Alberta Publications
These relate directly to the FCSS Act:
​​Partner Municipalities
Local Resources
HOUSING LIST
Wainwright Housing & Subsidy contact (priority is for seniors,but is open to low-income individuals as well for rental subsidy.)
  • Vermilion Housing Foundation - Brenda Cook 780-842-5936

Wainwright Apartments:
  • Parkland Manor
    • 909-5th ave;            780-872-4352
  • Aspen Apartments
    • 1101- 14 street;        587-791-1082
  • Fairview Manor
    • 506-16 street;            780-453-1108
  • Sunset Manor
    • 1304-1st ave;           780-453-1108
  • Morgans Place
    • 2609-11ave                780-842-0098

Get In Touch!

Address:
902 - 5th Ave
Wainwright, AB
T9W 1C7
Phone:
780-842-2555
Fax:
780-842-5783

​*PLEASE NOTE*

​Due to Staffing shortage or unforeseen 
circumstances, our Office may close early on some occasions.

Please see our
Facebook page for regular updates.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday:
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
​*OPEN DURING LUNCH DAILY*

​OFFICE CLOSURE
​August 3rd - Heritage Day
​September 7th - Labour Day

AFTER HOURS PROGRAMMING
Please see our Newsletters & Facebook for info on extended hours and community events!