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Community partners

The community organizations whose expertise and partnership help make free, culturally grounded early learning possible for Indigenous families in Edmonton.

Partners

Community partners we work with

  • Alberta Aboriginal Head Start Association

    “Promotes, supports, and enhances Urban & Northern Indigenous Head Start programs by offering resources, information and learning opportunities that foster the growth and development of children and families within communities.”

  • National Aboriginal Head Start Association of Canada

    The national association for Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities, bringing regional needs to the national level and focusing on creating opportunities that communities choose for themselves.

  • Storypark

    The secure online communication platform we use to strengthen the connection between home and Head Start — learning stories, photos, program updates and two-way messaging with educators.

  • Edmonton Catholic Schools

    “Our mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another.”

  • My Data Vault

    Smaller businesses can enjoy the level of data protection once afforded only to large corporations. Copies of critical data files are sent to a secure offsite facility every night.

  • Nurturing the Seed (IEMHP)

    A service model created for Indigenous infants, toddlers and young children and their caregivers, designed with Elders and content experts to keep Indigenous culture and ways of knowing front and centre.

  • Edmonton Community Foundation

    Edmonton is full of passionate people dedicated to building a vibrant community. Connecting people is what we do best.

  • North Edmonton Gymnastics Club

    At North Edmonton Gymnastics, we believe in the benefits of exercise, challenge and working together.

  • Edmonton Public Library

    We share expertise, information, technology and space with Edmontonians for learning, connecting, creating and discovering.

  • Kids Up Front

    Dedicated to ensuring that all kids have access to fun, enriching experiences in arts, culture, sport and recreation.

  • CASA Foundation

    The fundraising arm of CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health, formed in 1998.

  • KidSport Alberta

    KidSport supports children who need financial assistance with sport registration fees.

  • City of Edmonton

    The City’s strategic vision and plans direct the growth and evolution of Edmonton.

  • Alberta Health Services

    Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.

  • Nobody’s Perfect

    Trained facilitators use a participant-centred, strengths-based approach to promote positive parenting and build on the skills parents already have.

  • Sport Central

    Retrieving, repairing, recycling and redistributing sports equipment to kids aged 4–17 in families facing financial hardship.

  • United Way

    Putting donations to work where they get the greatest results, creating lasting change in local communities.