Family & Community Support Services (FCSS)
Thorhild County Family and Community Support services develops locally-driven, preventative social services to enhance the well-being of families, children, seniors and volunteers in Thorhild County.
Services offered under this program:
Programs are designed for children ages 6-16 to learn new things, build new skills, interact and explore. Check back in late spring for updates with respect to the 2024 Summer Programs!
Registrations for Summer Programs are available through Thorhild County's Online Ticketing Page. See the link below and click County Programs to register for summer programs. You will need to create an account, which will allow you to register and pay online.
The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program provides low income individuals who have basic non-complex returns with free help in completing and filing their income tax returns.
Interested in becoming a volunteer for this program? Please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/cvitp-taxes-volunteers.html
Income Limits for the 2023 tax year are as follows:
Taxes will be completed during March and April by appointments on the following dates:.
Tuesday March 5 10am-3pm
Thursday March 7 10am-3pm
Tuesday March 12 10am-3pm
Thursday March 14 10am-3pm
Tuesday April 16 10am-3pm
Thursday April 18 10am-3pm
To book an appointment or for information please call Kelly at 780-398-3741 ext. 2820 or Laurie at 780-398-3741 ext. 2810.
Residents of Thorhild County may access the Redwater Fellowship of Churches Food Bank. Pleases call 780-942-2061 for more information. If you experience difficulty in being able to pick up items from the Food Bank please contact our office to see if we can assist.
Thorhild County FCSS in partnership with Aspen View Public School provides support services to children of school age and their families to strengthen and stabilize school, family and community life.
The program address issues such as:
During the Christmas Season this campaign provide food hampers and gifts for those in need.