PARENTING

ABC Headstart

ABC Head Start is a comprehensive family support, inclusive early learning, and community connection program for families with young children.

Bent Arrow Traditional Healing 

Bent Arrow is dedicated to supporting the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being of Indigenous children, youth, and families in Edmonton and surrounding areas. We provide culturally responsive programming that promotes healing, resiliency, and cultural connectedness.

C5 North East Hub | Edmonton, AB 

C5 is a collaborative partnership of five leading Edmonton agencies including Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, Boyle Street Community Services, Terra Centre, Newcomer Centre and Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre

Centre for Family Literacy  

The Centre for Family Literacy takes a proactive, family centred approach to programming. The Centre creates learner-centered, strength-based, responsive programs, training, and services.

Creating Hope Society

Creating Hope Society is a non-profit society established to recognize that the sixties and seventies child welfare scoop of Aboriginal children is a continuation of the Residential Schools era. We believe that it is time to halt the cycle of Aboriginal children being separated from their families and communities.

Family Futures Resource Network

Family Futures Resource Network provides information, education, and support to individuals, parents, and families and operate out of four separate locations and many outreach sites.

Jasper Place Family Resource Centre 

Jasper Place Family Resource Centre is  a Registered Not-For-Profit organization to promote young children’s healthy growth and development, and to enhance family wellness.

KARA Family Resource Centre

In 1984, KARA Family Resource Centre was formed by a group of representatives from 16 community organizations seeking a way for community members to provide positive support and resources for families. KARA effectively opened its doors January 1st, 1985 and has been offering parenting programs, services and support to families ever since.

KARA’s original focus was on low income, single mothers but has since evolved to providing a safe, supportive, non-judgmental space for clients of all socio-economic backgrounds and family structure. At KARA, we build meaningful relationships with clients, “meeting them where they are at” in their current life and family circumstance, offering parenting education, family support, early childhood developmental screening, and information and referral services. KARA strives to create safe and inclusive experiences that support clients in their parenting and family life.

Modern Mama

Lindsay MacDonalds' resources for families in #YEG

Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre

Norwood Centre has been a gathering place for Edmonton families for more than 60 years, where we work with children, caregivers, and other family members to support optimal child development, strengthen healthy relationships and well-being, break cycles of adversity, and empower people to successfully navigate change and life challenges.     

Our programs and services are available to families throughout Edmonton, in a variety of locations. Importantly, we recognize each family is unique, and we place high importance on providing inclusive services that respect families’ unique cultures, backgrounds, identities, and traditions.


EDMONTON

We are blessed with a lot of helping hands with what we do. This is a roll call of the awesome folks who do awesome things for Rad Dads:

99Ten - One of the finest music venues in Edmonton and supporter of our family events

SOHO YEG - Another fine music venue and some of the best pizza this side of the North Saskatchewan…and home to our legendary all ager ragers.

Hotel Graphic Design Co. - The graphic design shop behind what we do.

Daniel Wood - Photographer and Rad Dad to two boys.

Suka Clothing - The Vivenne Westwood of Edmonton's fashion scene that helps at all events.

Chilly Reaper Hot Sauce - Tasty hot sauce made by our pal rad dad Q


BANDS

Here's what we're listening to at Rad Dads HQ. You should too:

Propagandhi - Progressive thrash from Winnipeg

John K Samson - Singer/songwriter 

SNFU -  Edmonton's most legendary punk rock band

Koo Koo - Family friend music to dance to

Bunny Racket - Bangers for the the whole family

Play Date - Fun music for fun kids. 


COOL STUFF

Punk Rock Dad by Jim Lindberg - Pennywise's frontman from the pit to the P.T.A.

The Other F Word - Movie about punks as dads as punks.