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Terra Centre Blog Archive

April 26, 2021

The Value of One, The Power of Many

The past year has been marked by many significant challenges, including family members having to be apart from each other; businesses and child–care facilities being closed, and the list...

April 24, 2020

Thank you, volunteers!

At Terra, we’re lucky to have the support of many individual and group volunteers. The impact of their many helping hands is reflected in...

March 17, 2020

Benefits of reading to your baby and young children

By: Sara-Jayne Carcerano The benefits of reading to your children can start before they are even born. Around 18 weeks of pregnancy your baby...

March 16, 2020

Helping children cope through stress and change

By: Chandra Ashton, Mental Health Therapist Now that schools across Alberta have closed, how do we minimize the stress that children are experiencing? With...

January 24, 2020

Literacy for Living

Imagine a young family shopping at the grocery store. A young mother picks fruit and vegetables and talks to her child about juicy red...

September 9, 2019

Fostering creativity through busy boards

As a student in MacEwan’s Early Learning and Childcare Program, Melissa Steinke was tasked with creating a magical play space. Based on the children’s...

July 22, 2019

Mental health services making a difference

Dr. Chandra Ashton’s office at Braemar School is a welcoming space with soft lighting, comfy chairs and bookcases filled with colourful children’s and young...

July 22, 2019

Homecoming

When we think of ‘home,’ it often conjures up feelings of security, comfort, familiarity and a sense of belonging. When we meet with Terra...

June 26, 2019

Collective wisdom and action

Six years ago, non-profits in Edmonton’s social services sector were encouraged by then-mayor Stephen Mandel to explore how they could work differently together—could we...

May 22, 2019

Keeping children at the heart of our work

Photo: Tammy Lien, Child and Family Liaison (left), with two families who receive support from her: Mariah, mom to Liam (centre) and Sydney, mom...

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