Expanding Hope: One-on-One Support for Young Parents and Caregivers

The Expanding Hope team helps young parents and their caregivers across Alberta by offering short-term support. Families or their supporters can reach out by phone, email, text, or video call to connect with an Expanding Hope Navigator. These Navigators will listen to your needs and help you find resources and services that are right for you.

Who Can Get Support?

  • Young parents: If you are pregnant or parenting and 21 years old or younger, you can reach out for help.
  • Supportive caregivers: Parents, grandparents, relatives, friends, teachers, or anyone helping a young parent can also get support.
  • Alberta residents: Expanding Hope is here to help Albertans, especially those who live outside Edmonton and Calgary, where it can be harder to find resources.

What Does Support Look Like?

When you reach out to Expanding Hope, you’ll work one-on-one with a team member who will:

  • Learn about your situation and needs.
  • Help you find local programs, services, and resources that can help.
  • Follow up to make sure the resources worked for you or to help with anything else you might need.

You’ll connect with Expanding Hope about 3–5 times, but you’re welcome to reach out again if you need more help.

How We Help:

1. Getting to know you: We will connect with you through phone, email, text, or video call—whatever works best for you. We’ll ask a few questions to understand what kind of help you’re looking for.

2. Finding resources: We’ll look for services and programs that match your needs, considering things like your age, transportation, income, and any cultural or spiritual preferences.

3. Share the information: We’ll send you the resources we found, including helpful links, phone numbers, and forms. If you need help accessing these resources, let us know, and we’ll guide you through it!

4. Follow up: After about a week, we’ll check in to see if the resources were helpful. If you have any new needs, we’ll help with those too.

What We Help You Find:

  • Schooling options
  • Basic needs like food, clothes, and baby formula
  • Childcare options
  • Funding options
  • Mental or physical health support
  • Legal help
  • Connection to local family and community programs

Want support? Fill out our quick referral form.

If you have any questions about our program, please reach out to us at expandinghope@terracentre.ca