McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association
Edmonton/North Region

11016-127 St. T5M 0T2
Edmonton, Alberta
Telephone#: (780) 482-4461
Fax#: (780) 409-9419
Email: mcman@mcman.ca

Funders

• Children’s Services
• Persons with Developmental Disabilities
• ADD: Alberta Health Services (AADAC)

Board of Directors:

• Perry Sollway, President
• Mikk Peek, Past President
• Sherry Duncan, Vice President
• Diane Davies, Treasurer
• Kim Gerlitz, Member
• Marilyn Hebert, Member
  

Executive Director:

• Danica Frazer

Programs:

Foster Care

McMan’s Foster Care program addresses the needs of children and youth who require alternate living arrangements for various periods of time. It provides safe, caring homes when they are most needed, and employs highly skilled and committed staff and foster parents, to ensure the various individual needs of the children are met, so they can develop positive relations and living skills. This program serves children from birth to 18 years who have child welfare status.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Ralph Buchholz (780) 453-0446
• Bonnyville Ralph Buchholz (780) 453-0446
• Fort McMurray Jack Smyka (780) 743-9721

Supported Independent Living

Provides care and services to youth who require assistance in developing the skills needed to live successfully and independently. Education, employment and life/living skills are developed through specialized individual programs, and living accommodation is provided when necessary. The SIL program helps prepare young people to live as functioning, successful and independent adults.

This program serves youth aged 16 to 20 years who are unable to live in their natural homes and require assistance to live alone.

Locations and Program Managers:

• Edmonton Marnie McMullen (780) 453-0426
• Grande Prairie   Corie Brand

Family Support

McMan’s Family Support Program provides caring and professional family support to help develop positive family relations by teaching parenting, living, communication and behaviour management skills; and providing intervention to address various issues.

This program serves children, youth and parents who are struggling with various issues within the family unit.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Cindy Mather
• Whitecourt and area Corie Brand

Family Supports for Children with DisAbilities

Family Supports for Children with DisABILITIES provides a variety of individualized services to children with special needs from the ages of 2 to 18, including: a) Developmental supports, b) Respite, and c) Community Supports.

a) Developmental supports,  that assist children, and teach parents/caregivers how to assist their child, toward developmental goals that will contribute to the overall quality of life and care.

b) Respite, providing temporary relief to parents for the care and supervision of their child (ren) with a disability.  This care occurs either in the home or outside the home.

Locations and Program Managers

• Fort McMurray Jack Smyka (780) 743-9721

Group Care

McMan’s group care program provides opportunities for youth to live in safe, secure environments that provide the support and individual attention required by the youth to develop communication, life/living and behaviour management skills and to develop and maintain positive relationships with their families, peers and other members of their communities.

The group care program includes a number of six-bed group homes as well as specialized group homes developed in response to individualized service plans (ISP’s) for youth with special needs.

McMan’s group care program serves children and youth aged 8 to 18 years of age who are unable to live with their families or with a foster family.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Alice Althouse (780) 453-0424

Protective Safe House

McMan, in partnership with AADAC, operates a residential facility that provides youth with a secure place to safely detoxify from alcohol or drugs.  Together AADAC counselors and McMan staff facilitate programming that engages the youth, promotes a healthy lifestyle, and helps in the exploration of the youths’ alcohol and/or drug use and their readiness to change.  Families are encouraged to participate in the program and to choose the counseling and/or treatment services that will work most effectively for the youth after leaving the safe house.

• Edmonton Christine Savage

Shared Living

McMan’s Shared Living program provides 24-hour care and services within a community-based home. All programs, training and care is customized to meet the special needs of each client.

The Shared Living program serves people with medical needs, mental illness, mild to severe mental disability or a combination of these condition.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Melinda Noyes (780) 482-4010
• Edson Leslie Langman (780) 712-7677

Independent Living with Supports

The Independent Living with Supports program serves people with medical needs, mental illness, mild to severe mental disability or a combination of these condition.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Jackie Kerr (780) 482-4010
• Edson Leslie Langman (780) 712-7677

Supported Community Access Network

McMan’s Supported Community Access Network program provides support with volunteer and work placements, skill training and recreation/leisure activities. All training and care is customized to meet the special needs of each individual and is provided within the community as a day program.

The Supported Community Access Network program serves people with medical needs, mental illness, mild to severe mental disability or a combination of these condition.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Linda Jonas
• Edson Leslie Langman (780) 712-7677

Outreach Program

McMan’s Outreach program provides support on an interim basis to individuals within their own homes. All support is customized to meet the unique needs of each client.

The Outreach program serves people with medical needs, mental illness, mild to severe mental disability or a combination of these condition.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edson Leslie Langman (780) 712-7677

Support Home

Our Support Home Program provides services to individuals within a family setting where support guidance is offered within a family environment or a supportive roommate setting.

Locations and Program Managers

• Edmonton Jackie Kerr (780) 482-4010

Supports for People with Brain Injury

McMan’s Supports for People with Brain Injury program provides customized, individual services within the community to people with Brain Injury. It provides the support, encouragement and resources needed to help clients live productive and fulfilling lives.

The Supports for People with Brain Injury program serves people within the community who suffer from brain injury and have special needs.

Location and Program Managers

• Edson Leslie Langman (780) 712-7677