Addictions
This resource has been around since 1951 and offers strength and hope for friends and family of problem drinkers and other addictions.
What is: Al-Anon
Wednesday 7:00pm
Trinity Lutheran Church (811 Cassils Road West)
Phone 403.793.3337
This resource offers emergency food assistance, as well as referral services and collaboration
with other community organizations, to meet the needs of the impoverished.
Available for ages 18 years and older.
What is: Brooks Food Bank Foundation
Clients Assistance: Monday - Friday 9:00am–3:00pm
Email: brooksfoodbank@telus.net
327, 3rd Street West, Brooks, AB, T1R 0E7
Phone to make an appointment:403.793.2535
This service provides a safe and secure environment for women and men who are fleeing abuse. A 24-hour crisis line is available and walk-in appointments can
be arranged. Outreach support is available to those who do not require emergency
shelter.
What is: Cantara House
24 Hour Crisis Line: 403.793.2232
Outreach: 403.793.8180
Admin Phone: 403.362.2766
If you suspect a child is being neglected or abused, please call.
What is: Child Abuse Hotline
24 Hour/7 days/Week 1.800.387.5437
This resource has over 1000 toys available to borrow, an extensive collection of cake pans, and children’s puzzles. The resource room has over 400 parenting
books, videos and cassettes and 20 different magazine subscriptions.
What is: Brooks Toy Library and Family Resource Centre
403.362.3232
Annual Membership Fee: $30.00 per family | Annual Group Membership: $50.00
327, 3rd Street West (Basement, rear entrance)
This Resource was added in 1957 to specifically help youth, typically ages 13-18.
What is: Alateen
Wednesday 7:00pm
Trinity Lutheran Church (811 Cassils Road West)
https://al-anon.org (.Org versus .ab.ca)
403.793.3337
This resource offers a continuum of services to empower people with information, family supports and community connection with the goal to build a thriving
community of resilient individuals and families.
What is: SPEC Association
101, 327 3rd Street West, Brooks, AB, T1R 0E7
Website: www.spec.ab.ca
403.362.5056
A nationally registered nonprofit Christian charity, dedicated to providing permanent, quality, supportive housing to male individuals who face significant barriers to independent living. 18+
What is: Champion’s Centre Inc.
Website: www.thechampionscentre.net
403.362.4440
Email: champcentre@shaw.ca
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence.....BONUS ~ Double the points if you're also able to share the name of the center in Medicine Hat who also provides support to residents in Brooks
What is: Sexual Violence Helpline
Toll Free: 1.866.403.8000
Website: www.aasas.ca ~ TEXT and CHAT available online
BONUS: Sanare Centre
403.548.2717
This resource provides transportation services for people in the County of Newell to come into Brooks and get back home again later. Available set days. $10 Registration fee. $24 Round Trip.
This resource provides counseling for individuals and families affected by drug, alcohol, or
gambling problems, and also have public education and prevention programs. Books and videos can be borrowed.
What is: Alberta Health Services - Addictions
Email: brooks@albertahealthservices.ca
Toll-Free (24 hours) 1.866.332.2322
Website: www.albertahealthservices.ca/amh
Phone:866.408.5465
This service provides Collaborative
Services including In-home Family Support, Child and Youth Work, Supervised
Family Time and Transportation.
What is: McMan Youth, Family & Community Services
350 Aquaduct Dr, Brooks, AB T1R 1B2
Website: www.mcmansouth.ca
Phone: 403.794.1955
This resource is a national, non-profit organization working towards a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Requires volunteer hours.
This Resource ensures everyone has a place to turn in a time of crisis, by providing 24-hour support, counseling and referrals, free of charge. Available to all ages.
What is: Distress Centre
24 Hour Crisis Line: 1.403.266.HELP(4357)
Suicide Prevention: 1.800.SUICIDE (784-2433)
Website: www.distresscentre.com (online chat available)
This resource can help you access programs and services for seniors, people
with disabilities, job seekers, parents and families, homelessness, financial assistance, abuse, and family violence prevention.
What is: Alberta Supports
Income Supports Emergency Afterhours Line: 1.800.664.5135
Website: www.albertasupports.ca
403.362.1278
Call Centre: 1.877.644.9992
These TWO resources do not have an age or education requirement to attend. They meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church.
This resource provides emergency assistance to individuals and families in need and has a religious background. Must call to make
an appointment.
What is: Saint Vincent de Paul Society
511, 4th Street West, Brooks, AB, T1R 0E3
Hours of Operation: Tuesday & Wednesday 9:30am – 3:30pm
Phone: 403.409.9510
This service provides low income, subsidized housing to the residents of Brooks, Tilley, Duchess and Rosemary. To apply for Community Housing or Rental Subsidy, please pickup an application from our office or apply online through our website.
What is: Newell Housing Foundation
(Low Income & Seniors’ Residents)
403.362.4455
Website: www.newhf.ca
This hotline offers support and information regarding careers...
What is: Career Information Hotline
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:15am – 4:30pm
1.800.661.3753
This resource runs 2 shuttles per day, leaving Medicine Hat at 8:00 am and 12:00 pm. The shuttles then returns, from Calgary 2:00-2:30 pm and 5:30-6:00 pm. They give you a call the night before (after 6:00 pm) and will confirm your exact time for pick
up. Stops include: Redcliff, Suffield, Brooks, Bassano, Strathmore, Chestermere.
What is: J & L Shuttle Service
403.528.8851
Toll Free 1.877.217.5577
Website: www.jandlshuttle.com | BOOK ONLINE
This addictions helpline is a toll free confidential service which provides, alcohol,
tobacco, other drugs and problem gambling support, information and referral
services. It is available to all Albertans.
What is: Gambling Helpline
Toll-Free 24/7 within Alberta: 1.866.332.2322
This is a community-based service centers, offering one-stop shopping for a wide range of registration, information, and licensing
services on behalf of the Government of Alberta.
What is: Grasslands Registry
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
Phone: 403.362.5755
240, 3rd Street West, Brooks, AB, T1R 0S3
This resource provides information, advice and mediation services for landlords and tenants.
What is: Landlord and Tenant Information Alberta Contact Center
1.877.427.4088
Call us for free practical legal information 24 hours a day. You must call from a
touch tone phone.
What is: Dial-A-Law and Lawyer Referral Service
Hours of Operated Assistance: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm
Toll Free 1.800.332.1091
This Calgary based but nationally recognized resource views crisis as a normal process that
all people encounter, at some point. They are here to listen. Crisis support available for children and families 24/7.
What is: Wood’s Homes
24/7 Crisis Line Toll Free: 1.800.563.6106
Text: 587.315.5000
Text & Live Chat 9:00am-10:00pm