The Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre, or MFRC, is a non-profit society registered under the Alberta Society's Act. The agency is also registered with Revenue Canada as a charitable organization.
The Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre is one of many associated non-profit MFRCs located across Canada that provides Canadian Forces families coordinated, consistent and effective programs and services.
The Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre is a subsidiary of the Director Military Family Services, located in Ottawa.
Who makes it happen?
Our structure
We are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of military spouses, CF members, and ex-officio members. Our MFRC depends on the talents and skills of these dedicated volunteers to make guiding decisions.
Qualified staff from a variety of backgrounds direct and coordinate MFRC programs and services.
MFRC Patron:
Senator Tommy Banks
MFRCs Across Canada and Around the World
There are several MFRCs in Canada and around the world. Located from Comox, B.C. to Halifax, Nova Scotia and from Rome, New York to Geilenkirchen, Germany, there is an MFRC wherever there are a sufficent number of CF families posted.
Our Vision
The Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre will be the recognised leader in military family support.
Our Mission
The Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre provides exemplary support, resources, programs and services that enhance the strength and resilience of military families to meet the unique challenges of military life.
More than ever, the Canadian Forces are being called on to provide support both nationally and internationally: frequent relocations, long family separations during training, domestic operations and international deployments are realities for military families.
The well-being and the strength of military families are contributing factors to the operational effectiveness of the Canadian Forces.
Our Core Values
Strong families are the foundation/cornerstone of the Canadian Forces.
In serving military families we commit to provide:
Accountability
We will be diligent, reliable, fair and consistent in all our actions and efficient and effective stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
Integrity
Honesty, transparency and the highest standards of conduct and moral behaviour are the hallmarks of the way we conduct our business.
Accessibility
We commit, without discrimination, to the delivery of affordable, quality programs and services, which foster diversity, respect and equity.
Ethical Conduct
All members of the Centre will maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct, without limiting their resourcefulness and independent thinking, through honourable actions and behaviour which uphold the values of the Centre, supported by an awareness of and compliance with Centre policies and procedures, government legislation and relevant professional standards.
Innovation
We seek to create and maintain an entrepreneurial environment, which elicits diverse, progressive, creative and challenging programs and services to meet the future needs of military families.
Strategic Priorities
Below are the strategic priorites the Board of Directors have set for the 2010/2011 fiscal year:
- Explore new strategies for enhancing communications with military families;
- Operate within the vision, mission and values of the MFRC in order to ensure a healthy, community-responsive organisation;
- Develop an innovative, clearly articulated multi-year Funds development plan;
- Establish and maintain strategic partnerships and alliances at the local, regional, provincial and national level to enhance the MFRC visibility and advance the vision, mission and values of the MFRC;
- Enhance the recognition, status and value of the MFRC in the military community;
- Establish and maintain a comprehensive outreach program to ensure the needs of families living beyond the Base are met; and
- Expand programs and services to provide families the tools to meet the challenges of military life.