The main focus of the resource service is to make information readily available to families of children with special needs. We recognize that this is difficult for some families.

Staff and volunteers provide helpful guidelines for accessing services, assist with referral procedures if necessary, and will make the actual connection with a service provider if required. A follow-up procedure is also in place.

Contact with The Children's Link Society is voluntary and at no cost to families.

It is open to families, professionals and others seeking information about supports, services, treatments, and programs for children with special needs and their families.

The Children's Link Society focuses on the needs of the child within the context of his/her family and community. We believe that it is only through enabling and empowering families as key agents of change for both their child and society, that children with special needs will have an opportunity to achieve their maximum potential as fully-participating members of their communities.

Our resource service does not duplicate but enhances existing services within the Calgary and Area.

We are staffed and governed primarily by parents of children with special needs. Families have been and will continue to be the driving force behind The Children's Link Society. But we recognize and respect the equally important role of professionals in the lives of our children and endeavour to reflect that through positions on our Board, community partnerships and other community-based initiatives.