Foothills Advocacy In Motion Society - FAIM

Foothills Advocacy In Motion Society - FAIM Serving the Municipal District of Foothills and Wheatland County through branch offices in High River, Okotoks Strathmore and Airdrie Alberta.

Our primary goal is to assist all individuals to live as independently and respectfully as possible. These supports include:
Support home: Where a client chooses to live with a family other than their own. Supported Roommate: When a client requires assistance of a roommate to maintain independent living Respite supports: Provides a break for primary caregivers on a casual or temporary basis. Support Independent Living: When an ‘outreach’ worker provides the needed support with daily living skills. Assist those persons interested in gaining meaningful employment. These supports include: Employment preparation: Work experience, career exploration, job search and skill development are part of this process. Employment Placement: Securing employment opportunities that pay minimum wage or have a minimum wage exemption in place. Facilitates an individual’s participation and access to community-based opportunities. These include alternatives to competitive employment such as education, volunteerism or recreation

From laps at the walking track, to cooking program, our individuals sure do keep busy! I wonder what’s for lunch today. ...
09/22/2025

From laps at the walking track, to cooking program, our individuals sure do keep busy! I wonder what’s for lunch today. Yum 😋

REMINDER!Happening Thursday and Friday this week!!Strathmore Motors has generously offered to donate $25 to FAIM for eve...
09/22/2025

REMINDER!
Happening Thursday and Friday this week!!
Strathmore Motors has generously offered to donate $25 to FAIM for every free test drive on September 25th and 26th! No purchase necessary. Let’s see how many people we can get out to test drive a vehicle! Mark those days on your calendar! Thank you to
Strathmore Motor-Products for your support of FAIM! We appreciate you!
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📣 Reminder! 📣TOMORROW EVENING!RSVP by email to: Fundraising@faims.orgDo you have questions about Canada Disability Benef...
09/22/2025

📣 Reminder! 📣
TOMORROW EVENING!

RSVP by email to:
Fundraising@faims.org

Do you have questions about Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) or Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Benefit (AISH). We have Gordon VanderLeek leading a session on these important and sometime confusing topics. Please join FAIM Tuesday September 23rd, 2025, at the Viking Rental Centre, in Okotoks from 6:30pm – 8:30pm for this presentation and time for questions. Below are some of the further details Gordon would like to touch on. If you wish to join us, please RSVP via email fundraising@faims.org

Canada Disability Benefit (CDB):
Eligibility rules
-How to access
-Should people register for this?
-Applying for the Disability Tax Credit

Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Benefit (AISH):
-Eligibility rules
-Applications and appeals
-Asset Limits, and what to do if a person exceeds these limits?
-Should people apply for the CDB ($ 200) if they are just going to get AISH reduced by $ 200.00?
-“Henson Trust” planning

Holly and Ken are both at Missions working hard recycling and sorting DVDs and CDs. It is amazing to watch the volume of...
09/19/2025

Holly and Ken are both at Missions working hard recycling and sorting DVDs and CDs. It is amazing to watch the volume of items they can get through each day. Thank you for your dedication to your jobs! We appreciate you! 👏

Laura works at Missions Thrift Store every week sorting and checking clothing before it can be sold on the sales floor. ...
09/19/2025

Laura works at Missions Thrift Store every week sorting and checking clothing before it can be sold on the sales floor. We appreciate your hard work Laura! You do a fantastic job. 👏 🏆 👏

Nathan works at Missions Thrift Store cleaning shoes to get them ready to go on the sales floor. He is very good at mak...
09/19/2025

Nathan works at Missions Thrift Store cleaning shoes to get them ready to go on the sales floor. He is very good at making all the donated footwear presentable so they can be purchased by their new owners. Nathan has worked at Missions for 9 years! Now that’s dedication! Thank you Nathan👏 🏆

Many of our wonderful people attend Wednesday morning DANCE CLASS in Okotoks! Lots of great music, and our wonderful in...
09/17/2025

Many of our wonderful people attend Wednesday morning DANCE CLASS in Okotoks! Lots of great music, and our wonderful instructor Adrienne (aka Energizer Bunny 🐰)makes it so fun and keeps everyone engaged and dancing for a whole hour! It’s a fantastic experience! 💃🕺🪩

Greg and Robert enjoyed an afternoon at The Saskatoon Farm with CSW Stephanie today! This looks like a fabulous way to ...
09/17/2025

Greg and Robert enjoyed an afternoon at The Saskatoon Farm with CSW Stephanie today! This looks like a fabulous way to spend the afternoon, and the weather sure cooperated! ☀️ I wonder how much bail was paid to get them out of jail?! 💰💰💰😂

On September 5th our High River FAIM office took part in an initiative to celebrate National Food Bank Day. They collect...
09/16/2025

On September 5th our High River FAIM office took part in an initiative to celebrate National Food Bank Day. They collected non perishables and donated them to the High River Salvation Army. Talk about community service! 👏 🏆

Ali enjoys collecting and delivering mail on her courier route on Elizabeth Street in Okotoks! It’s nice to see that sm...
09/16/2025

Ali enjoys collecting and delivering mail on her courier route on Elizabeth Street in Okotoks! It’s nice to see that smile on your face, Ali!

📣 Reminder! 📣RSVP by email to: Fundraising@faims.orgDo you have questions about Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) or Alber...
09/16/2025

📣 Reminder! 📣

RSVP by email to:
Fundraising@faims.org

Do you have questions about Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) or Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Benefit (AISH). We have Gordon VanderLeek leading a session on these important and sometime confusing topics. Please join FAIM Tuesday September 23rd, 2025, at the Viking Rental Centre, in Okotoks from 6:30pm – 8:30pm for this presentation and time for questions. Below are some of the further details Gordon would like to touch on. If you wish to join us, please RSVP via email fundraising@faims.org

Canada Disability Benefit (CDB):
Eligibility rules
-How to access
-Should people register for this?
-Applying for the Disability Tax Credit

Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Benefit (AISH):
-Eligibility rules
-Applications and appeals
-Asset Limits, and what to do if a person exceeds these limits?
-Should people apply for the CDB ($ 200) if they are just going to get AISH reduced by $ 200.00?
-“Henson Trust” planningti

Thursdays are also Coffee Times delivery day in Okotoks. Kathleen enjoys her job delivering to 14 businesses in town! ...
09/12/2025

Thursdays are also Coffee Times delivery day in Okotoks. Kathleen enjoys her job delivering to 14 businesses in town! All together we have 8 individuals that deliver to 61 businesses in Okotoks! 🌟

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126 9 Avenue Se
High River, AB
T1V1E7

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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Our primary goal is to assist all individuals to live as independently and respectfully as possible.

These supports include:

Support home: Where a client chooses to live with a family other than their own. Supported Roommate: When a client requires assistance of a roommate to maintain independent living

Respite supports: Provides a break for primary caregivers on a casual or temporary basis. Support Independent Living: When an ‘outreach’ worker provides the needed support with daily living skills. Assist those persons interested in gaining meaningful employment.