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Happy Pride Month!
Jesse, Zane, Umoja, and Jaden shed light on their experiences being trans, and how the rest of the world can work together to be better allies to the trans community.
New Minister of Children and Family Services joins our Groundbreaking
A crowd of close to 100 gathered at Wood’s Homes Parkdale campus on Tuesday morning (June 13) to participate in the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cottage E.
Welcome to Wood's Homes.
We are a mental health centre that provides treatment and support for children, youth, adults and families with mental health challenges. We are a non-profit organization and have been working with families since 1914.
Our 600+ staff, foster parents and caregivers provide more than 40 programs and services in Calgary, Lethbridge, Strathmore and Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Cold Lake, and Lac La Biche.
Wood’s Homes is nationally recognized as a knowledge and training centre. We are accredited by Accreditation Canada which has awarded our organization Exemplary Standing three times in a row!
If you or someone you know needs help, please call 403-299-9699.
Celebration of Connection and Coming of Age
Every culture and religion has unique rites of passage and ways to celebrate youth coming of age, and at the Learning Centers, ours is focused on graduation.
A Letter From Alex
Alex came to a mental health program on the Parkdale campus in the summer of 2018. He was referred to Wood’s Homes by the team at Foothills Hospital, and was initially reluctant. It took weeks for Alex to feel comfortable enough to stay overnight with us.
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Ginger's Success Story
My story started at a junior high school unaffiliated with Wood's Homes and I was described as an impulsive person with some anger issues and had been described as irresponsible with anything. My grades were rarely meeting the level I was capable of and sometimes I was outright failing.
