Wood's Homes Blog
Coming Together: Care, Healing, and Honouring Indigenous Voices in May
Working closely with youth in care has shaped the way I understand connection, belonging, and identity. Many of the young people we support are navigating some of the most vulnerable stages of their lives, facing challenges like bullying, the need for acceptance, and the search for validation. On top of that, they are often separated from their families and communities.
This Mental Health Month, Where Do You Go?
Whether mental health touches you personally or the people you care about, two things are certain: we all must find ways of navigating through the turbulence of mental health, and we do not have to do it alone.
Celebrating 100 Years in Bowness
Here Then. Here Now. Here Next.
In 1926, George and Annie Wood made the decision to move from Olds, Alberta to Bowness. As we mark 100 years in Bowness, reflecting on our past inspires us as we build the future.
The Strength Behind the Support: Celebrating Women in Mental Health
Working in the mental health field has provided me with the opportunity to work with women from different backgrounds, age groups, personalities, and work styles. Observing those who have been teaching me and helping me navigate the foundation of my clinical experience, I have come to realize the capacity these women have to withstand both internal and external pressures.
Together, We Build Futures
Most of us move through life with some kind of map—family, mentors, teachers, systems that cushion our missteps. For the people we serve, the road is fraught with many unknowns and difficulties.
Wrapped in Care: How One Community Member’s Quilts Bring Warmth, Hope, and Healing to Wood’s Homes
During the holiday season at Wood’s Homes, stories of kindness often arrive quietly – delivered in unexpected ways, by extraordinary community members whose generosity reaches far beyond what they may see.
A Gift of Hope: How One Family Found Joy Through Wood’s Homes for the Holidays
For many children and families in Alberta, the holidays can bring hardship instead of joy. Through Wood’s Homes for the Holidays, donors and community partners help bring warmth, hope, and connection to those who need it most.
Recovery Week Awareness
On September 21st, 2025, termed Recovery Day, communities and organizations across the province unite to celebrate recovery, raise addiction and mental health awareness, and break down stigma.
Radical Hospitality at the Inglewood Opportunity Hub: More Than a Warm Welcome
Radical hospitality at the IOH means shifting a service delivery model that is superficial, prescriptive, and disconnected to one that is immersive, organic, and community focused. In a world where youth and young adults facing homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges, and systemic barriers are too often pushed to the margins, the IOH responds with radical hospitality.
Altadore Success Story: Meet Locklan
What does ‘family’ mean to you? For a large majority of us, family is our blood-relatives; mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters. But for others, the term ‘family’ takes on a very different meaning.
Trans Day of Visibility – Staff Voices
Trans Day of Visibility is a day to celebrate the resilience, strength, and identity of trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people. It’s also an opportunity to shed light on the challenges trans communities face while continuing to advocate for equal rights, acceptance, and visibility.
Altadore Success Story: Meet Jeremy
What does ‘family’ mean to you? For a large majority of us, family is our blood-relatives; mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters. But for others, the term ‘family’ takes on a very different meaning.