We’re celebrating our incredible volunteers during National Volunteer Week! This blog spotlights Mark Deering, a corporate volunteer from Vermilion Energy,

We’re celebrating our incredible volunteers during National Volunteer Week! This blog spotlights Dori Palmiere, a Community Volunteer Therapist at Eastside Community Mental Health Services.

March 18-24 is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW), and annual observance to improve knowledge, raise awareness, and increase overall dialogue surrounding drug use and addiction.

According to Nkechi, Canada has a thriving Nigerian community in each province, and the one in Calgary is the biggest and most vibrant of them all. They say Nigerians in Calgary are known for striving to be a helpful resource to one another, while giving back to the community.

Ornella says representation within our Wood’s Homes community is important in creating space and opportunity for belonging and truth seeking about how systemic racism impacts the lives of racialized people. Talking about how, as an organization, we can value being responsive, leaning into the difficult, and learning something new is key in our cultural development.

In this post, we look at the impact that Indigenous staff have on their colleagues and how we work to support the healing journey of our Indigenous clients and families.

This is Part 1 of a two-part blog series celebrating the important work our program staff do for the Indigenous community.

In the everyday work we do with our youth, we often do not get a chance to step back, take a breath and marvel at the incredible work that these youth have done on their journey and reflect on the impact we have with the young people we work with.