National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week: Debunking Myths
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.
Black History Month: Perspectives from Nkechi Ajike-Kalu
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.
Black History Month: Perspectives from Ornella Muigg
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.
Inspiring Cultural Connections: How Employees Impact Each Other and our Clients – Part 2
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.
Importance of Keeping Children Connected to Culture: Every Child Does Matter – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part blog series celebrating the important work our program staff do for the Indigenous community.
Celebration of Connection and Coming of Age
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.
Be curious! How a Learning Mindset Keeps Me Growing
I hold a BFA, MSW, and BEd., My brother has often joked that I won’t be happy until I have more letters after my name than in my name – Not an easy feat, considering the length of my name!
Best Field Trip Ever!
At the start of the school year, there was a pretty negative vibe in our classroom. The students, grades 3-6, who all have social and emotional challenges that make it hard for them to be successful in a regular classroom, had some pretty toxic relational patterns. There was a lot of swearing, bickering, insulting, gossiping, “tattling,” and even the odd fistfight.
Let the job tour begin!
The Inglewood Opportunity Hub (the Hub) provides a variety of mental health and wellness, employment, and housing services for multi-barriered youth. One of the core programs at the Hub is the Linking Employment Abilities and Development Program (LEAD), which is a specialized employment training program that provides youth (15-29) with the opportunity to gain valuable skills that will assist them in their journey to find and maintain meaningful employment.
Blue Monday
Do you know what Blue Monday is? I didn’t, then I looked it up. It’s a day that falls on the third Monday of January each year. The gloomiest day of the year where our mental health will apparently take a dip.