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Perspectives
- Jun, 1992 Issue |
Wood's Homes
Jim Campbell, Coordinator, Resource Development
Calgary, Alberta
(403) 270-4102
"Wood's Homes is
a non-profit organization operating throughout Southern Alberta,
devoted to the assistance and nurturing of troubled adolescents."
Founded in 1914 by Reverend George Wood as Wood's Christian
Homes, since the mid-seventies it has expanded to treat young
people with a wide variety of problems. "Wood's currently
offers more than 25 distinctively different family and community-oriented
services for adolescents. There are walk-in services, outreach
programs, community homes and follow-up programs coordinated
with other agencies." Their facilities include residential
campuses and schools in Calgary and Red Deer, and community
residences in Calgary, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. Though
the primary focus is serving the needs of Southern Alberta,
they also offer specialized services to out-of-Province adolescents
including the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and the Maritimes.
Their mission statement is: "To promote and restore the development
and well-being of children and their families within the community."
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© 1992, Woodbury Reports, Inc. (This article may be reproduced
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