George Wood Learning Centre - Calgary

Wood's Homes, and its own 100+ year history, is fortunate to be situated upon an ancient and historical place - the traditional territories of the people of the Blackfoot and Treaty 7 Region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuu T'ina and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta. This is also the land adjacent to where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet, the place once called Moh'kins'tsis, which is now called the City of Calgary.

We Never Say No. We Never Give Up. We Never Turn Anyone Away.

Wood’s Homes is a children’s mental health centre. We provide treatment and support to children, youth and families with mental health needs.

Founded as an orphanage by Reverend George Wood in 1914, we are a place of caring and trust. A place you can turn to for help when you don’t know what else to do, or when you have nowhere else to turn.

Wood’s Homes is based in Calgary (on three large campuses and in several neighbourhoods across the city) with locations in Lethbridge, Strathmore and Fort McMurray. Our 500 staff and 100 volunteers provide 40+ programs and services for 20,000 children and their families every year.

We are accredited through Accreditation Canada and have earned two Leading Practice Awards, and Exemplary Standing status three times.

Wood’s Homes is nationally recognized for our innovative and groundbreaking services. We are proud of our research in children’s mental health. In 2001, we established a Research Department and in 2016, we launched the Wood’s Homes Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health, in a partnership with the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work. Learn more about the Chair - Dr. Angelique Jenney - by visiting this page.

Our Vision:

A world that values and nurtures the mental health of all people and when needed, ensures quality, timely help for all.

Our Mission:

We create and provide quality mental health services that promote and restore the well-being of children and families who struggle with problems big and small.

Our Values:

Wood’s Homes values human beings and the place they occupy in the world at any given moment. In doing so, the organization upholds the following principles and is guided by them in all of its moment-by-moment interactions:

Commitment - An unwavering persistence in situations most difficult, guided by a call to service and expectations of excellence.

Respect - An appreciation of differences and cultural diversity and a belief in the inherent good of each and every individual. 

Belonging - Acceptance and encouragement of the very basic human need to be connected with others and the development of a collective and inclusive organizational culture.

Responsibility - Combining the courage to be accountable with the power of vulnerability and forgiveness.

Leadership - Strive for excellence, work with others and lead by example.

Trustworthiness - Tell the truth with compassion; be honest, open and dependable.