Lethbridge

Our mandate is to empower, educate and support youth and their parents and/or guardians to better cope with the ongoing and complex needs of the youth.

Lethbridge

The Home Connections Program is made up of both family support and preservation services that provide culturally-sensitive, intensive in-home support services to high needs children, youth (0-18 years) and families in their home and community settings. The program offers family-centered services to assist family members to improve relationships enabling them to remain safely together, or otherwise stay connected, and to facilitate a child's return home from an alternative community placement. Support to adoptive families and children, adoptive parent support groups, and training are also included within the Home Connections mandate.
The aim is to enhance individual and family competencies that promote healthy growth, development, and well-being of all family members. Core services may include a variety of family support services such as: individual and family counselling, parent/child education, case management, mediation, advocacy, referral to community-based resources, and follow-up as required.

The continuum of services also includes:

• Youth Mentoring Services
• An aftercare component for service provision
• Supervision Services
• Emergency Response services for children and families

Our staff team includes a Family Therapist, Family Preservation Workers, Youth Mentors and Administrative Support.

Crisis Stabilization - Lethbridge

The two-bed Stabilization Program offers short term crisis diffusion services within two community caregiver settings. The program provides a temporary placement (an average of five to fifteen days) for children or adolescents who are either acting out their distress on others or on themselves (e.g. aggression, running, self-harm, suicidal thoughts). More . . .

Emergency Youth Shelter - Lethbridge

This 8 bed facility is located at 312 - 3rd Street South (lower level) and provides youth under the age of 18 with a bed, laundry facilities, showers, clothing and crisis counselling. Youth receive a hot meal at supper, breakfast and a bag lunch. There are 2 professional staff on duty at all times. More . . .

Family Preservation

The Family Preservation program provides culturally sensitive in-home support services to high need families in their own home and community setting. More . . .

Youth Mentoring

Youth Mentoring is a service provided to youth that have been identified as being in need. Each youth matched with a worker who best suits their personality. More . . .

Fourth Annual Children's Benefit Dinner - get your tickets now!

Funding for these programs are supported by money we raise during the annual Wood's Homes Children's Benefit Dinner in Lethbridge. This year's event, our fourth annual, will be held on April 19 at the Lethbridge Lodge hotel; we welcome your participation, sponsorship and donations. This year's theme is Pinocchio, the story of how a young boy learns the lessons of love, forgiveness and perseverance on his journey to become a real child.

For more information on the gala, or our programs and services, please contact Charlotte Ehlert at (403) 317-1777 or e-mail: charlotte.ehlert@woodshomes.ca

Wood's Homes Lethbridge
312 3 St. S.
Lethbridge, AB
T1J 1Y9

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