Healing Garden

In the Community

In 2002, WINGS (Women in Need of Growing Stronger) of Providence Society was in the process of building its new 20-unit apartment building. This second-stage shelter would provide women and children who had experienced family violence with independent living in a safe, secure, supportive environment.

The Junior League of Edmonton’s 2002–03 new members’ class took on the project of creating a Healing Garden on the grounds of this new facility. Creation of the garden included everything from raising in-kind donations to working with a designer to develop a safe and healing space for women and children. The League hired a landscape architect for $2,235 to help design the space; donated $7,000 toward the playground, which is an extension of the garden; and committed $10,000 for creation of the space. The project was completed in May 2004 with an Impact Edmonton planting opportunity.

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