She was also one of the founding partners of At Your Service Restaurant, a training program for people having difficulty finding employment, Operation Break, a camp for disadvantaged families and the West End Legal Clinic.
She was also the president of the Ottawa Council for Low Income Support Services and served on the board of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Housing Authority.
She ran on a platform of a traffic study for a local intersection, more support services for seniors to stay in their homes, and implementing a 911 emergency number for the region.
In the 1988 Ottawa municipal election, Wildgen lost in another close race against Jones, who was seen as being more "pro-development".
[6] Marlene Catterall nominated Wildgen for a Governor General's Award in commemoration of the Persons Case, for her work with social causes.