Supportive Housing Units
Community Housing Units
Our housing programs provide a base of stability for Calgarians who need a safe place to live. We believe everyone deserves to have a safe, stable home. Our programs include Community Housing and Recovery-Oriented Supportive Housing (ROSH). We work with all communities in Calgary to find independent living opportunities for community housing clients and operate seven place-based buildings in our Supportive Housing programs: Madison Place (Veterans), Providence House, Francis Manor, Aurora on the Park, Lodging House, Women’s Building, and The Clayton. Our accredited housing program abides by the philosophies of Harm Reduction and Housing First with the capacity to provide housing for over 300 individuals.
Place-Based Supportive Housing
Alpha House operates five place-based supportive housing buildings with a harm reduction focus supporting historically underserved populations: Indigenous Peoples, Veterans, Women, and individuals struggling with mental health and addiction. Our housing programs provide intensive case management support at all buildings twenty-four seven to assist residents with healthy guest management and housekeeping skills, while they improve their current living conditions and health.
- Veteran’s Building
- Aurora on the Park
- Women’s Building
- The Clayton
- Lodging
Recovery-Oriented Supportive Housing
Alpha House transitioned two of its harm reduction focused buildings to recovery-oriented supportive housing facilities for individuals with past addiction and homelessness. This housing program provides case management support to all residents to assist with their recovery journey and other individual goals. This is Alpha House’s first sober living program, adding another important element to our continuum of services.
- Providence House
- Francis Manor
Rapid Response Encampment Transitional Housing
As of May 2025, Alpha House operates a transitional supportive housing building for 25 individuals who are currently rough sleeping in Calgary. The program recognizes the individual’s unique experience with homelessness and the intersectional factors that contribute to this experience. Residents are selected through a coordinated process with Alpha House’s Encampment Team and other agencies to determine who is a best fit for the program in alignment with the stated objectives of the building.
- The Boreal
All buildings provide shared common areas, bachelor suites, and one-bedroom units. Each building serves one meal per day, graciously provided by Meals on Wheels. The supportive housing model allows Addiction and Recovery Support Workers to provide unique case management to each individual resident and close proximity allows staff to complete tasks quickly for multiple residents. We have found great success in developing and implementing a well-rounded programming model that meets each individual client’s needs while also providing group programming to help clients build relationships with other residents and staff.
Community (Scattered-Site) Housing
Clients in our Community Housing program are housed throughout the Calgary community in their own units with their own leases. They work with caseworkers on a routine basis to identify goals and work towards them. Caseworkers provide hands-on case management and help clients with their basic and long-term needs including managing medical or other appointments, and improving housekeeping and guest management skills.
Have open units? Become a Landlord Partner!
We are always looking for new landlords to join our cohort of Community Housing Landlord Partners. We offer reliable rent, ongoing support, and fast communication with a 95% landlord retention rate. Our Community Housing caseworkers support housing participants with growing independence and life-skills capacity to support long-term stability.
To become a Landlord with Alpha House’s Community Housing Program connect with our Landlord Liaison team at housinglocator@alphahousecalgary.com and housingliaison@alphahousecalgary.com
“Alpha House has been supportive of us as landlords by helping communicate to the tenants for any necessary communications such as repairs or building maintenance. It is also amazing as a landlord to know that Alpha House is responsible for finding a well-suited tenant for the unit, building and
landlords, so this takes some of the weight off of landlords, especially since they continue to pay rent in between tenants.”– Alpha House Landlord Partner
