Seven Permanent-Supportive Housing buildings – seven welcome signs. Each sign was a labour of love; designed, cut, built, and painted entirely by hand, with aRead More…

The Calgary Tower lit up in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day Time to Remember. Time to Act. International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’sRead More…

We’re standing in Alpha House’s Cultural Room, a relatively new space we created for client programming. The wall at the entrance of the space hasRead More…

Looking back 10 years later on the 2013 floods I’m sitting in a boardroom at Alpha House’s Community Housing and Administration building with 3 longtimeRead More…

Standing Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia By Dawn Lemieux   Canada is becoming increasingly diverse. According to Statistics Canada, one million Canadians identify as belongingRead More…

  Alpha House is so very lucky to work with a cohort of nurses in our Shelter, Detox, and Permanent-Supportive Housing programs. Our in-house nursesRead More…

Asking the tough questions of our Volunteers this National Volunteer Week: Why do you volunteer? We caught up with one of our kitchen volunteers, Howard,Read More…

World Social Work Day takes place on 21 March 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Respecting diversity through joint social action,’ recognizing that change happens locallyRead More…

First observed in 1911, International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements, recognizes challenges faced by women and girls globally, and raises awareness about the discrimination womenRead More…

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day February 22nd marks Canada’s third National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. First observed in 2021, the Canadian government officially declared theRead More…