Seven Permanent-Supportive Housing buildings – seven welcome signs. Each sign was a labour of love; designed, cut, built, and painted entirely by hand, with a
International Overdose Awareness Day
September 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
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’s
Memorial Wall
August 31, 2023 | Alpha House News National Event Days News
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 has
Remember that time….
June 20, 2023 | Alpha House News In The News News
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 longtime
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 17, 2023 | In The News National Event Days Uncategorized
Standing Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia By Dawn Lemieux Canada is becoming increasingly diverse. According to Statistics Canada, one million Canadians identify as belonging
National Nurses Week 2023
May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
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 nurses
Why do you volunteer?
April 20, 2023 | Alpha House News
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,
World Social Work Day 2023
March 21, 2023 | Alpha House News National Event Days
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 locally
Women Experiencing Homelessness
March 8, 2023 | Events In The News National Event Days
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 women
Sex and labour trafficking are the two dominant forms of human trafficking in Canada
February 22, 2023 | In The News News
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 the
