Hope, Service and Well-Being | Celebrating 30 Years of Community Service

We are having a celebration to honor the 30 years of community service that AlphaHouse has provided to those who most needed some help.

We are privileged to have been able to accomplish all these great things in our community over the last 3 decades.

Value Statement:
Hope, Service and Well-Being: Creating hope through service and the promotion of individual well-being.

Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide a safe and caring environment for individuals whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drug dependencies.

Purpose:
Alpha House is a community-based facility providing services for those under the influence of, or withdrawing from alcohol or other drugs and require assistance on stabilizing their condition.

Partnerships:
Calgary Urban Project Society: On site nursing and doctor clinics
Calgary Safeworks: Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infection testing, educational and health counselling
Street Outreach Stabilization teams run mental health clinics

Donors:
Alberta Culture and Community Spirit
Alberta Health
Alberta Housing and Urban Affairs
The Anonymous Donor
The Calgary Homeless Foundation
Canadian Natural Resources
The Crime Prevention Unit at the City of Calgary
I.O.O.F. Crescent Lodge No. 81
Knox United Church
The Mother Teresa Endowment Fund
Nexen Inc.
The Royal Canadian Legion, Calgary (Alberta No. 1) Branch
United Way Donor Choice Program

Corporate Support:
Safeway (Daily Food Pick Up)
Co-op (Daily Food Pick Up)
Calgary Interfaith Food Bank
Sysco Foods

Fast Facts about Alpha House

Alpha House is incorporated as Calgary Alpha House Society under the Alberta Societies Act and is a non profit social service agency with charitable status.
Our mission is to provide a safe and caring environment for individuals whose lives are affected by alcohol and other drug dependencies.
Alpha House programming includes Detox, Shelter, Outreach, Housing and Volunteer
Alpha House provides services to both men and women, 18 years and older (no limit) with alcohol abuse and drug addiction
The original facility opened in 1981 as a social Shelter and Detox an innovation from the predominant medical approach of the day
In Nov 2003, the Calgary Alpha House Society set forth a path of reconstruction and revitalization of its facility with the goal of maximizing space and increasing user capacity.
The original land or footprint was essentially two separate sites, with a total of 3 street frontages (15 Ave SE, Macleod Trail, and 17 Ave SE).The site with a frontage on 17 Ave was originally the staff parking lot.
Gross area – 30,454 square feet (2,830 square meters) an addition of 20.000 square feet
In 2005 our DOAP Team begins our outreach program. In 2011 our outreach team runs 24/7 and transports 1000 clients a month from streets to shelter and hospitals as needed.
In 2009 our Alpha House Housing program began and with our Encampment Team has housed over 200 chronically difficult to house clients.
Nightly we shelter over 120 men and women. Our winter response increases this number to over 150 per night during the coldest months of the year.

73,500 people provided with shelter at Alpha House each year

1,725 clients came to Alpha House for detox last year, 85% completed treatment

900 clients transported monthly by Alpha DOAP Team, saving tax payers a ratio of $5.36 for every $1.00 spent

200 men and women who were homeless and alcohol and/or drug addicted were housed since 2009

150 more men and women struggling with homeless and alcohol/drug addiction will be provided with stable affordable housing in 2012