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We are grateful for opportunities to share stories of life transformation and shine a light on the important challenges people in our city are faced with daily.

How You Can Help During the Housing Crunch

A housing crunch like no other: How you can help those in need — The Christmas Fund

Dec, 2023

Calgary Dream Centre Mural

Hope and Home: Massive mural on Calgary Dream Centre inspired by consultation with residents

Nov, 2022

Recovery Rethink

Recovery rethink: How COVID-related restrictions nearly derailed some battles with substance abuse.

Jan, 2021

Dream Centre Christmas

Calgary Dream Centre needs help to bring Christmas to its clients

Nov, 2020

Building Furniture For New Addiction Recovery Facility

CALGARY — Sometimes, the best way to make a dream happen is to keep your hands busy.

Oct, 2020

Dream Centre Thanksgiving

Dream Centre finds creative solution as COVID-19 thwarts Thanksgiving gathering, but help is needed.

Sep, 2020

Press Releases

Press Releases

Razors for Recovery June 10, 2020

CALGARY – On Thursday, May 21 at 10am, 13 employees from Morrison Homes will show that they Choose Hope by shaving their heads as part of the Calgary Dream Centre’s Razors for Recovery challenge.

Adopt A Home December 12, 2020

CALGARY – DEC 16, Christmas hampers are being prepared and sent out to Calgary Dream Centre homes across Calgary, spreading Christmas cheer to individuals overcoming homelessness and addiction in a time when it is needed most.

Release Hope July 16, 2020

Yellow I Choose Hope Signs Helped Raise over $215,000 for Addiction Recovery

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Werner Haag

Bio coming soon.

Steven Balisky

Bio coming soon.

Ben Johnson

Ben is the Lead Pastor at FA. Ben and His wife Heather have served together in Pastoral and Apostolic ministry for over 20 years.

They share a deep spiritual burden for our nation of Canada – specifically for the unchurched and the next generation. They long to see a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our time, and they believe that some of the most exciting days for the Canadian church are ahead.

Together with their four daughters, they count it an incredible honour to be able to serve Jesus and serve the City of Calgary.

Craig Hill

Craig Hill has been involved with the Calgary Dream Centre (CDC) since its inception. Starting with trips to the LA Dream Centre where seeds were planted in him that were never forgotten. After years of working in business, real estate, and church ministry, Craig returned to the CDC to step in as the CEO. Craig has a deep appreciation for the life change that happens here, the incredible team, and seeing the redemptive work that God is doing. Outside of work, Craig is a family man who loves nothing more than being with his wife and kids at the lake.

David Taylor

David grew up in northern Canada and attended the University of Alberta where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. He worked as an engineer for about seven years before moving into project management and then business management, primarily focused in the oil and gas production and refining industry.

David stepped into the COO role of a business that was in trouble due to the 2008 financial crisis. After turning that business around, he took an international role leading project managers who managed a portfolio of $1.5B of projects around the globe.

Since then, David has consulted for businesses and organizations in medicine, engineering, homelessness, and addiction recovery, and serves on various not-for-profit boards.

David is currently running another business in California that was also in need of a dramatic turnaround and now scaling this business for further profitable growth.

Cal Johnson

Cal has been a member of the Calgary Dream Centre Board of Directors since March 2022.  Cal and his wife Kerry have been supporters of the Dream Centre for a number of years.

Cal is a Business Advisor with a focus on Coaching and Leadership Development.  He has spent his career in the Agriculture Equipment Industry and was a John Deere Equipment Dealer for 19 years.  He is a Professional Engineer and holds an ICD.D designation with the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Cal and Kerry have been married 34 years and have 3 adult sons.  They volunteer in marriage ministry at Centre Street Church and enjoy spending time cycling, boating, skiing, and travelling. 

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Bob Nash

Retired General Manager It Operations and Signals and Communications for Canadian Pacific  Railway after 34 years of service. Currently the Board Chairman and Project Manager for the Calgary Dream Centre, a position held for the past 18 years.