You can work with your family member to fill out the online application or attend with them in person for a walk-in interview. They will have to fill out the form and agree to the program standards themselves.
Discover True Freedom And Life Transformation
It is never too late to start building a fulfilling, purpose-driven life, full of hope and freedom. No matter where you’re at in your recovery, we will work with you to help make real and sustainable life changes. No matter what you have been through, our community will meet you with compassion and support. Our recovery program is designed to combine innovative research, spiritual development, and the transformative power of community to help you become the person you want to be.
No one is beyond hope.
It takes great courage to ask for help and change your life. Calgary Dream Centre staff and community are here to support you every step of the way. The process starts with an application. We offer walk-in interviews every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. If you prefer, you can apply using the form below instead.
Once the process is complete, and your application is accepted, you’ll move into our Macleod Trail building, where you’ll live full-time for 90 days. Once you have completed your 90 day program, you are welcome to continue living at the Calgary Dream Centre under our Transitional Housing Program, giving you the opportunity to strengthen your recovery.
While here, you will participate in group classes where you will learn about mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, relapse prevention, and spiritual foundations.
In addition to this you will be paired with a recovery-oriented Case Manager who will work with you to create a unique plan driven by individualized care through one-on-one meetings, and group activities that can include recovery meetings, fitness, and a woodworking skills program.
Recovery isn’t just about what you’re not doing. It’s about incorporating new habits and passions into your life that provide connection and structure. When we enter a healthy community, we become healthy as well. Nobody can tell you how to change, but we can show you a different way, and you might just realize it’s the thing you have been looking for all along.
Here, you will find acceptance and understanding that will allow you to heal through love and Self-compassion.
Through learning different types of skills, we can help you rediscover who you are outside of addiction. We’ll also help you come to terms with the impact your substance use may
have had on others.
You’ll be provided with the essentials to properly care for your physical needs, including three square meals a day made using nutritious ingredients, living accommodations in the
Macleod Trail building, and all the necessities of daily life like linens, toiletries, and even access to a gym. With all your physical needs met, you’re in a better position to focus on recovery.
As a faith-based organization, we believe that every individual has intrinsic value and deserves to feel loved. That’s why we make a point of providing classes that include spiritual foundations as well as opportunities to meet with a chaplain and access to a faith community and programming.
That conversation did something special and we are now closer than ever. We swim together. We go to the gym together. I go to his house and we have brunch and hang out every Sunday. We talk almost every day on the phone or text. You know, I just cherish every moment I get to spend with him.
Everything’s falling into place. I’m 58 years old and I feel like I’m finally really living. I’m reunited with my family, I have a job that I love, and I wake up every day with a smile on my face. I can’t say enough about all the blessings I have in my life today.
The Dream Centre is a wonderful place. There is something about it… I can’t fully explain my gratitude in words… but I am blessed. I am truly blessed.
— Matthew
We are compelled by our faith in a God who loves us and desires mercy and justice for all. In alignment with this belief we are committed to the following values at the heart of every program and interaction at CDC:
We believe in the human at the core of the struggle. Our hearts are soft toward people who are struggling and have lost hope.
We conduct ourselves with integrity in everything we do. Our mission is crystal clear and requires our deep commitment to the highest standards in how we conduct ourselves and our business.
We believe the opposite of addiction is connection. Connection is at the core of our team, programs, and approach.
We are committed to constantly growing and evolving our programs based on the best information available. We are innovative in our programs and business practices.
Hope is a lifeline. We believe that no one is beyond hope, and we are here to help everyone who walks through our door find it.
Our Men’s Recovery Program has supported hundreds of men on their journey to hope, freedom, and a life worth living.
First Assembly Church is inspired to address Calgary’s overwhelming homeless population
The Former hotel on Macleod Trail is transformed to support people in need.
We launch Men’s Community Housing, providing stable, supportive and affordable housing options.
Women’s Recovery & Transitional Housing program launches.
You can work with your family member to fill out the online application or attend with them in person for a walk-in interview. They will have to fill out the form and agree to the program standards themselves.
The program consists of scheduled activities 7 days a week from morning to evening. It includes space for journaling, group processing, psychoeducation, service work, and mutual support groups. You will be assigned a recovery-oriented case manager who will work with you throughout the program to address any needs or concerns and develop a service plan. While in the program there will be certain expectations you will be required to abide by: dedicated visiting hours, pass requirements to leave the facility, approved cell-phone usage times, and program participation.
Yes. The program is residential which requires you to live on site for the duration of the program.
Yes. We require five 5 days of sobriety prior to entering the program. You will be drug tested upon intake and must pass to complete the intake.
Yes. We require five 5 days of sobriety prior to entering the program. You will be drug tested upon intake and must pass to complete the intake.
Yes. The program is residential which requires you to live on site for the duration of the program.
The program consists of scheduled activities 7 days a week from morning to evening. It includes space for journaling, group processing, psychoeducation, service work, and mutual support groups. You will be assigned a recovery-oriented case manager who will work with you throughout the program to address any needs or concerns and develop a service plan. While in the program there will be certain expectations you will be required to abide by: dedicated visiting hours, pass requirements to leave the facility, approved cell-phone usage times, and program participation.
You can work with your family member to fill out the online application or attend with them in person for a walk-in interview. They will have to fill out the form and agree to the program standards themselves.
I can be without a mask now. I don’t need substances or any of that stuff to make me forget my past because I realized getting it out is actually helping me.
I’m thankful for my life, this place, and just thankful I can actually be happy for once, because I went my whole life feeling miserable to its nice to be able to finally smile and mean it.
I’m just over a year sober, and it’s thanks to this place. I absolutely owe everything to the Dream Centre.
I’ve been able to forgive myself for stuff, forgive other people for stuff and in return I’ve gotten forgiveness as well.
– Darcy
Apply today and our team will reach out to you to see if Calgary Dream Centre is a fit for you
Bio coming soon.
Steve Balisky is an intrapreneur with over 15 years of experience driving data-driven transformation within national companies Suncor and Mark’s. He has also been providing leadership consulting to nonprofits for the last 10 years and has served on the CDC board since 2019. Steve holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Operations Management and an MBA in Strategy. He is a husband and father of two, and has his own faith-filled recovery story, which inspires him to support others on their path to recovery.
Ben has been the Lead Pastor of First Assembly Church in Calgary since 2014, bringing over 30 years of ministry and leadership experience to the non-profit sector. He’s also an executive leadership coach, helping leaders thrive across various sectors since 2012. His experience includes serving on national and regional boards within his denomination, as well as supporting Vancouver’s homeless through his past involvement with Operation Compassion. Ben has served on the CDC board in Calgary for the past decade and believes the Church plays a vital role in creating lasting community impact.
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 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 has spent 35 years in the agricultural industry and brings domestic and international executive leadership experience in strategy development, operations, business development, and M&A in a rapid growth environment. He is a Professional Engineer, Certified Post Merger Integration Specialist, and is a holder of the Institute of Corporate Directors Director designation (ICD.D).
Throughout his life, Cal has volunteered in his community in sport and programs that focus on relational, emotional, and spiritual health. He has served on non-profit boards in both governance and advisory capacities. Cal truly believes no one is beyond hope and counts it a privilege to serve at the Calgary Dream Centre.
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Bob Nash is a dedicated and service focused professional Electrical Engineer volunteering as Board Chair and Project Manager for the Calgary Dream Centre (CDC). Bob’s involvement with the CDC extends to its earliest days. His faith, and his sincere passion for helping people overcome addiction and restoring their lives, have motivated his service. Using his 35 years of senior management experience at Canadian Pacific Railway, Bob has effectively used his leadership, management, strategic planning, project management skills and philanthropic support to help propel the Calgary Dream Centre to where it is today. Bob and his wife of 44 years have two children and six grandchildren.
