Our Free Goods Program is Back! The Free Goods Program is fuelled by community donations. These donated items are then provided to Calgarians who don’t otherwise have access to furniture and household goods.
Supported by the Calgary Homeless Foundation, we work with housing-first agencies in Calgary to ensure everyone can make their house a home.
We kindly ask that all donations (except for food) are please brought to our Donation Centre, located at 3640 11a Street NE.
Thank you Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta, Better Together COVID-19 Response Fund and Seven Generations Energy.
Thank you to Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta and the Better Together COVID-19 Response Fund with support from Seven Generations Energy for your financial contribution to our COVID-19 emergency support relief fund. This donation exemplifies the kindness and community spirit which ensures the Calgary Drop-In Centre can be more than emergency shelter.
Thank you Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Barristers & Solicitors.
Thank you to Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Barristers & Solicitors for your generous donation of $20,000. Your donation will be designated towards highest priority needs of our clients and our on-going work at the Calgary Drop-In Centre. This gift exemplifies the kindness and community spirit which ensures the DI can be more than emergency shelter.
Thank you Fresh Slice Pizza in East Village.
Thank you to our new neighbours, Fresh Slice Pizza in East Village who generously donated coupons for 2,000 slices of pizza. This donation will ensure that we are able to continue providing 2,000+ meals daily to Calgary’s most vulnerable.
Thank you Tim Horton’s East Village.
Thank you to Tim Horton’s in East Village who generously donated $1250.00 worth of gift cards to our emergency shelter. This donation will light up the hearts and faces of Calgary’s most vulnerable.
More than emergency shelter.
The Calgary Drop-In Centre (the DI) is more than an emergency shelter. We provide essential care as well as health services, employment training, and housing supports to people who need help. Our programs and services connect people to permanent housing that meets their individual needs.
Rooted in community and fueled by kindness, the DI proudly serves as part of the Homeless-Serving System of Care.
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We believe in empowering people to move forward and find home — watch “Chuck’s Story” to learn more.
24/7 Emergency Shelter
The DI is a low-barrier shelter and acts as an entry point to housing and reconnection. We provide basic needs for up to 1,200 people per day, and we have a nurse-led medical team on site. Donate today.
Move Out Program
The DI is committed to ending homelessness by providing housing support to people using our shelter. We also work with over 70 agencies and the general public to provide household goods to 1,200+ low-income Calgarians annually. Learn how to donate housing goods.
Mixed-Market Housing
The DI owns and operates 3 mixed-market buildings in the community with a total of 214 units and communal spaces for socializing. We also offer tiered case management with individual wraparound supports. Donate to the supportive housing fund today.
Employment Services
The DI offers free employment services training (EST) for low-income Calgarians and help people get back to work. Courses include WHMIS, Construction Safety Training System, Transportation of Dangerous Goods, and much more. Learn about EST or apply for the program here.
Every dollar we raise goes to our mission of ending and preventing chronic homelessness and alleviating the effects of poverty.