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SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY

WHEN THE STREETS FEEL SAFER THAN HOME, THERE’S SAFE HAVEN FOUNDATION.

You can help give homeless and at-risk girls their future back. Visit SafeHavenFoundation.ca to donate now.

Safe Haven Foundation of Canada @SafeHavenCanada

COMMUNITY NOW! Magazine is proud to support the 2nd annual Fathers Day Run and Walk. Our very own Creative Director Kenzie Webber will be participating in the 10km run. Click here to donate today, and help us raise money for an amazing cause.

NEW DATE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020

Our Story. Simon House Recovery Needs the Communities Help! Donations needed: bathroom supplies/ food/ clothes/ financial.

Founded in 1982 by Doreen Baker and Franciscan Brother, Bernard Barry, Simon House began its work in a Bowness duplex that still serves men in need today, 37 years later. Simon House has been, and will always be a beacon of hope and refuge for men who have found themselves in the grip of addiction. Humble beginnings saw Brother Bernie and Doreen work tirelessly with integral volunteers and original employees, to grow and develop Simon House into the program and facility it is today. In 1983, the duplex immediately next door to its original location was generously donated to expand Simon House services and support. In 2006, through the generosity of donors, Simon House built a 30 bed building with a full commercial kitchen, board room, and office space.

Today, Simon House operates 4 buildings and 64 beds, which provide 3 distinct phases of addiction treatment and recovery to assist men in moving from a residential program to transitional housing, and onto independent living with supports and counselling. Through committed staff, board members, donors, and community partners, Simon House has become a highly respected, valued, integral, and successful addiction recovery centre in the Calgary community, serving men and their families from all across North America.

Understanding Addiction.

ASAM – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE – DEFINITION OF ADDICTION:

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.