Find a Shelter

Homeless persons and families can access emergency shelters across Alberta. There are 3 types of shelter accommodation:

• Emergency Shelters: means overnight accommodation to individuals who have no permanent address.
• Short-Term Supportive Housing: means temporary housing with support to assist client movement into permanent housing.
• Long-Term Supportive Housing: means unlimited stay at a facility that provides 24/7 support to its residents.

In the 2011-12 fiscal year, the province committed $38.5 million to support agencies providing shelter spaces. Funding was allocated to 29 emergency shelters that provide 3,302 spaces across the province. The following charts list these facilities by community and shelter type.

Shelter space usage has gone down in all major cities in Alberta and there will be a reduced need for emergency shelter spaces as more and more homeless people are provided with permanent housing. However, as there continues to be a need for emergency accommodations the Alberta government continues to support about 3,500 emergency shelter spaces in 30 facilities across Alberta.

Edmonton Emergency Shelters
Hope Mission:	9908-106 Avenue	780-422-2018	310 spaces
Mat			150
Intox			70
Women			50
Youth			40
Herb Jamieson Centre	10014-105A Avenue	780-429-3470	215 spaces
Salvation Army Addictions and Residential Centre	9611-102 Avenue	780-429-4274	142 spaces
Women's Emergency Accommodation Centre	9611-101A Avenue	780-423-5302	66 spaces
Edmonton Short-Term Supportive Housing
E4C Elizabeth House	11717-93 Street	780-378-0611	20 spaces
Edmonton Long-Term Supportive Housing
McCauley Lodge	9520-108 Avenue	780-408-2996	58 spaces
Sparling Lodge	9540-110A Avenue	780-408-2985	20 spaces
Urban Manor	9524-104 Avenue	780-425-5901	75 spaces

Fort McMurray Emergency Shelters
Fort McMurray Salvation Army	9919 MacDonald Avenue	780-743-4135	32 spaces
WBHDC Marshall House	10095 Marshall Street	780-715-1870	70 spaces

Grande Prairie Emergency Shelters
Wapiti Community Dorm Rotary House	10101-97A Street	780-513-4043	62 spaces
Grande Prairie Short-Term Supportive Housing
Elders Caring	9702-99 Avenue	780-882-7242	17 spaces
Wapiti Community Dorm Rotary House	10101-97A Street	780-513-4043	16 spaces

Lloydminster Emergency Shelters
Lloydminster Social Action Coalition	5001-48 Avenue	306-825-3977	20 spaces

Red Deer Emergency Shelters
Central Alberta Housing Society - People's Place Shelter	6002-54 Avenue	403-342-4722	23 spaces

Calgary Emergency Shelters
Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre
River front location	423-4 Avenue SE	403-263-5707	700 spaces
Hillhurst location		Contact Riverfront	100 spaces
The Salvation Army of Canada
Wagner Place	3013-15 Avenue SW	403-410-1111	12 spaces for women
Centre of Hope	20-9 Avenue SE	403-410-1111	159 spaces
The Mustard Seed Society (Foothills)	7025-44 Street SE	403-269-1319	300 spaces
Calgary Alpha House Society	203-15 Avenue SE	403-234-7388	120 spaces
YWCA - Mary Dover House	320-5 Avenue SE	403-232-1588	6 spaces
Calgary Short-Term Supportive Housing
Calgary Dream Centre	4510 Macleod Trail S	403-243-5598	120 spaces
YWCA - Mary Dover House	320-5 Avenue SE	403-232-1588	80 spaces
Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre	423-4 Avenue SE	403-263-5707	270 spaces
Calgary Long-Term Supportive Housing
Trinity Place Foundation of Alberta - Peter Coyle Place	5700-3 Street SW	403-252-5329	70 spaces

Medicine Hat Emergency Shelters
Medicine Hat Salvation Army Family Support Centre	737-8 Street SE	403-527-2474	30 spaces

Lethbridge Emergency Shelters
Aboriginal Housing Society	1205-3 Avenue South	403-328-2414	80 spaces
Lethbridge Short-Term Supportive Housing
Blackfoot Family Lodge Society	830-7 Street North	403-329-6506	15 spaces