Our impact
Building homes, changing lives
Since 1990, Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta has helped more than 400 families across the region, allowing over 1,200 children grow up in safe, stable homes.
With your support, we’re building even more opportunities for families to put down roots and plan for the future.
A home of their own
After years of uncertainty, Avon and Romano finally have a safe, stable home where their children can grow and thrive. In their Habitat home, their daughter recovered her health, their son hosted his first birthday party with friends, and their family started to plan for the future together.
Watch their story to see how affordable homeownership has changed everything.
Our impact in 2024
Your support helped more families buy safe, affordable homes. Here are some of the ways you made a difference in Southern Alberta through affordable homeownership.
30 families
were welcomed into our homeownership program or took possession of their home.
87 children
have brighter futures.
42,000+ hours
completed by 1,445 volunteers.
$2 million
raised by 900+ donors.
Built by volunteers
Every Habitat home starts with people who show up to help. Last year alone, 1,445 volunteers gave more than 42,000 hours of their time and skills to build homes, run ReStores, and support local families.
From framing walls to sorting donations, each volunteer hour brings us closer to making safe, affordable homeownership possible. Together, we’re building stronger communities, one project at a time.
Powered by our partners
From local businesses to community groups, our partners play a big role in helping families build safe, affordable homes. Their support, ideas, and teamwork make a lasting impact in communities across Southern Alberta.
One example is Ride Through the Rockies. This annual bike ride is organized by local supporters who care about making a difference. For 12 years, cyclists, donors, and sponsors have come together raising more than $2 million so more families can have a place to call home.
This year, they raised more than $425,000. Every dollar helps working families put down roots in a permanent home where they can build stronger futures.
Your support makes a difference
Every gift helps build safe, affordable homes for local families. Make a one-time donation or become a monthly donor to create lasting impact all year long.
Making a difference
Community is at the heart of everything we do. When families have a safe, affordable home, everything changes. Kids have space to learn and grow. Parents can plan for the future. Communities become stronger.
Real people building new beginnings thanks to your support. These are the stories behind every Habitat build.
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Family Story: Shelley
For Shelley, homeownership has always felt just out of reach. A single mom raising her 12-year-old son, William, she’s worked hard to create stability in a housing market that seemed determined to keep families like hers on the sidelines.
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Family story: Dama
After more than two decades in Calgary, Dama is finally on the path to something she’s dreamed of for years: a home of her own. Keep reading to see how this single mom’s determination for a better future for her children is finally paying off.
Shop. Donate. Volunteer.
Lay the foundation for brighter futures at ReStore by shopping for affordable items, donating goods, or volunteering to support the community and Habitat for Humanity’s mission.
Habitat homeowner
I want to tell Habitat for Humanity, its partners, and everyone who helped out that they’ve had a great impact on our family. It’s great to think that they care for families like us.
Because of the affordable mortgage, our family is strengthened and we look positively to our future.