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Simon House Recovery Centre

Simon House, through the 12 Steps and a multi-disciplinary program, guides and empowers men to achieve long-term recovery from addiction.

Simon House is a highly-structured 12 week residential program for addiction treatment. Clients receive individual and group counselling sessions, along with a comprehensive program of recovery-specific classes and 12-Step meetings. Clients also regularly participate in volunteer opportunities that re-engage them in the community. Clients are empowered to assess their lives, address the difficulties they have endured, and engage in a program of recovery designed to begin the process of healing, forgiveness and change.

10/12/2026

This Thanksgiving, we're grateful for the community that shows up for the men of Simon House, not just today, but every day.

Grateful for the staff who show up with patience. Grateful for the donors and supporters who make our work possible. And grateful for every man who keeps choosing to show up for himself.

Happy Thanksgiving, from all of us at Simon House.

10/10/2026

Check on the men in your life today.

The friend who's gone quiet. The brother who says he's "fine." The coworker who seems a little off.

A simple "how are you really doing?" can open a door. You don't need the perfect words. You just need to ask, and then listen.

Today and every day, it takes strength to ask for help, and it takes care to offer it.

10/08/2026

Ganesh describes his time at Simon House with a clarity that stays with you.

"I was happy for the first time in seventeen years."

Seventeen years.

At Simon House, Ganesh was introduced to the 12-Step program, found a sponsor, and began the work of building a relationship with his higher power, his faith, and himself. The tools he gained gave him a way to live that he had not had access to before.

His story is a reminder that recovery is not just the absence of substances. It is the presence of something better: purpose, community, connection, and the kind of peace that comes from doing the work.

Read Ganesh's full story here: https://www.simonhouse.com/simon-house-success-stories1/ganeshs-story

10/06/2026

Save the date!

42 spin bikes. One powerful afternoon of movement, music and community.

Join us at HOME Lifestyle Club on Saturday, October 24th at 12 PM for a Ride for Recovery in support of the men at Simon House.

📍 HOME Lifestyle Club, 300A 17 Ave SW, Calgary

Simon House Recovery Centre supports men in pursuing long-term, abstinence-based recovery so they can reclaim their lives, rebuild relationships and reintegrate into family and community.

Here's what to expect:
• Live DJ and a high-energy spin class
• Food & mingling afterward
• A chance to meet the Simon House team and learn more about the healing happening here in Calgary

Everyone is welcome. Every ride helps someone move one step closer to lasting change.

Bike booking opens online through HOME seven days before the event. Want to lock in your spot now? Email [email protected] to claim your bike early.

A minimum $50 donation to Simon House is required to ride. Details and donations through the link in our bio.

10/05/2026

You can love someone and still not know what to say.

If you're supporting someone through addiction, chances are you've already tried almost everything. A few things our staff hear from families that tend to help: set the boundary before the crisis, not during it. Ask if he's safe, not if he's using.

You don't have to have the right words. You just have to stay, and take care of yourself too.

09/30/2026

My name is Wil Day Rider, First Nations Program Coordinator at Simon House Recovery Centre. I am Blackfoot, and I stand on Blackfoot territory.

To me, reconciliation is about education, awareness, respect and creating an opportunity for people to heal together. It is about being willing to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools, and the impacts those experiences had on First Nations people, families, communities and Nations.

I speak about this from my own experience. I am a survivor of colonization and residential school impacts. Some of the pain my parents carried was passed down to me, and I carried it for many years.

My healing journey taught me that we cannot heal the surface of a problem without looking at its roots. In Wellbriety, I learned to look honestly at myself, and at where my struggles began.

That is the same work happening here. The clients at Simon House are learning this history, and learning to treat one another with dignity and grace.

Everyone deserves a fair chance, no matter what Nation or background they come from. Everyone deserves dignity, happiness, respect and peace of mind. If we are willing to walk in one another's moccasins, listen to each other's stories and learn from one another, we can begin to heal together.

09/29/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report is here.

211 program completions.
100% left with housing in place.
49 residents found work.

And one question that changed everything. When John Drewniak called Simon House, he was asked, "Are you willing to change everything?" He said yes. Nine years later, he's still sober and cooking for the men just starting their own journey.

Behind every number is a person rebuilding their life. Thank you to our donors, partners, staff, volunteers and residents for making this work possible.

Read the full report and John's story through the link in our bio.

09/28/2026

Something we have been thinking about lately:

People often ask what the turning point is for the men who come to Simon House. What is the thing that finally makes someone ready to change?

After a lifetime of this work, we have learned that there is rarely one single moment. More often, it is an accumulation of small ones. A look from a child. A conversation with a doctor. A door closing. A person who refused to give up on them.

What we find most remarkable is that readiness rarely looks like what people expect. It is quiet. It is tired. It is often the man who walks through our door convinced he cannot be helped who turns out to be the one who finds a way through.

To anyone who works alongside people in addiction: what have you noticed about what readiness actually looks like? We are genuinely curious about what others are seeing on the front lines of this work.

09/25/2026

Daryl was sitting handcuffed in the back of a police van when he felt something unexpected.

Relief.

His words: ""It was finally over. I had once again destroyed my life. Can you imagine being arrested and feeling thankful for it?""

That moment of surrender, that quiet recognition that things had to change, was the beginning of Daryl's path to Simon House.

Recovery often starts not with a triumphant decision, but with a moment of exhaustion. Of being done. Of finally being willing to ask for help.

At Simon House, we meet men exactly where they are. Whatever the moment was that brought them here, we believe it is the right moment.

Read Daryl's full story here: https://www.simonhouse.com/simon-house-success-stories1/darylsstory

09/23/2026

This is what Recovery in Motion looks like.

At Ryan's Roundup earlier this month, Coach Conrad showed the room what movement, discipline and physical challenge can bring to addiction recovery: hands wrapped, pads up, real training, real focus.

This is just the start of something bigger. Every dollar raised through the Recovery in Motion fund helps bring more coaching, equipment and opportunities for movement into treatment at Simon House.

Missed the fundraiser? You can still make a donation to the Recovery in Motion fund through the link in our bio.

🥊 Be. Belong. Become.

Address

5819 Bowness Road N. W
Calgary, AB
T3B0C5

Telephone

+14032472050

Website

http://www.simonhouse.com/

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