Our Impact at a Glance

Alpha House’s 2023–2024 outcomes reflect over five decades of excellence in residential addiction recovery. Our results demonstrate strong long-term recovery, housing stability, safety, community reintegration, and public safety — while serving diverse and marginalized populations with dignity, inclusion, and care.

Alumni Recovery Outcomes

• 71.4% of alumni maintained over two years of abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances
  
  

• 64% successfully transitioned off opiate replacement therapy prior to graduation
  
  

• 100% secured safe, affordable, long-term housing
  
  

• 93% completed the four-month residential program
  
  

• 68% gained employment or returned to school
  
  

• 56% achieved financial independence from Ontario Works or ODSP
  
  

• 91% reported no food insecurity
  
  

Safety & Harm Reduction

• Zero deaths onsite in 52 years
  
  

• One onsite overdose in 52 years, successfully reversed using Naloxone (Narcan)
  
  

Incarceration & Community Reintegration

• 73% of Alpha House alumni did not criminally re-offend following graduation
  
  

This outcome reflects Alpha House’s commitment to addressing the root causes of justice involvement, including substance use, trauma, housing instability, and social exclusion. Through stable housing, clinical care, peer support, and skill-building, alumni are supported in reintegrating safely and meaningfully into their communities.

Self-Help & Peer Support

• 86.5% obtained a self-help sponsor
  
  

• 89% established a home group
  
  

• 72% completed the Twelve Steps or a recovery workbook
  
  

Trauma & Survivor Support

• 32% participated in adult survivor programs for sexual abuse
  
  

Program Delivery & Reach

• 90% of clinical staff are in recovery
  
  

• 28,565 meals served
  
  

• 5,200 individual client interactions
  
  

• 1,720 case management appointments
  
  

• 298 mental health sessions
  
  

• 12,045 days of service provided (33 clients × 365 days)
  
  

• 107 residential clients served
  
  

• 676 group sessions
  
  

• 146 psychotherapy sessions
  
  

• 729 alumni engaged
  
  

• 692 alumni meals served
  
  

Cultural & Community Representation

• Indigenous / Aboriginal: 11.2%
  
  

• Inuit (Northwest Territories): 5.6%
  
  

• BPOC (Black, People of Color): 36.5%
  
  

• Caucasian: 39%
  
  

• Other / Non-Identified: 7.7%
  
  

Gender Identity, Age & Language

• Trans Male Clients: 8.4%
  
  

• LGBTQ+: 19.8%
  
  

• Transitional-Age Youth (18–28): 38%
  
  

• Francophone: 2.6%
  
  

Health & Accessibility

• Clients with health conditions or impairments: 12.5%
  
  

• Hard of hearing: 5.6%
  
  

• Low vision: 1.2%
  
  

Our Commitment

These outcomes reflect Alpha House’s holistic, trauma-informed approach, grounded in clinical excellence, lived experience, harm reduction, and community connection. Alpha House demonstrates that when people are met with dignity, safety, and support, lasting recovery, stability, and positive community impact are possible.