A Family Community Health Centre opens at the Inglewood Health Clinic at 922 9th Ave SE, the site of The Alexandra School in Inglewood.

Alexandra Community Health Centre granted charitable status. As a recognized non-profit, funding and grant opportunities become available, encouraging growth and expansion.

For the first time, the Board of Directors successfully applied to Alberta Health for special funding to cover expenses for one physician and 1/3 of administrative costs.

Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) opens a weekly foot clinic.

Computerized information systems now consolidate and streamline our administrative, financial, and statistical functions..

Working with community groups and partner agencies to provide wraparound care to our clients becomes a priority as The United Way begins funding health education programs and physicians in direct health care.

A multicultural internship counseling program sponsored by the City of Calgary and a grant from Alberta’s Family and Community Support Services is approved. The Healthy Kids immunization clinic opens.

A partnership with Calgary Health Region is established and a multidisciplinary team formed. Over the next couple years, a stronger partnership increases the funding that supports 74% of our operating expenses.

The Seniors Community Health Centre officially opens its doors, providing comprehensive outreach and medical support for low-income seniors.

Food programs expanded: the Good Food Box, Spinz-A-Round and Community Kitchens initiatives provide proper nutrition for people who would not otherwise be able to afford or access it.

In partnership with Calgary Parks and Recreation, Kiwanis Club, and the Calgary YMCA, summer programs for children begin.

The West Dover Community Health Centre launches, providing primary health care and counseling services for people connected to the Patch Project Program operated by Hull Services.

The Alex Community Health Bus launches, providing isolated and otherwise at-risk people with preventative medical services and support.

The Suds & Savings Community Laundromat opens in Ramsay, employing low-income individuals, offering low-cost access to laundry services, and becoming a community hub.

The Alex Community Health Centre location opens, centralizing services that had been spread out across the city.

Pathways to Housing launches, placing individuals into homes first, then providing supports to work on issues contributing to their homelessness.

The Youth Health Centre opens at the Centre Street location. The Alex is designated a teaching site for residents and medical students of UCalgary’s Faculty of Medicine. The Foothills Breastfeeding Clinic – now the Well Fed Clinic – joins us at Centre Street.

HomeBase launches, connecting Calgary’s homeless people with resources and supports to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

The Youth Health Bus, the first of its kind in Canada, begins visiting high schools around Calgary, bringing mobile health care to at-risk youth. It wins the CBE Lighthouse Award for its outstanding contribution to students.

The Calgary Police Commission recognizes The Alex for helping youth and vulnerable populations avoid or navigate the justice system through a Community Policing Award.

The Alex Dental Health Bus joins our mobile health fleet, bringing dental education and preventative care to high-need elementary schools and community sites.

During the historic floods, The Alex mobile buses serve as first responders, deploying teams to emergency evacuation centers.

The Community Health Centre and Youth Health Centre move to their new home across from the Franklin LRT Station. The Alex centralizes its community, youth, & housing support services here. We celebrate the opening of The Alex Community Food Centre in Forest Lawn.

The Alex is selected by HomeSpace Society to manage a new 23-unit building in Radisson, adding Prelude to our group of supportive housing programs. Operating on the principles of harm reduction, we support clients with their mental health needs, addiction issues and medical recovery, empowering them to reclaim their lives.

The Alex’s Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic opens. The Alex is deemed an essential service and remains operational throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

In response to the pandemic, The Alex partners with Alberta Health Services, The Calgary Homeless Foundation, and CUPS to establish the Assisted Self-Isolation Site, providing medically-supported accommodations for those experiencing homelessness who needed to self-isolate.

A pandemic Social Dispatch team (social workers, youth workers, justice navigators, client resource specialists, case managers, food educators and more) manage a phone bank, providing critical lifelines and triage to our clients and patients.

The Alex unveils a new Indigenous gathering space called Isspomaanitapi, meaning a person or entity with a helping nature in Blackfoot. The name was given by Elder Duane Mistaken Chief on June 22 (National Indigenous Peoples Day) during a traditional Naming Ceremony.

The Alex Mobile Care Clinic, powered by TELUS Health, hits the streets; it is equipped to provide the most vulnerable Calgarians with immediate, high-quality and compassionate care, when and where they need it.

To mark the program’s first decade, a new, custom-built mobile dental clinic rolls out, continuing to bring dental health care to high-need elementary schools and community sites.

The Alex celebrates 50 years of serving the community!

The Alex delivers a 12-month Community Mobile Crisis Response (CMCR) pilot program, focusing on a person-centred, trauma-informed, equity-based approach to crisis response for those experiencing a non-emergency behavioural or mental health crisis and substance use disorders where there is no threat to safety.