Finding Your True North
Safe, Affordable Housing for Survivors of Violence
Leaving violence takes incredible courage, but taking that brave first step shouldn’t mean stepping into homelessness, fear, or instability.
At True North Society, we believe that when someone finds the strength to leave abuse behind, they deserve more than shelter.
Survivors deserve a place to begin again; a place where safety is lasting, dignity is honored, and hope can take root.
That’s why we’re building Finding Your True North: a 36-unit affordable housing community that is designed specifically for survivors of violence in Strathmore, Siksika Nation, Calgary, and the surrounding rural areas.
Targeting Housing Insecurity
The Finding Your True North second-stage & affordable housing initiative is an innovative approach to supporting survivors of domestic and family violence along their journey towards independence. Helping to break the cycle of abuse within families, mitigate the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences, create a community of safety & healthy relationships, and develop resiliency within vulnerable children and families so that they may thrive reaches our mission of walking the path with those in crisis: honoring the past, providing support in the present, and awakening hope for the future.
You Make the Difference
Your donation, no matter the size, will help build a community of safety, support, and healing. Join us in making this vision a reality! Donate today and be a part of something life changing.
Make a Donation
Help fund critical wraparound services – from trauma-informed counselling to connections to community services – you can help transform lives and create lasting stability.
Partner as a Corporate or Foundation Sponsor
Join a movement for change. Sponsorship and naming opportunities are available for suites, childcare spaces, healing rooms, and shared community areas. Align your brand with hope, healing, and resilience.
Leave a Legacy
Include the True North Society in your estate plans and creating lasting change for generations to come!
Finding Your True North
True North’s affordable housing solution, with client-centered programming, will play a vital role in addressing the intersectional challenges of intimate partner violence and homelessness. Our targeting housing insecurity initiative helps to meets the needs of vulnerable community members by offering second-stage housing for individuals in crisis, most specifically for individuals attempting to rebuild after leaving an abusive and dangerous home. By empowering vulnerable individuals with safety, access to wrap-around services, and basic needs support, survivors are supported to lead safe and healthy lives independent of abuse.
True North is a proud ACWS member.
Why Affordable Housing Matters
- Violence is rising, and safe, affordable housing is harder to find than ever.
- Rural survivors face extra barriers like isolation, limited services, and longer wait times.
- Without housing, survivors are forced to choose between returning to danger or facing homelessness.
At True North, we’ve already walked alongside more than 3,900 individuals on their journeys from crisis to stability.
But the truth is… emergency shelter is only the beginning. Long-term healing needs long-term safety.
What Finding Your True North Includes
- 36 affordable, trauma-informed housing units (studio, 1, 2, and 3-bedroom),
- Fully accessible spaces for individuals with disabilities,
- On-site childcare to support employment and healing,
- Culturally safe programming for Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities,
- Wellness, recreation, and community-building activities,
- Integrated wraparound supports delivered with compassion and care.
Now, we’re seeking partners to help bring the heart of the project to life
— the services, supports, and community connections that turn housing into healing.
Your Impact
When you give to Finding Your True North, you help:
- Increase housing stability for survivors transitioning from emergency shelters,
- Improve mental health, resilience, and safety for vulnerable families,
- Open pathways to employment, education, and community leadership,
- Reduce revictimization and support lasting independence, &
- Create a ripple effect of hope across generations.
Together, we can reach our vision of creating a safer envrionment for all.
Targeting Housing Insecurity is a Community Effort
We know we cannot do this alone!
Our team continues to work with the Calgary Foundation, CMHC, Grant Advisors, Women’s Shelters Canada, the Provincial and Municipal Government and our community to fund the building of this project.
Thank you to our Board of Directors, Riddell Kurczaba Architecture Interior Design Engineering of Calgary, Altus Group of Calgary and countless others who are supporting this project with time, teasures, wisdom, and advocacy.
Join Us!
This is more than a building. It’s a promise that healing is possible, safety is within reach, and no one has to walk their path alone.
Be part of a future where survivors find not just shelter, but belonging, dignity, and hope. Give today and help someone find their True North.
Questions? Want to explore sponsorship or naming opportunities? Please contact Joanne Toller, Fund Development Lead, at joannet@truenorthab.com or 403-807-2119.
Can’t give today? You can still make a difference!
👉 Share the Finding Your True North project with your neighbours.
👉 Join us at one of our community or fundraising events!