It’s that time of the year again! Our decorations are up and we are all set to make this holiday season a great one. Whilst Christmas and the New Year is known as a time of happiness for many, we understand that for many of our residents it can be quite a difficult time. Struggling […]
At Alpha House, we like to encourage our residents to keep their flats clean and tidy. That’s why we have started putting on a competition each month where the cleanest flats win a prize. We offer prizes for first and second places in both the self-contained flats and the flats in our Support Unit. This […]
Alpha House was lucky enough to have the Find Your Voice Choir give our lads 6 weeks of singing training. At first, the lads were a little weary about the idea, but we were all amazed how much they all enjoyed it! Watch our video of the final performance in which the choir sings Don’t […]
The boys of Alpha House brought back a trophy from this weekend’s Celebration of Recovery 5-A-Side football tournament, hosted by the Bridge Project at GOALS in Leeds. The tournament consisted of teams from multiple recovery-based organizations such as Growing Rooms, The Vault, The Space, Reflections and more. Despite some tough competition including teams with ex […]
These days it’s easy to take our smart phones, our laptops and our tablets for granted. We use them for just about everything, but imagine how difficult things would be if we didn’t have access to this kind of technology. Many of our clients come to us with little more than the clothes on their […]
Last weekend, Sean celebrated freedom from active addiction at the annual UK convention in Birmingham with 10 months of abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Sean has been thriving since coming to Alpha House last Summer, and is now well on his way to moving forward with his life. Sean is currently one of our residents […]
At Alpha House Calderdale, we provide our clients with a great deal of support and guidance in their recovery, and the Alpha crew have been working hard to achieve their life goals. However, recovery can be hard work at times, so we feel it is important for the lads to take a little time off […]
Who would have thought this unlikely pair would be collecting five grand cheque from the Police and Crime Commissioner? Well that’s exactly what happened in March. Seeing these two where they are today just goes to show that change really is possible when the right support is given. Ian and Craig are two of our […]
Well it’s been a while since we’ve brought you any news, but we’re now working to get back on track and keep you up to date with what we get up to here at Alpha House. We’ve been busy as ever since our last update, and there’s so much to tell! The biggest news you […]