CREB® REALTOR® Community Foundation has awarded $1 million in grant funding to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Alberta with the expansion of its Calgary location to create an additional 60 suites for families.

Since its inception in 2003, the Calgary Dream Centre has been helping people recover and rebuild their lives after struggles with addiction and homelessness. This is accomplished through addiction recovery programs for men and women, as well as transitional and community housing.

Created in 1995 through the merger of three seniors-serving organizations, Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society offers a variety of volunteer and social work programs to create “a future where no senior is alone and struggling.”

For over 40 years, Sonshine Community Services has been providing a variety of supports – including housing, counselling and childcare – to women and children who are fleeing family violence in the Calgary area.

Since their first houses were constructed in Alberta in 1985, Ronald McDonald House Charities^® Alberta has welcomed tens of thousands of families seeking vital medical treatment for their seriously ill or injured children.

The Calgary Drop-In Centre (DI) has been a refuge and valuable resource for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness for more than 60 years. During that time, “the largest shelter in North America” has gone through several evolutions to become the housing-focused shelter it is today – dedicated to helping people overcome obstacles to housing and escape the cycle of homelessness for good.

Tickets are now available for CREB^® REALTOR^® Community Foundation’s first 50/50 Cash Raffle of 2022, with all proceeds going to local non-profit organizations that provide housing and shelter to those who need it most.

Kailen Pocsai was the recipient of CREB^®’s 75th Anniversary Undergraduate Award in 2020, helping him to continue pursuing his passion for real estate and finish his degree a year early.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) recently spoke with CREB^® REALTOR^® Community Foundation Chair Murray Scotton for an article in CREA's REALTORS Care^® series, which highlights the generosity and inspiring stories of REALTORS^® across Canada.