st. paul & district crisis association

What st. paul & district crisis association does

Capella Centre, formerly St. Paul and District Crisis Association, is an independent Alberta charitable organization serving women, children, and families affected by domestic violence, abuse, and family violence in St. Paul and surrounding communities. Its core operation is Columbus House of Hope, a 20-bed emergency shelter with stays of up to one month, complemented by two individual Second Stage apartment units where families may remain for up to two years. It also operates a 24-hour phone, toll-free, and text crisis-support channel and provides walk-in intake, safety planning, risk assessment, emotional support, counselling, advocacy, referrals, and community outreach.

The service portfolio includes women's support, children's trauma support, access to a child psychologist, an on-site K-12 school, a playroom, and a sensory room. It also offers Indigenous cultural programming through an Indigenous Elder and Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre, pet safekeeping through Alberta SPCA, and a psychoeducational domestic-violence offender program delivered with community agencies. Its operating assets are its facilities, trained staff, and service relationships; no mobile app, API, SDK, integrations, proprietary technology, or AI modalities are disclosed.

Capella Centre is funded through government sources and donations of money, goods, and time from local individuals, organizations, and businesses. Services are provided at no cost to clients, and the organization uses direct delivery through its shelter, support line, walk-in access, referrals from agencies, police, healthcare providers, and social services, and community outreach. Annual revenue, contract values, and program-level funding totals are not publicly disclosed in the supplied materials.

Name

st. paul & district crisis association

Legal name

Capella Centre

Website

https://capellacentre.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Capella Centre is an Alberta charity providing free 24/7 shelter, crisis support, counselling, children's services, and transitional housing to women, children, and families affected by domestic violence in St. Paul and surrounding communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence Shelter and Support Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIANAC

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYBPAGADAO

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDACALAH

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services

Education/Early Childhood Education/Parent Education & Family Engagement Programs

Keywords

• Women's shelter services
• Family violence prevention
• Emergency domestic violence shelter
• Transitional housing programs
• Trauma-informed counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Paul

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Relies on donations of money, goods and time from local individuals, organizations and businesses to keep operations running 24/7, 365 days a year.
2. Government Funding: Receives funding from government sources including Alberta Community Facility Enhancement Program, Alberta Council of Women's Shelters, and provincial departments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Capella Centre operates Columbus House of Hope, a 20-bed emergency women's shelter open 24/7, 365 days a year in St. Paul, Alberta, providing safe accommodation, one-on-one emotional support, safety planning, meals, and referrals for women and children fleeing domestic violence. The organization also runs Second Stage transitional apartment housing allowing families to stay up to 2 years, supplemented by on-site children's programs (including a K-12 school, playroom, and sensory room), women's support services, Indigenous cultural programming, and a Pet Safekeeping Program through partnership with Alberta SPCA.

Product overview

Capella Centre (formerly the St. Paul and District Crisis Association) is a family violence prevention organization offering a comprehensive suite of services through its core shelter facility (Columbus House of Hope, a 20-bed emergency shelter) and Second Stage Programming (transitional housing for up to 2 years). The organization provides emergency accommodation, one-on-one and group support, counseling, advocacy, safety planning, children's programming (including an on-site K-12 school, playroom, and sensory room), community outreach, cultural connections with Indigenous programming, pet safekeeping, and a treatment program for domestic violence offenders. Services operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, supported by a team of 15-30 staff members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Columbus House of Hope: 20-bed emergency women's shelter providing safe haven for women and children escaping domestic violence and family violence. Located in St. Paul, Alberta.

Products and services

• Columbus House of Hope Emergency Shelter A 20-bed emergency women's shelter providing secure, safe, and confidential accommodation for women and children escaping domestic abuse and family violence. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with stays available for up to one month. Includes facilities such as emergency bedrooms, kitchen/dining area, laundry/bath facilities, family room, school room, sensory room, playroom, living room, family visitation room, and playground.
• Second Stage Transitional Housing Transitional housing programming allowing families to stay in individual apartment units for up to 2 years while transitioning from the emergency shelter back to their communities. Provides wrap-around supports for families as they work toward independence.
• Women's Support Services Comprehensive support services for women including education on abuse and family violence, peer-to-peer support groups, one-on-one sessions, safety planning, support system building, income planning, parenting and childcare planning, and emotional support with referrals to counselors and therapists.
• Children's Programs Child support services including one-to-one support from a Child Support Worker, access to a child psychologist for children aged 3-17, trauma-informed playroom and sensory room, and social skills and life skills development activities.
• On-Site K-12 Shelter School On-site K-12 school program available for all school-aged children residing in the emergency shelter with their Mother/Guardian. A Certified Teacher works with each child within the safety and security of the shelter to ensure uninterrupted education.
• Cultural Connections Indigenous Programming Indigenous-focused programming including access to an Indigenous Elder who is a Pipe Carrier and Ceremony Holder, Medicine Wheel teachings, Indigenous ceremonies and one-on-one support, spiritual room for multi-faith use including smudging, and partnership with Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre.
• Pet Safekeeping Program Through a partnership with the Alberta SPCA, provides free, confidential, safe boarding for pets while their owners access shelter programs. Medical services for pets may also be provided.
• Community Outreach Programs Community-wide programming including one-to-one counselling, age-appropriate school education on relationships and healthy boundaries (Grades 2-4 through Junior/High School), local agency training, support groups, and cultural group programming led by an Indigenous Elder.
• Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Program A psycho-educational treatment program for offenders of domestic violence, delivered through partnership with community agencies. Uses a circle concept and holistic approach to provide tools and support for change.
• 24-Hour Crisis Support Line Round-the-clock crisis support hotline available at 780-645-5195 or toll-free at 1-800-263-3045, with text messaging capability at 780-227-6272.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 women, children and seniors accommodated by Alberta Shelters annually (organization serves a portion of these)

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mannawanis Native Friendship CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership connecting clients to Indigenous programming and supports. The friendship centre hosts events for all community members including children, youth, women and men.
• Alberta SPCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPet Safekeeping Program providing free, confidential, safe boarding for pets of domestic violence victims while they access shelter programs. Medical services for pets may also be provided.
• Community Agencies (Domestic Violence Offender Treatment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with community agencies to provide family violence offender treatment program using psycho-educational approach and circle concept.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Edmonton: Provides a women's emergency shelter and broader gender-based violence, housing, and childcare programming in Alberta. Overlaps with Capella Centre on DV shelter and family support services, but operates as a much larger, multi-service organization.

Direct peers

• Interval House Toronto: Ontario-based women's shelter offering emergency shelter, second-stage housing, counseling, and children's services for survivors of domestic violence. Closely comparable service model across shelter/transitional continuum and children's programming.
• Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter Association: Major Alberta women's shelter offering emergency shelter, second-stage housing, counseling, and outreach. Comparable in mission, target population (women and children fleeing abuse), and service mix to Capella Centre, though operating at greater urban scale.
• WIN House (Women's Inner-City Network of Strength): Edmonton-based women's emergency shelter providing24/7 crisis support, safe accommodation, and advocacy for women and children fleeing domestic violence. Operates a comparable emergency shelter + outreach model within Alberta, making it the closest in-province operational peer.

Others

• Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS): Provincial umbrella body representing Alberta shelters and a named funder of Capella Centre. Comparable only as an ecosystem coordinator and capacity-building resource rather than a direct operating competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/CapellaCentre
• Facebookfacebook.com/CapellaCentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/capellacentre

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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