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Anawim Tour

Last week, Evan and Sarah had the opportunity to tour Anawim's new women's facility. It was great to see more space created to support women at risk of homelessness due to poverty, violence or health issues. Sarah and Evan were blown away by the beauty and serenity of the...
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Comfortably Un-Numb Episode 5

We are excited to share Comfortably Un-Numb Episode 5; James' Story. Episode 5 features our third and final instalment of our series highlighting Foundation House, our 2nd stage recovery house for men. Today we're talking to James, our current senior resident at Foundati...
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Vital Youth Year End

Last night Sharlene and Evan headed to the Parkside Hotel for the Vital Youth Year End Celebration. Umbrella was grateful to be one of the recipients of $3000 from the youth at St Michaels University School. There are 12 schools involved in this program and each team of...
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Community Collaboration

Umbrella loves connecting with our community partners. Yesterday Sharlene and Janine, the new ED of Mental Health Recovery Partners, met for lunch and to celebrate Janine's new role. Umbrella is excited to continue to work closely with MHRP as they grow under Janine's ...
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One Year Sober

Last night at the weekly Foundation House meeting the residents from Potter and Foundation House took some time with the staff to celebrate Nick's one year sober! Nick has been such an asset to the house, he has worked hard on his recovery and it shows. We can't wait to...
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Cooper House Owners!

Umbrella has been renting Cooper House for several years and recently the owner approached us to see if we would like to purchase the townhouse. We jumped at the chance! We recognize how important all housing is for those in recovery, so we moved a few residents around ...
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Pizza & Bowling

Last night Sharlene, Erik and Sarah invited all the the residents from Potter House over to Foundation House for pizza and then everyone headed out for a fun night of bowling. Lots of laughs were had by all and Erik was the high scoring bowler of the night. Can't wait t...
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Art at Tillicum

Last week, Robin and Matt over at Tillicum gather some residents together to work on some spray paint art. With a goal of working towards a residents created mural, they started small with art pieces and furniture painting. Art is always a great way to foster conversatio...
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Pi Day

It's PI day! At Umbrella PI day means PIE day and Bronwyn takes this day very seriously. As you can see from the photos Bronwyn was baking up a storm in preparation for the big day. The pies for the day include a Fresh Berry pie, and two vegan pies: Apple and Mediterra...
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Hot Sauce Social

Last week Umbrella had an awesome time at our staff social. With a hot sauce challenge included for good measure, it was quickly dubbed the Hot Sauce Social. A surprising number of staff members were up for the challenge and quite a few even suffered their way through all...