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Town Hall with Premier Eby

Today at Interurban Campus of Camosun College there was a Town Hall with Premier David Eby. Lots of concerned citizens joined to submit questions about housing, health, criminal justice, environment, and more. Our ED Sharlene was the last question of the hour and asked ...
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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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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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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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Dream it, Be it

Today Rebecca had a great time chatting with students at the Dream It, Be It event hosted by Soroptimist International of Victoria Westshore. The event was a great opportunity to showcase opportunities and careers for young women and gender non conforming individuals be...
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Chamber Lunch

Sharlene and Evan were fortunate to attend to The Chamber lunch at the Hotel Grand Pacific where the guest speaker was the Minister of Finance Honorable Katrine Conroy. She spoke about budget 2023 in depth and fielded some questions from others. Umbrella was pleasantly...
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Happy 3 Years Foundation House!

Happy birthday to us! It was 3 years ago today that Umbrella became the proud owners of Foundation House! Although we had been operating the house since 2015, it wasn't until 2020 that the opportunity to purchase the house from the owners presented itself. We were stok...
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United Way Impact Speaker – Erik

Thank you to the United Way for showcasing Erik and his impactful story of hope and recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAV87hheMZg  
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A note from an alumni

We love hearing from our previous residents! This is a note from another resident that had moved on recently from Potter House and is doing very well. Cards and notes like this make us very happy and even more proud.