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Provincial Employee Community Services Fund

Umbrella is a thankful recipient of the the Provincial Employee Community Services Fund. This program is a great way for provincial employees to give directly to local non profits via their provincial employer. We value and appreciate the ongoing support from this incr...
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Recovery Capital Conference

Today a small group of Umbrella staff got together to virtually participate in the Recovery Capital Conference. Typically a couple of team members head over to New Westminster to join the conference, but this year, as with most things, it was virtual. Umbrella took adv...
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All Things Gratitude

All Things Gratitude Facilitated by Dottie, this group is a weekly exploration and expression of all things Gratitude. The practice of Gratitude has incredible positive impacts to our life and existence. Gratitude releases us from toxic emotions, changes the direct...
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Umbrella Enews

We are so excited to share our latest enews with the community. It's been awhile since we sent one out but we have lots to share and this is a great way to get the word out. Please subscribe for the most up to date Umbrella info and feel free to share with your networks.
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Thank you Munro Books!

On Friday, Umbrella picked up three big boxes of books that the staff at Munro Books put together for our residents. We can't tell you how much these gestures mean to Umbrella and our residents. With the lack of fundraising options and being limited on what donations we...
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Happy One Year Sober!

Last night at the Foundation House weekly meeting there was a wonderful celebration, and ice cream cake! One of our awesome residents, Jonny, celebrated his one year of sobriety. Jonny has been a gift to the house and to the guys, he is quiet, hard working and a leader ...
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Thank You Forge!

We are so grateful to the be the recipient of a recent fundraiser at Forge Training. They raised $435 for the Umbrella Society via a face mask fundraiser! We are truly touched that this great local business took the time to fund raise on our behalf. Thank you Forge! ...
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Naloxone Distribution

Umbrella is proud to announce that we have been approved to provide Naloxone kits to the community. These kits are free of charge and typically don't expire for about 2 years. If you need a kit, please don't hesitate to give us a call or text at 250-380-0595 or send an e...
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Restored to Previous Glory

Things worth doing are rarely simple or easy. Our senior resident, Erik, recently decided to tackle the task of restoring the Foundation House dining room table.  This table is not only used for house meals but also meetings, projects, and the yearly pumpkin carving. It's...
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Cucumbers and gratitude

One of our wonderful board members Nancy, delivered about 50 pounds of cucumbers to Umbrella today. Nancy and her green thumb husband grew these huge cucumbers in their yard and shared their bounty with our grateful staff and our residents. We all feel very fortunate t...