TJ
We were able to pop by Cooper House and have a little snuggle with TJ today.
He is flourishing at the house and the guys there are taking really great care of him.
TJ being happy and healthy makes Umbrella happy and healthy.
Strategic Review
Tonight was the review of our strategic plan.
Cassie and Duanna joined us for love and a lap to nap on.
We had a great meeting and everyone is really excited about where Umbrella is at, and where we are heading.
It is a great time to be part of Umbrella, especially if ...
Thriving Non-Profits
Today, Sharlene & Bronwyn graduated from the Thriving Non-Profits Program, funded by Victoria Foundation.
We have learned about social enterprise, fee for service, assets and scale, and so much more great stuff!
Our coach that worked with us for the last six months was ...
Bronwyn graduated!
Our amazing Bronwyn has been going to Vancouver every month for a couple of days to participate in the
Vancouver United Way's Public Policy Institute, and today is her grad day!!
We are so proud of our Bronwyn.
Public policy is Bronwyn's jam, so who knows how she will ...
Fresh Coat
Umbrella hired our favourite contractor Dave Surtees to give a little TLC to the front of the house and the stairs,
and we had to share how great they look.
In October, these stairs will be the backdrop for a photo with residents and the Boston Bruins Alumni so we had t...
AGM 2019
Tonight was Umbrella's AGM.
We were thrilled with the turnout, support and great speakers.
Thank you to all who attended.
We are filled with gratitude.
We are so thankful for Jacquelin, our board chair, who is so passionate about Umbrella.
Echo Kulpas, our previo...
Watermelon Champion
Check out this trophy!
Our bookkeeper extraordinaire Steve won his workplace watermelon eating contest while raising some money for Umbrella.
Steve is a very important person to Sharlene and the team, and it is little things like eating more watermelon than anyone else ...
IKEA trip
As our office move creeps closer, Bronwyn and Sharlene decided a trip to IKEA was in order.
We needed everything!
Quadra Village Community Centre has taken pretty great care of us all these years, so we didn't even have a toilet brush or dish rack, and we love IKEA.
We...
Cooper House is 1
It was one year ago today that we opened Cooper House, our third stage house for men.
This house is home to four men, and TJ, all of who resided at Foundation House previously.
The idea behind this house was to provide the guys with a bit less support, more responsibili...