Happy Birthday Sarah
While all the barbecuing and saying goodbye to Emmett was going on it was also our Sarah's birthday!
We are huge fans of Sarah's and love to celebrate her whenever we can!
Happy Birthday Sarah!
BBQ for Emmett
Friday May 12 was our send off barbecue for Emmett.
Emmett is returning to school full time after working for Umbrella for the past 3 years.
When the pandemic first started Umbrella was contracted to support the unhoused population
in Topaz Park and Emmett was our firs...
One year of sobriety!
Last night the guys at Foundation House celebrated Iain and his one year of sobriety.
Iain works his recovery program daily and is a leader in the house for the other residents.
Recently Iain was selected for the role of senior resident at Foundation House,
which is a ...
Happy 16 years Sharlene
Happy work anniversary to our Executive Director, Sharlene.
It was 16 years ago that Sharlene joined Umbrella as an outreach worker and
worked her way up to the ED role that she took on in November 2016.
Umbrella looked very different back in 2008 but we are grateful f...
Happy Star Wars Day!
May the Fourth be with you all!
Today on Star Wars Day, Umbrella is taking advantage of this day and celebrating in a huge way!
We made an Ewok cheeseball, Wookie Cookies and Star Wars Cupcakes, plus, we were stocked with Star Wars candy and puns!
The light sabres are ...
Lyca Graduates
Yesterday was Lyca's last day as a resident of Foundation House.
This sweet girl has moved on to one of our third stage houses, Potter House, with her favourite human James.
Lyca has been at Foundation House for years and has done well,
but the busyness of the house an...
Administrative Professionals Day
Today is Administrative Professionals Day and Umbrella is excited to celebrate our awesome admin team.
Our admin team, Brianna, Bronwyn, Sarah and Shelagh are the foundation of the work we do at Umbrella.
They are the first point of contact for everything we do and th...
Potter House Sendoff
Yesterday at the Potter House meeting, the staff and residents said goodbye to Josh.
Josh has his own apartment and is moving out this week.
We are really excited for Josh and very proud of him, he has worked really hard on his recovery
and has been patient, taking adv...
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...
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 ...