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Happy 1 Year Michael

Today we celebrated Michael and his one year of continuous sobriety. What a wonderful milestone and we could not be prouder. Pictured below Michael and his one candle to celebrate his one year, with one of his roommates Barry. Keep doing the work Michael, sobriety look...
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Dream It, Be It

Umbrella Society was proud to be a part of the Dream It, Be it event this past Tuesday  . Dream it , Be it is a unique free opportunity for students from all three S. Vancouver Island school districts to explore different career opportunities and learn about the various n...
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Criminal Justice Info Session

Yesterday at Camosun College's Lansdowne Campus, Umbrella participated in the Criminal Justice Q & A with many other resources. Kelsey and Nic represented Umbrella and chatted with current and potential criminal justice students and discussed the current state of service...
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Happy 3 years Glenn

Today is a happy day for Glenn at Cooper House. Glenn is celebrating his 3 years of sobriety! These important milestones are worthy of pie and Zack brought enough to share. Keep doing the work Glenn, we are all proud of you!
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Foundation House is 4

Last night the housing staff and residents celebrated being Foundation House homeowners for 4 years. To be clear, F-H0use is much older than 4, but it has been 4 years since Umbrella purchased the house. Umbrella began operating Foundation House in April 2015, and w...
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BINGO Fun Day

Yesterday was BINGO fun day at Umbrella. Umbrella likes to have fun with our team and have some laughs, and yesterday there was no shortage of laughs had by all. We played BINGO with the team, including our Salt Spring folks who ZOOMED in for some fun. We played three ...
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Random Acts of Kindness Day

The Victoria Foundation is promoting their annual Random Acts of Kindness Week. What used to be a day, is now a week, and we couldn't be more thrilled. The staff have been making sure they are doing additional acts of kindness this week and people are feeling good. Tod...
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Podcast Season 2/E8 – Bill

In this episode, Blake sits down with Bill, the enigmatic facilitator of the Intensive Journaling program offered at Umbrella. Bill shares the profound impact that the Intensive Journaling process had on him and how he has adapted the program to meet the needs of individu...
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Devin Retires

Devin Lynn has been a manager at Island Health for many, many years. Devin has been a huge supporter of Umbrella and a mentor to Sharlene. Today, we celebrated Devin and his retirement this Friday. There was great turnout, yummy food and stories that showed the type...
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Goodbye Laura

December was a sad month for Umbrella and the SURF team. Laura resigned to attend full time school in January and continue her work in this field. SURF started with Laura and she brought an incredible amount of knowledge, history, empathy and support to the clients they...