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Harbour Cats

On Wednesday evening, some of the guys from our recovery houses took in ball game. Thanks to tickets from Mayor Alto, our residents watched the Harbour Cats beat the Nanaimo Night Owls while enjoying the sunshine and soaking up the ball park energy. Having fun and doing...
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Coolaid AGM

Yesterday, Sharlene and Evan attended Coolaid's Annual General Meeting. Umbrella is pleased to work with Coolaid in our community and support the great work they do. We are excited about their new strategic plan and their goals for our community.
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Pride 2024

Sunday July 7 was Pride Day in Victoria. Umbrella was so excited to be a part of the parade and festival this year, a first time for us. Being our debut, we went BIG! Big flag, big love balls, big staff presence, big fun! There was also lots of fun and engagement with...
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We will miss you Max

Today, the Umbrella team shared barbecue burgers in honour of Max, who is leaving Umbrella and moving over to Island Health. Tomorrow is Max's last day. Max has been an integral part of the ICMT (Intensive Case Management Team) for well over a year and has had quite an ...
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2024 Annual Report

We are excited to share our 2024 Annual Report. To access the online report, please view it here. If you would like to have us mail you a printed copy, please let the office staff know at 250-380-0595, or pop into our office and help yourself to a copy.  
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Chamber Lunch

Today Blake and Sharlene enjoyed a wonderful lunch at a Chamber of Commerce event. Todays speaker was Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Opposition and the BC United party. He is a very passionate speaker and has a lot of big ideas if he is elected. The highlight of the lunch...
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VIC PD Visit

Today, Evan, Sharlene and Erik met with Deputy Chief Constable Jamie McRae and Inspector Jeff Lawson at Foundation House. We invited these two officers to the house to learn more about Umbrella and the work we do, but more importantly, we wanted to connect so that we co...
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Youth & Philanthropy Initiative

Aevin and Anina, grade 10 students from Stellys Secondary School were part of their school's Youth Philanthropy Initiative. Part of the YPI is to select a non-profit organization then research and interview a staff member about that org. Aevin and Anina met with Evan an...
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Big Wheel Burger

Umbrella is charity of the month at Big Wheel Burger for the month of May. Today a few of us ordered some of their delicious burgers, fries and pickles and we enjoyed a rare lunch together. Time is running out to enjoy Umbrella's burger, the Big Onion Burger and directl...
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MHSU Advisory Committee Awards

On Tuesday, Umbrella hosted the 8th annual Mental Health and Substance Use Advisory Committee awards at our office. These important awards highlight the good work of our community members and organizations while celebrating those who work and support others in the MHSU f...