Staff Anniversaries – April

It appears that April is a busy month of hiring at Umbrella! This month we celebrate the work anniversaries of many wonderful Umbrella staff. Dottie. On April 10 in 2017, Dottie joined Umbrella as a casual for ICMT and later added SURF, Transitional Housing and the Gr...

Warner Bros Donation

Warner Bros has been filming a movie called Maid, in Victoria for several months. They reached out to Umbrella (via the United Way) to offer some chairs from their movie set. We are the proud owner of 18 fun blue outdoor chairs which will be shared between two of our ho...

Poor Lyca

Awww, poor sweet Lyca! She somehow managed to get an infection in her eye and has lots of drops and medication to help her get better. She also has the cone of shame, that she hates but it is for the greater good! Speedy recovery sweet girl!

New SMART Recovery Meeting

Umbrella is excited to share our new in person SMART Recovery meeting on Thursdays from 6-7:30pm.  Two SMART facilitators will host a small meeting at Umbrella's office. To maintain the health and safety of everyone and adhere to the current provincial...

Administrative Professionals Day

Today in Canada, was Administrative Professionals Day, and we wanted to show our appreciation for all the work our admin team does by showering them with flowers, cards, treats, lunch and some indulgent self care. So often we forget that the admin team is the foundati...

Blake graduates!

Today Umbrella's Blake graduates Leadership Victoria! While maintaining his regular duties of Housing Manager, Blake has been working hard with his Leadership Victoria team and tonight is his graduation ceremony via ZOOM! This is not an easy program, but it is a very i...

Isolation Support Group

Umbrella is excited to share a new way to remain connected! With the new short term measure in place, we need more ways to get and stay connected to support. For that reason, Umbrella will be offering a Social Isolation Group from April 6-23rd. This group will take place...

Staff Anniversaries – March

We do love our team and are excited to share March's staff anniversary! This guy needs his own month, so March is all about Conor! On March 12, 2018 young Conor joined our team working at Foundation House and since then has just continued to grow within the organizatio...

International Women’s Day 2021

At Umbrella, it is incredibly important for us to acknowledge and celebrate the work of the women around us. Being a woman led organization, we know firsthand the great work ethic and perspective that women bring to the nonprofit field. Today is a day not...

Staff Anniversaries – February

We keep saying it - we love our team! February is a big month for Umbrella because we get to celebrate the anniversaries of Bronwyn, Louise, Nicole G and Justin L. Thank you all for all you do for Umbrella, the community and our clients. Nicole G joined Umbrella on Feb...