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Staff Barbecue

On Thursday, we got the staff together to give Bronwyn a proper barbecue send off, and to have some ice cream sandwiches to celebrate Louise's birthday. We had a great turnout and everyone got to say "see you later" to Bronwyn. We are all looking forward to the next bar...
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Good-bye Bronwyn

Today is our Bronwyn's last day with Umbrella. After almost 8 and a half years, Bronwyn decided it was time for a change and she is jumping ship and joining the communications team at Island Health. There are only two current employees who know what Umbrella is without ...
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Umbrella’s 2023 Annual Report

Umbrella's Annual Report is out! This year we went with a Yearbook theme and had a lot of fun with it. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we did making it. To flip through, click here.    
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Podcast Episode 9

Comfortably Un-Numb – The Podcast Episode 9 is now live! In today's episode, Blake speaks with Trevor Botkin, the gregarious Executive Director of Hero Works Victoria as Trevor tells his inspiring story of recovery. Trevor is one who knows first hand how hard it ...
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James is 2!

Today at the Potter House meeting we took the time to celebrate James and his two years of sobriety. James has been a leader and a source of inspiration for the guys at all our houses, and our staff. James took the time to prioritize his recovery and to work his program...
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Town Hall with Premier Eby

Today at Interurban Campus of Camosun College there was a Town Hall with Premier David Eby. Lots of concerned citizens joined to submit questions about housing, health, criminal justice, environment, and more. Our ED Sharlene was the last question of the hour and asked ...
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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!
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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...
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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 ...
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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...