RAD Cancelled – Dec 20
RAD will be cancelled on Tuesday, December 20th due to the weather.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Christmas in our houses!
The Christmas season has arrived at all our houses!
The residents are all ready for Santa and to celebrate the season together.
The holidays are a difficult time for many and we try to make it a little bit better for each resident.
Often this can be the first time in a...
Sovereign Order Check Presentation
Today Dr Richard Crowe made a visit to Foundation House to present a check to Umbrella's ED Sharlene.
These funds will be applied towards the costs of food at Foundation House.
Dr. Crowe presented the check on behalf of the Sovereign Order of St. John Victoria,
who rec...
Sobriety Celebrations!
Umbrella has so much to celebrate!
Two of our awesome residents are celebrating some big sobriety milestones.
Brian, at Cooper House is celebrating one year and Nathanial at Potter House is celebrating two years! We couldn't be more proud of these two and all our reside...
Christmas Party 2022
Last night Umbrella staff and board kicked off December with our annual Christmas party.
It isn't often the board and staff all get together so we like to do it up right when we can!
We love seeing our fellow co-workers dressed up and having fun. So many sparkles!
Lots...
Thank you Kia Victoria!
Last week, we gratefully received a large donation of socks from Kia Victoria.
Socks are always needed and appreciated and we will ensure that they are delivered to our residents in our transitional housing sites lickety split, we know the residents will appreciate them!...
Celebrating 22 years
It’s Umbrella 22nd year and we asked our community partners and friend to share a bit about Umbrella's impact and they delivered!
Check out what they had to say about us below.
He are honoured and grateful to be part of this caring community.
BC Non-Profit Housing Conference
Umbrella was fortunate to have our Housing Coordinator Erik head over to Vancouver last week to attend the Housing Central annual conference. Umbrella was grateful to have received a bursary so we could send Erik for all three days.
It was a whirlwind with a ton of infor...
Thank you Discovery Coffee!
In October, Discovery Coffee chose Umbrella to be their Donation Partner.
We were thrilled when they reached out to explain their fundraising program and how they had heard about the work Umbrella's doing.
The final total has now been tallied and $439.83 was raised for ...
United Way Wreath Delivery
What a delightful way to start the week!
Yesterday, our good friends at the United Way Southern Vancouver Island dropped by to deliver a beautiful handmade wreath. We could not be more in awe of the hard work and creativity that they put into this beautiful piece of holi...