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City of Victoria

A Permissive Tax Exemption from the City of Victoria provides relief from property taxation. Umbrella applied for, and was successful, receiving this exemption for Foundation House, our supportive recovery house for men. Being exempt from property tax is one of the way...
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Thank you Minister Darcy!

Minister Judy Darcy has left an incredible legacy for the people of British Columbia. As our first Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, she has been a tireless advocate for our community members struggling with substance use. Her frank and open dialogue allowed many o...
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Halloween at our houses

We have some creative carvers at our houses again this year! Also noticing a new trend of adding other vegetables to the pumpkins... Happy Halloween from Umbrella and our awesome residents!
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Happy 2 Years Erik!

Today is a very special day at Foundation House. Erik, our amazing senior resident, is celebrating two years of sobriety! A couple of the staff popped over to the house to surprise him and bring an ice cream cake (with his name spelt wrong- lol). Erik's role at the hou...
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Time Travellers

Every day when we go to work, we never know what we might find, and yesterday was no different. It appears some of our team are time travellers! We found this odd collection of vintage photos of some of our team members at one of the sites we work at.  
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September Newsletter

Umbrella's September 17th Newsletter has just been sent out to our subscribers. There is always lots happening at Umbrella and our newsletter is a great way to stay informed and share information with the community. If you have any questions about information shared in...
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Provincial Employee Community Services Fund

Umbrella is a thankful recipient of the the Provincial Employee Community Services Fund. This program is a great way for provincial employees to give directly to local non profits via their provincial employer. We value and appreciate the ongoing support from this incr...
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Recovery Capital Conference

Today a small group of Umbrella staff got together to virtually participate in the Recovery Capital Conference. Typically a couple of team members head over to New Westminster to join the conference, but this year, as with most things, it was virtual. Umbrella took adv...
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All Things Gratitude

All Things Gratitude Facilitated by Dottie, this group is a weekly exploration and expression of all things Gratitude. The practice of Gratitude has incredible positive impacts to our life and existence. Gratitude releases us from toxic emotions, changes the direct...
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Umbrella Enews

We are so excited to share our latest enews with the community. It's been awhile since we sent one out but we have lots to share and this is a great way to get the word out. Please subscribe for the most up to date Umbrella info and feel free to share with your networks.