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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.
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Thank you Munro Books!

On Friday, Umbrella picked up three big boxes of books that the staff at Munro Books put together for our residents. We can't tell you how much these gestures mean to Umbrella and our residents. With the lack of fundraising options and being limited on what donations we...
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Happy One Year Sober!

Last night at the Foundation House weekly meeting there was a wonderful celebration, and ice cream cake! One of our awesome residents, Jonny, celebrated his one year of sobriety. Jonny has been a gift to the house and to the guys, he is quiet, hard working and a leader ...
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Thank You Forge!

We are so grateful to the be the recipient of a recent fundraiser at Forge Training. They raised $435 for the Umbrella Society via a face mask fundraiser! We are truly touched that this great local business took the time to fund raise on our behalf. Thank you Forge! ...