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Pie and benefits

Today, was a fabulous day at Umbrella. Not only did Bronwyn make a delicious apple pie, but we met our new insurance provider to learn about our staff benefits package that begins April 1. The team are all very pleased and everyone is looking forward to getting their te...
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Community Connections

We  had a great time this morning connecting with City Council member Jeremy Loveday. Jeremy met with Evan (who manages Foundation House) and Conor (a former resident and now casual employee) to talk about services in the community, what gaps exists and how we can all wor...
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Baked with love

Working in the substance use field can be challenging, heart breaking, devastating and wonderful - all in the same day! Today we need to say a huge thank you to Island Health's Intake Team - they hear from us...a lot, and every so often they pull off a miracle. That hap...
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St. Johns Ambulance

Ross and Mike came by our staff meeting this week to talk to us about scene assessment, CPR and strategies when encountering an overdose. These guys know their stuff and managed to make the afternoon both highly informative and entertaining! The whole staff enjoyed the...
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Ready to Rent

Evan at Umbrella recently became a certified Ready to Rent trainer and we are hosting our first Ready to Rent training session. The training takes 12 hours to complete and will be done over two days, April 9 and April 16. There is no charge for this training and all mater...
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Two Great Reasons to Celebrate

Our last staff meeting was all about celebrating Angela and Lesley. Angela celebrated 5 years sober and Lesley celebrated 8 years sober, both in February. Our staff members in recovery are a source of strength and insight for our community and clients. Their successes rem...
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Impact Tour

The United Way Impact Tour bus arrived at Foundation House this morning. We were honoured to welcome staff and funders to share with them the impact that Umbrella and Foundation House have on the community. We couldn't let them leave without a token of our appreciation f...
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Addiction Learning Series

Umbrella is excited to present Understanding addiction: A crisis in our community, a workshop series for community members who want to learn about a wide rage of topics related to addiction. If you would like more information, please check out our program page or regis...
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BC Budget and Networking

Yesterday Evan and Sharlene attended their first Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce event. It was a lunch with a presentation by the Minister of Finance, Carole James. She spoke about the new budget and went into detail about the finer points. We also had the ple...
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The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

The Umbrella Society is now a proud member of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce! We are looking forward making new connections in the business community and learning from some of our brightest community leaders.