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Recovery Month – Kristin

September is recovery month! Every year Umbrella celebrates this important month by sharing messages of recovery from some of our favourite people. Meet Kristin. Kristin and her husband own Banyan Construction and Kristin is also a scientist. She holds a B Sc from UVI...
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UVIC Mental Health Fair

Today UVIC is hosting a Mental Health Fair, and Umbrella is pleased to be a part of it. Sean and Josh, our Albina Dream Team, manned the Umbrella table and interacted and engaged with students and other service providers. Lots of great conversations and exchange of ide...
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United Way Kickoff

Today at Centennial Square was the annual United Way kickoff. Umbrella was pleased to be among the many service providers around the square engaging with the community and each other. Manning the Umbrella table were Sharlene, Evan and our new Fund Developer Terri (didn'...
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Healing yard at F-House

Umbrella was so excited to receive a Community Wellness Grant to upgrade the backyard at Foundation House. This generous grant allowed us to hire Koi Dragon Landscaping and have them turn what was a boring, uninspiring yard into an oasis of healing and sanctuary. The re...
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Recovery Month – Stephanie

September is recovery month! Every year Umbrella celebrates this important month by sharing messages of recovery from some of our favourite people. Meet Stephanie. Stephanie lives her life in gratitude and celebrates the abundance of gifts recovery continues to bring i...
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Community Partners

Umbrella loves to collaborate with community partners. Today, Sharlene and Evan met with Julian, Cheryl and Leah from Our Place to discuss future recovery projects. Lots of great ideas were floated and a plan was put in place. We are excited to see what transpires!
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Spot the Sober Buses Contest

September is Recovery Month in BC and Umbrella is showcasing that recovery is possible in a big way. On our local buses. There are 8 different pictures of local people in recovery advertised on many buses on many routes. Here is the contest. The first person to find a...
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Costco & Guns N Roses

Sharlene is a Costco super fan and has made friends with many of the staff at Costco, and this week Sharlene and Laurie matched with their Guns N Roses t-shirts. Laurie is one of Sharlene's favourite cashiers and with their matching music taste it is no wonder! 
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Recipes for Recovery – Practice #3

Today in the Umbrella Kitchen, we ran round three of practicing recipes and timing, getting ready for the 4 week classes that are starting in September. It has been a lot of fun for the staff to take a minute away from the work they do and change the pace with chopping,...
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Project Re-Connect

Yesterday was Project Re-Connect at Royal Athletic Park. This annual event put on the by Downtown Service Providers invites service providers to host a table representing their organization and let the community that needs these supports come and learn about the services...