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BBQ for Emmett

Friday May 12 was our send off barbecue for Emmett. Emmett is returning to school full time after working for Umbrella for the past 3 years. When the pandemic first started Umbrella was contracted to support the unhoused population in Topaz Park and Emmett was our firs...
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New Podcast Episode – Emmett & Zack’s Stories

Umbrella has released our latest podcast episode! In this week's podcast, we dive into the subject of process or behavioural addictions with Emmett and Zack, the co-facilitators of Umbrella's Behavioural Addictions Support Group. Emmett and Zack use a combination of li...
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One year of sobriety!

Last night the guys at Foundation House celebrated Iain and his one year of sobriety. Iain works his recovery program daily and is a leader in the house for the other residents. Recently Iain was selected for the role of senior resident at Foundation House, which is a ...
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Happy 16 years Sharlene

Happy work anniversary to our Executive Director, Sharlene. It was 16 years ago that Sharlene joined Umbrella as an outreach worker and worked her way up to the ED role that she took on in November 2016. Umbrella looked very different back in 2008 but we are grateful f...
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Happy Star Wars Day!

May the Fourth be with you all! Today on Star Wars Day, Umbrella is taking advantage of this day and celebrating in a huge way! We made an Ewok cheeseball, Wookie Cookies and Star Wars Cupcakes, plus, we were stocked with Star Wars candy and puns! The light sabres are ...
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Lyca Graduates

Yesterday was Lyca's last day as a resident of Foundation House. This sweet girl has moved on to one of our third stage houses, Potter House, with her favourite human James. Lyca has been at Foundation House for years and has done well, but the busyness of the house an...
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Administrative Professionals Day

Today is Administrative Professionals Day and Umbrella is excited to celebrate our awesome admin team. Our admin team, Brianna, Bronwyn, Sarah and Shelagh are the foundation of the work we do at Umbrella. They are the first point of contact for everything we do and th...
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Potter House Sendoff

Yesterday at the Potter House meeting, the staff and residents said goodbye to Josh. Josh has his own apartment and is moving out this week. We are really excited for Josh and very proud of him, he has worked really hard on his recovery and has been patient, taking adv...
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Anawim Tour

Last week, Evan and Sarah had the opportunity to tour Anawim's new women's facility. It was great to see more space created to support women at risk of homelessness due to poverty, violence or health issues. Sarah and Evan were blown away by the beauty and serenity of the...
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Vital Youth Year End

Last night Sharlene and Evan headed to the Parkside Hotel for the Vital Youth Year End Celebration. Umbrella was grateful to be one of the recipients of $3000 from the youth at St Michaels University School. There are 12 schools involved in this program and each team of...