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RAKday2022

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day 2022! Umbrella staff participated by bringing in tons of great non perishable food items. RAK is a great opportunity for our staff and volunteers to reflect on the important role that kindness plays in the community and all of our liv...
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Valentine’s Day at Umbrella

Umbrella loves to celebrate our staff and board. Valentine's day is the perfect opportunity to tell people we care and sweeten their day. We had such a great time popping in on staff with treats and surprising our board members with surprises in their mailbox. As you can...
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Umbrella is Hiring

Umbrella is excited to share that we are accepting applications for the receptionist position. For more information about this opportunity please see the Join Our Team page.
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Happy 7 years Bronwyn!

Today is a BIG day at Umbrella. Today we celebrate our Bronwyn. It was 7 years ago today that she started working with Umbrella and not only has the organization grown, but Bronwyn has been instrumental in our growth. From each new staff member we hire, to every progr...
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Umbrella Christmas Event 2021

Last week Umbrella staff and board members got together to celebrate the festive season with a night of food, fun and laughter. We had a fantastic dinner at the Delta Ocean Point resort and spent the evening chatting, connecting and heckling Blake who took on the MC roll...
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Lighthouse Pumpkin Carving

Not to be left out, the residents and staff over at Lighthouse had a great time this weekend carving pumpkins for Halloween. Creative and spooky fun was had by all. What a great way to celebrate together. [caption id="attachment_4800" align="aligncenter" width="225"]...
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Indigenous Healing Ceremonies

Umbrella is pleased to have our Indigenous Outreach Team be a part of the healing ceremonies taking place at he R0yal Jubilee All Nations Healing Room. These ceremonies consist of traditional smudging blessings, burning of sage/cedar, drumming and smudging. Pictured bel...
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Happy Halloween!

We love holidays at Umbrella. Any chance to decorate, celebrate, eat candy and carve pumpkins is a fun time! This year we brought pumpkins to some of our transitional housing sites and to Foundation House and our amazing Angels brought pumpkins to Potter and Cooper Hous...
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Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving from the board and staff at Umbrella. We hope everyone takes time to reflect on things they are thankful for, no matter how small.
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Our busy girl Lyca

There is no greater love than that of a dog, and Lyca has so much love to give. This lucky girl has more than a dozen humans who love, walk and spoil her. The guys at the house do the day to day stuff, but the previous residents, resident's moms and staff all come and t...