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Annual Costco Trip

About once a year Sharlene drags Evan to Costco to do the house shopping. Today Zack was working at the hospital so Evan had to step in and push one of the two carts and follow a carefully crafted grocery list... a big ask. Costco is Evan's least favourite place, and it...
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VNFC Community Fair

Yesterday, Louise from Umbrella manned the table for RAAC (Rapid Access Addictions Clinic) at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre's annual community care fair. This was a very important community care fair, helping people learn about the services that the RAAC clinic o...
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Stelly’s Secondary School

Today Evan and Rebecca presented to the faculty and a few students at Stelly's Secondary today. The principal Melanie Pass (pictured below) and her fellow staff spent their lunch time discussing recovery and how Umbrella can help individuals and their loved ones. Joinin...
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Happy 1 Year Michael

Today we celebrated Michael and his one year of continuous sobriety. What a wonderful milestone and we could not be prouder. Pictured below Michael and his one candle to celebrate his one year, with one of his roommates Barry. Keep doing the work Michael, sobriety look...
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Podcast Season 2/E10 – Alysha

In this episode, Blake sits down with Alysha as she shares her struggles with alcohol and her conviction to enter recovery for the well being of her son. Alysha touches upon the hereditary aspect of addiction and her effort to break the cycle. Have a listen on Umbrella's...
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Dream It, Be It

Umbrella Society was proud to be a part of the Dream It, Be it event this past Tuesday  . Dream it , Be it is a unique free opportunity for students from all three S. Vancouver Island school districts to explore different career opportunities and learn about the various n...
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Criminal Justice Info Session

Yesterday at Camosun College's Lansdowne Campus, Umbrella participated in the Criminal Justice Q & A with many other resources. Kelsey and Nic represented Umbrella and chatted with current and potential criminal justice students and discussed the current state of service...
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Happy 3 years Glenn

Today is a happy day for Glenn at Cooper House. Glenn is celebrating his 3 years of sobriety! These important milestones are worthy of pie and Zack brought enough to share. Keep doing the work Glenn, we are all proud of you!
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Podcast Season 2/E9 – Scott

Today, Blake talks to Scott, a Foundation House alumni who experienced a unique and challenging recovery journey. Scott dives into the interventions and supports which helped him achieve his goals in recovery. Have a listen on our podcast page! 
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BINGO Fun Day

Yesterday was BINGO fun day at Umbrella. Umbrella likes to have fun with our team and have some laughs, and yesterday there was no shortage of laughs had by all. We played BINGO with the team, including our Salt Spring folks who ZOOMED in for some fun. We played three ...