New Beginnings’ Young Parent Program Graduates Thank Community Partners

News, Press Release, Youth

On Thursday, May 23rd, New Beginnings Young Parent program participants gathered to thank the community partners who helped them graduate in the midst of parenting at the annual Thank You Tea. New Beginnings is a partnership between the Abbotsford School District,...

New Funding for WEAVE Program

Counselling, News

Rod Santiago, Archway Executive Director, Shawn Beyes, Executive Director of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Great Vancouver, Jati Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, Henry Braun, Mayor of Abbotsford, Mike Serr, Chief Constable of Abbotsford...

United Way Announces Additional $70,000 to In It Together Anti-Gang Program

Funding, In It Together, News

United Way of the Lower Mainland is generously providing $70,000 to our gang-prevention program In It Together. The funding was announced as part of the Fraser Valley Community Spirit Awards May 7. Together with $100,000 in support given earlier in the year and funds...

New Funding to Keep Doors Open at In It Together Gang Prevention Program

Funding, In It Together, News

New funding for the Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) gang prevention program, In It Together, will keep the program running but services will be drastically reduced.Previously there was the equivalent of 14 full-time staff who helped over 1,500 youth and family...

30 Years of Serving the Community

Immigrant Integration, Staff, Stories

“I started as a lot of people do here – for 10 hours per week,” shares Manpreet Grewal, the director of the Multicultural and Immigrant Integration Department at Abbotsford Community Services (ACS). At that time, 30 years ago, there was no Multicultural Department....