Counselling, Family & Children, Indigenous, News, Press Release, Youth
Laura-Dawn Wilkin and Kyla Darby signed the agreement on behalf of Xyólheméylh while Rod Santiago and Maria Cargnelli signed on behalf of Archway. The Fraser Valley Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society, also known as Xyólheméylh, and Archway Community Services...
Family & Children, Flood, Stories
Just two weeks after a c-section birth of her second child, Caitlyn watched helplessly as her basement filled with water during the November floods. While the water eventually subsided, the damage was done and their furniture, baby clothes and other items in storage...
Family & Children, News, Youth
On Thursday, May 26th, the New Beginnings 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,...
Family & Children, News, Press Release
The Abbotsford Community Action Team (ACAT) is raising awareness in Abbotsford middle and high schools about sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation of youth is defined as any type of sexual activity with a youth in exchange for money, drugs, food, shelter or any...
Family & Children, Flood, Food Security, Foundry, Immigrant Integration, Indigenous, Legal Advocacy & Information, News, Seniors, Supportive Housing and Homelessness Prevention, Youth
Thank you to everyone who donated food, money and time to help out those affected by the floods. We are also grateful for the leadership of our city, local First Nations, police and departments as well as search and rescue and during this province-wide emergency. So...
Family & Children, Stories
When Jenelle was seven months pregnant with her first child, her husband, Dave, went on medical leave due to post-traumatic stress disorder. He withdrew as he worked through the trauma he had experienced working as a 911 dispatcher. “It was really, really hard on...
