Food as the Ultimate Community Builder

Food Security, Stories

Addressing access to food is the driving vision at the Archway Food Bank. Along with food hampers, the Food Bank also provides access to baby supplies, menstruation products, dental care, Christmas gifts, and food delivery services for adults 60+ and who have mobility...

Employment Programs Help Job Seekers Navigate the Changing Economy

Employment, Immigrant Integration, Stories

2020 was a tough year in the job market as many people across the globe lost their jobs for various COVID-related reasons. The lack of events and foreign tourism decimated some industries while entirely new careers were created.    To continue equipping job...

Syrian Refugees Families Thriving and Giving Back

Immigrant Integration, Stories

When Syrian refugee Mohammad Ali and his family arrived in Canada they needed help with housing, settling into the community, and starting school in a new country. Now less than four years later, the family is thriving in their new community and Ali (as his family...

The Diversity Education Program sees a Spike in Incident Reports

Diversity Education, Stories

Paulette* has four especially vivid memories of experiencing racism and has flashbacks anytime there’s a traumatic event being reported. There was no escaping news of racism as the Black Lives Matter movement started gaining traction in May 2020 and the flashbacks...

Providing Youth Mental Health Services in Challenging Times – Youth Resource Centre (YRC)

Stories, Youth

When the pandemic first began, Sam was laid off and her schooling went virtual. Living on her own became a whole lot lonelier than before. Without a routine and limited social interaction, Sam struggled more and more to even make it out of bed. Check-in calls and...

Providing Youth Mental Health Services in Challenging Times – Foundry

Foundry, Stories, Youth

The afternoon hours were always full of motion at the Foundry Abbotsford Centre – youth, their caregivers and staff all coming and going to access a variety of services.  But when COVID-19 began, the clinic grew strangely quiet as services moved online. Foundry began...