Registration Now Open for the 7th Annual Environmental Mind Grind Competition

Events, News, Recycling

Registration has opened for the 2020 Environmental Mind Grind competition for high school students hosted by the Abbotsford Mission Recycling program.   The event will feature high school teams from Abbotsford and Mission secondary schools competing against each other...

A Journey Through the History of Recycling

Recycling, Stories

This year, Archway Community Services celebrates 50 years of ‘people helping people.’ Did you know our Recycling Program has been around almost as long? The Abbotsford Mission Recycling Program started 49 years ago, and what was initially a grassroots initiative has...

Anti-Gang Program Awarded BC Youth Leadership Award

Immigrant Integration, News

The South Asian Community Resource Office (SACRO) was awarded the 2019 Province of BC Community Safety and Crime Prevention Award for Youth Leadership last Friday.     SACRO is a program of Archway Community Services (formerly known as Abbotsford Community Services)...

Immigrant Advisory Table Looking for New Volunteers

Immigrant Integration, News, Volunteers

The Abbotsford Local Immigration Partnership (ALIP) is seeking volunteers for the Immigrant Advisory Table (IAT) to help guide policies and strategies for inclusion in Abbotsford.  ALIP is a collective initiative designed to strengthen our ability to welcome...

Prospera Donates $25,000 towards Mental Wellness at Archway

Counselling, Donors, News, Press Release

(L-R: Steve Lang, Prospera Regional Director, Fraser Valley; Anastasia Aubert, Prospera Branch Manager West Oaks; Eileen Evans, Prospera Branch Manager Abbotsford Branch; Serge Léger, Prospera VP Marketing & Member Innovation; Rod Santiago, Archway Executive...

Overcoming Addiction and Homelessness

Addiction, Employment, Food Security, Stories

Kal’s Journey from Food Bank Client to Volunteer “I abused drugs for years,” Kal starts, getting right to some of the toughest parts of his story. Back in the 90s, what started as serious partying turned darker, to the abuse of marijuana, LSD and more. One night...