Living wage, livable future: Tenacity and community support help Abbotsford woman build new life free from violence

Immigrant Integration, Stories

Isolated. Miserable. Thousands of kilometres away from her friends and family. It wasn’t how Kiran pictured marriage.   “I was told they had a real home for me, that we could have a good family life,” Kiran says through a translator. “It wasn’t true.” Held prisoner in...

Vanderpol Family Donate $150,000 to Foundry Abbotsford

Foundry, Funding, News

Fran and Pieter Vanderpol recently pledged their commitment to the health and wellness of youth in our community. They have made a $150,000 donation to Foundry Abbotsford through their Oikodome Foundation. Oikodome, the Vanderpol family’s charity, regularly supports...

Living wage, livable future: Abbotsford mother carves a path out of poverty with a living wage

Food Security, Stories

Krystal nearly lost her son Nollan every year for the first four years of his young life. “Nollan has stage four chronic kidney disease with polyuria. His current kidney function is only 34%,” she explained. For years, while watching her child suffer through chronic...

A Year in Review: India2Canada Celebrates Its First Anniversary

Immigrant Integration, News

Immigrating to a new country is a life-changing decision that requires much planning and preparation – and India2Canada is here to help. Since the program launched in Chandigarh, India, in late 2015 it’s been an exciting year of firsts and successes. Funded...

Welcome, Foundry: Making Abbotsford one of the healthiest places to be a young person

Foundry, News, Youth

From BC Gov News: Abbotsford-area MLAs joined with members of the community today to celebrate the launch of Foundry Abbotsford, a new integrated youth-service centre. Foundry will bring new and existing services under one roof so families and young people can access...

Hearthstone Place now open: 30 new supportive homes in Abbotsford

News, Supportive Housing and Homelessness Prevention

From BC Gov News: Men and women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless are now benefiting from a new 31-unit long-term and affordable housing development in Abbotsford, which celebrated its official opening today. Located at 2719 Gladys Ave., the Hearthstone...