Archway Income Tax Program Suspended

News, Seniors

To help keep our staff and clients safe during COVID-19, we have suspended the Volunteer Income Tax Program for 2020.   The due date for filing individual tax returns has been extended to June 1, 2020. Taxpayers will have until September 1, 2020 to pay any 2019 income...

STRIDE Employment Forum

Employment, Events, News, Seniors

Please join our STRIDE (Skills Training Results in Directed Education / Employment) for Older Workers program in their first Employment Forum on March 2, 2020! This forum will be an opportunity for people 55+ (existing clients, potential STRIDE participants and anyone...

Abbotsford Community Services Changes Name to Archway Community Services

Addiction, Counselling, Diverse Abilities, Donors, Events, Family & Children, Food Security, Funding, Fundraisers, Immigrant Integration, Legal Advocacy & Information, News, Press Release, Program, Recycling, Seniors, Staff, Supportive Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Abbotsford Community Services Changes Name to Archway Community Services We’re excited to announce that Abbotsford Community Services will now be known as Archway Community Services! This change will be more inclusive for the clients we serve beyond Abbotsford...

Annual Seniors’ Picnic in the Park

Events, News, Seniors

The Seniors’ Picnic in the Park takes place on July 30, 2018, from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm. Please join us near the Bevan Avenue entrance to Mill Lake! Tickets are just $7 and rides are available if needed. You can pick up tickets at ACS’ offices at 2420...

Answering the Call to Volunteer

Seniors, Stories, Volunteers

Sandy Strowbridge was thinking about how he could give back to his community, and the idea of driving people to their medical appointments kept popping up. He wasn’t sure how to get started, but after a conversation with a friend, he was directed to the Seniors...

The Cost of Loneliness

Fundraisers, Seniors, Stories

Loneliness is impacting the lives of seniors in Abbotsford. According to Simon Fraser University, one in five is lonely. Loneliness is now shown to be just as detrimental to life expectancy as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Currently, 17% of Abbotsford’s population are...