Foundry Volunteer Feature: Nathan

Foundry, Stories, Volunteers

Nathan, a grade 12 student at W.J. Mouat Secondary, is one of the amazing Foundry Abbotsford Ambassadors who help promote mental health and well-being throughout their school. Foundry ambassadors are grade 10-12 students in the Abbotsford School District who are...

Dr. Elizabeth Watt Retiring after Helping Transform Youth Healthcare in Abbotsford

Family & Children, Foundry, Staff, Stories

Foundry Staff. From left to right: Autumn Hyde, Amanjot Dhaliwal, Cindy Dunlop, Dr. Elizabeth Watt, Nurse Joanne Hamm, and Candis Way After 13 years of transformative leadership in youth healthcare, Dr. Elizabeth Watt is retiring from her position as the Medical...

Autumn House: Setting Youth up for Success

Stories, Supportive Housing and Homelessness Prevention, Youth

“It felt like having a family where you hadn’t had one before,” shared Darren* a youth who stayed at Archway Autumn House a few years ago. Since 2010, 141 youth in care like Darren have found a home at Autumn House, a program of the Archway Youth Resource Centre...

Better at Home: Celebrating a Decade of Empowering Abbotsford Seniors

Seniors, Stories

The Archway Senior Services team In the heart of Abbotsford, the Better at Home program has been quietly supporting and empowering independence for seniors over the past decade. Archway’s Better at Home program helps seniors remain in their own homes by providing...

From Client to Youth Peer Support Worker: Alex’s Story

Foundry, Stories, Youth

With the unconditional support of Foundry Abbotsford, Alex was able to navigate through difficult times during her youth and find a place of belonging. Today, as a youth peer support worker at the very same Foundry centre, Alex is determined to provide youth with the...

Archway Food Bank: Increasing Access to Food Amongst Record-high Food Insecurity

Family & Children, Food Security, Seniors, Stories

The Archway Food Bank, in Abbotsford, is no exception to the increasing trend of food insecurity across Canada. British Columbia food banks have experienced a 31% increase in food bank visits since 2019. The Archway Food Bank is seeing more and more households...