Family & Children, Stories
Stock photo used to protect client privacy Farhad* and his family arrived in Canada in September 2022 and have since been settling in Abbotsford. They are Government-assisted Refugees who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over in August 2021. They lived in a...
Family & Children, Stories
New Beginnings is more than just a daycare to Carly. It is a support system that allowed her to go back to work and provide for her family without worrying about the high costs of childcare or the quality of care. Since becoming Abbotsford’s first $10 a Day...
Food Security, Stories, Volunteers
Louise with some of the Archway Seniors Department Louise began her volunteer journey by bringing her dog Chloe to the hospital to meet patients. “I would always dress my dog up in different clothes and the patients would light up when Chloe and I visited them,” said...
Immigrant Integration, Stories, Volunteers
Sieglinde has been volunteering with Archway for over seven years and recently became a board member in 2022. She currently works with two Afghan families, teaches at Conversation Circles with Community Connections, and is on the board committee to organize the annual...
Food Security, Stories, Volunteers
Ghadeer joined the volunteer team in the summer of 2019 when the Archway Food Bank started their Fresh Food Recovery program – a program that recovers fresh food from local grocery stores every morning. “I landed in Canada in October 2018, so I was a newcomer when I...
