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Archway Stories

Every year, thousands of people walk through our doors seeking support and resources. Here are a few stories of how we’ve played a role in assisting members of our community as they forge a path forward.

Celebrating Louise’s Legacy

Celebrating Louise’s Legacy

Learn how Director of Operations, Louise helped bring various ideas and visions to life over the span of her 15 years at Archway.

STRIDE Program – Tammi’s story

STRIDE Program – Tammi’s story

Tammi spent hours job searching but wasn’t having any luck until she connected with our STRIDE program that helps older adults find work.

Volunteer Feature: Louise

Volunteer Feature: Louise

Louise began her volunteer journey by bringing her dog Chloe to the hospital to meet patients. Louise now volunteers in the community of Abbotsford seven days a week, making over 100 sandwiches daily for the marginalized populations in Abbotsford.

Volunteer Feature: Sieglinde

Volunteer Feature: Sieglinde

Sieglinde has been volunteering with Archway for over seven years. Sieglinde loves teaching and “seeing people succeed”. She designed a confidence-building course for Community Connections where more than 20 women attended. She loves volunteering because it’s rewarding to see how her actions positively affect the people she’s working with.

Volunteer Feature: Ghadeer

Volunteer Feature: Ghadeer

When Ghadeer joined the volunteer team in the summer of 2019, she was a newcomer to Canada. Since then, she has been making a significant impact as a volunteer at the Food Bank.

South Asian Day Program: Friendship, Fitness, and Fun

South Asian Day Program: Friendship, Fitness, and Fun

This program means more to us than our pensions,” said Jaswant, one of the participants of the South Asian Day program. Jaswant had been insisting that her family send her back to India as she did not want to stay in Canada any longer. After becoming a regular at the...

Breaking Bread with Food Justice

Breaking Bread with Food Justice

Food Justice staff identify barriers to food access and work together to limit them. They also provide the monthly bulk buy collective.

The Flood that Was

The Flood that Was

An overview of how the community in Abbotsford was able to overcome the devastation of the floods.