VibrantAbbotsford

Rate Your Abbotsford Candidates

Abbotsford Researcher Sherril Guthrie has developed a rating system that can be individualized based on what you feel is important in municipal election. Keep this paper with you when you hear interviews or debates with your candidates. Rate your candidates.

Neighbourhood Action Grants - A Huge Success!!

The Neighbourhood Action Grants have now come to a close for this period. Thank you to all of our applicants, we will be in touch with you shortly.

Abbotsford Living Wage

The Abbotsford living wage is $16.42/hour. A living wage allows employees to obtain basic needs, create safe home environments for themselves and their children, maintain a decent standard of living, and feel like an equal member of society. Two BC cities have paved the way as the first living wage employers in Canada. Maybe Abbotsford will be next!

Download your copy: Abbotsford Living Wage.pdf

Neighbourhood Action Grant Applications

The Neighbourhood Action Grants will bring Abbotsford residents together to achieve a common goal, involve and benefit a diverse circle of people and groups while demonstrating and developing local leadership. The types of projects that will be funded include those that focus on poverty reduction, neighbourhood safety, social and cultural diversity, affordable recreation, and team building.
 
Accepting applicants until July 31, 2011. Funding is limited so apply early!

Download the application: va_action_grant_process.pdf

Building Economic, social and civic opportunities for all

Vibrant Abbotsford is a group of diverse community partners working together to generate long-lasting solutions that prevent and reduce poverty in Abbotsford, BC.

To create conditions for reducing poverty in Abbotsford, we present low income residents with opportunities and tools to lift themselves out of their current realities instead of merely helping them to live with the reality of being poor.

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Donate your TIME

There are many opportunities for volunteers at Vibrant Abbotsford. Give a public presentation, join a work group or assist with an event. Apply online to learn how you can be be a part of helping this growing community.

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Donate your TALENT

You may have a special skill or interest that you would like to offer. Share your ideas on how to enhance employment practices, organize a community event or teach valuable life skills.

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Donate your TREASURE

Your support enables the work of building a vibrant community, and represents a legacy to your neighbours and family. All donations to Vibrant Abbotsford are tax deductable.

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news & events

KPHS Public Information Meeting

Reminder that there is a Public Information Meeting from 6:00-8:00pm Wednesday, April 13 at 31250 King Rd regarding Abbotsford society and a new George Schmidt Centre Abbotsford’s Kinghaven Peardonville House Society (KPHS) has been named as the non-profit operator for the George Schmidt Centre, a proposed 30-unit apartment building with support services for men with mental health and/or addiction issues at risk of homelessness. For this development, KPHS will subdivide a portion of the land where they operate the Kinghaven Treatment Centre and Valley House, a 58-unit men’s treatment centre. KPHS will then transfer ownership of the vacant land to the City of Abbotsford for the new development...

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BC poverty rates and poor basketball skills: what's the connection?

Check out the new one-minute video from the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. Produced by Vancouver comedian & activist Sean Devlin & starring members of comedy troupes The Sunday Service, Manhussy & Sister Act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJUV9LPukug&feature=player_embedded

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