Phoenix Society

Vikki Hopes, Abbotsford News - The City of Abbotsford has allocated more than $1.3 million in federal funding to 12 projects focused on preventing and reducing homelessness in Abbotsford in 2021-22. The money is coming from the Reaching Home program, which provides direct support and funding to designated communities, Indigenous communities, territorial communities, and rural…

Tom Zytaruk, Surrey Now-Leader - The Surrey Board of Trade has released its list of finalists for the 2021 Surrey Business Awards. In its 23rd year, the award ceremony is to be held on Thursday, Nov. 4. Board CEO Anita Huberman said the event will be “amended once again” to make sure all health and…

TriCity News, Diane Strandberg - There’s a new BBQ food truck doing the rounds in the Tri-Cities and it’s already getting rave reviews. Serving up pulled pork sandwiches, beef chilli, penne pasta and other sizzling treats, the Phoenix Flame BBQ food truck is hitting the road in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody. But what’s…

Phoenix Society is proud to announce it has received a $15,000 grant to explore the establishment of a Surrey Housing and Recovery Hub at our Social Innovation Centre. “We thank Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society for providing this funding that will allow Phoenix Society to conduct market research, visioning work and develop a business case…

Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society (SFFCS) has provided $40,000 in funding to help Phoenix Society launch a new Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Program in Surrey. The funds came from the 2021 Surrey Honda Raffle, in which the SFFCS raised more than $100,000 for mental health initiatives.  Funds from the raffle that have been…

  Hepatitis C Team, from left: Hub Pharmacist Ivan, Nurse Practitioner Judith, Phoenix Society Medical Outreach Amber, Blood Borne Disease Specialist Dr. Farley   Amber Steward is a dedicated Medical Outreach and Referral Engagement worker for Phoenix Society. For #WorldHepatitisDay we wanted to ask her some questions and share them with our readers. Why did…

Forty people in need of a safe and secure home with supports have a place to call home, with a new supportive housing building opening in Surrey. "These new homes will be life-changing for 40 people in the Surrey-Newton community," said Harry Bains, MLA for Surrey-Newton. ͞"We are grateful to be working with the City…

From left, Phoenix Society founders Michael and Ann Wilson, Mindy Sidhu (Assistance Vice President of Retail Banking, Envision Financial), Phoenix CEO Keir Macdonald and Surrey Councillor Laurie Guerra officially broke ground at the Phoenix Community Garden on July 21. In our continuous effort to innovate and build community, Phoenix Society is developing a community garden…

It was time again to prepare the customary “Chair’s Year-End Review” for the Phoenix Society’s Annual Report, so I asked our staff for a chronological list of achievements and milestones over the past year. As I read through it, it occurred to me: “Wasn’t this the year of semi-lockdown, social distancing, limited assemblies in confined…