Phoenix Society is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a charity of benefit of the 2nd annual Surrey Honda Raffle, held in partnership with Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society. “We are excited to announce that beginning March 1 we will be selling $20 raffle tickets, raising funds for mental health initiatives,” said…
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March 2, 2021 - The Province is partnering with the Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Society on a proposal to provide 50 additional supportive homes and a 40-bed shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Chilliwack. “There’s a significant need to provide more supportive housing and shelter spaces for vulnerable people in Chilliwack,” said…
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SURREY – Phoenix Society CEO Keir Macdonald has been chosen to sit on the City of Surrey’s newly established Surrey Community Services Committee. According to the terms of reference, the new Standing Committee aims to support priority populations and recognize the important relationship and partnership between the City and the community-based social services sector. Furthermore,…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COQUITLAM – Feb. 13, 2021 – Phoenix Society will be operating a 20-bed extreme weather shelter in Coquitlam starting Saturday, Feb. 13 as temperatures continues to drop across the Lower Mainland. The shelter – a partnership between Phoenix Society, the City of Coquitlam and BC Housing – will be run out of the…
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What’s in a name? With mere months to go until Surrey’s newest supportive housing facility opens its doors to help house and support those who are most vulnerable in our community, we are inviting the community to help us name this forthcoming project. Located in Newton, at the corner of 80th Avenue and King George…
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Richard P. weighed just 87 pounds less than a year ago, when he had a near-death experience while living in a tent along a mountainside. Today, the single father is thriving at his new home at Surrey’s Phoenix Center where he is in residential treatment and supported by the “Reaching Home” program that launched in…
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Phoenix Society’s Mobile Community Kitchen officially hit the road this week to serve free meals to those in need. The program operates out of a 16-foot food truck, dubbed Phoenix Flame BBQ, providing free community meals to those who are underserved, homeless or at risk of homelessness. The operation has capacity serve up to 100…
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Jan. 8, 2021 - Prior to arriving at Phoenix Society, Tim Page hadn’t touched his guitar in close to two years. But soon after entering transitional housing along his recovery journey, he learned of Phoenix’s Music Therapy Program. He then discovered there was an opportunity for residents to record their original songs and be part…
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Jan. 6, 2020 – Phoenix Society is pleased to announce it has achieved a three-year accreditation through CARF International (originally known as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). CARF is an independent non-profit accreditor of health and human services focused on advancing quality of care. CARF provides accreditation services worldwide at the request of…
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