Community Resources

The community of Abbotsford  B.C. has a abundance of resources for the residents. There are resources that are Federally funded, provincially funded, regionally funded, organised through religious groups, special interest groups and supported through community business donation and partnerships.

Abbotsford Community Services is a large organisation that has resources assisted by all of the above funders, they have programs such as addiction services, legal aid, victim services, babies best chance and English as a second language programs.

Peardonville house is a provincially funded licensed treatment centre, that is available to women or women and their children under 5 years old. It is the only provincially funded treatment centre where women can take their young children. Molly's place is based at Peardonville house and is a stabilization centre for women wanting to go into drug and alcohol treatment but needing to emotionally stabilize before taking on the task of dealing with their issues surrounding their substance addictions.

Police Victim assistance is a provincially funded program with a paid coordinator and volunteers, who work with the police to assist victims of violence and trauma. They attend trauma sites to support people and follow up with support, resources and court accompaniment.

Salvation Army is a faith based organisation working with the most marginalizwww.abbotsfordcommunityservices.com/ed members of our community. Salvation Army has a meal centre, homeless shelter, cold whether shelter, long term recovery clean housing for men. Salvation Army also assist with free clothing, furniture and rental subsidy for those who can not afford to pay.

Abbotsford Women's Support Services work with women leaving or already left abusive relationships. The outreach workers can assist with income assistance. court accompaniment, community information and resources. The Stopping the Violence counsellors provide one on one and group counselling to women. The Children Who Witness Abuse Program provides counselling  groups for children who have witnessed abuse.

Abbotsford Food Bank Assists families and single people with subsidized food from community donations. There is a strict criteria for qualifying for the food bank. The food bank volunteers require rent receipt, proof of income and I.D. so they can determine if you are eligible for the donation.

There are many more resources that can be accessed in Abbotsford the key is to ask questions when connecting up with resources so they can not only assist you but also refer you to other resources.

www.abbotsfordcommunityservices.com

/www.abbotsfordfoodbank.com

www.careandshare.ca/

www.peardonvillehouse.ca/


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