An extra special thanks for all our wonderful volunteers!
Abbotsford Community Foundation
Commits $30,000 to Campus of Care
The Abbotsford Community Foundation has committed $30,000 over the next three years to the Campus of Care, with each of the three different projects in the Care cluster receiving $10,000 towards their building and expenditures. The Campus of Care includes Matthew's House (a respite home for children who are medically fragile), a Fraser Valley extension of the Canuck Place children's hospice, and a hospice for adults through the Abbotsford Hospice Society. The Campus of Care is being built adjacent to the Abbotsford Regional Hospital on Marshall Road. Communitas Supportive Care Society appreciates the Abbotsford Community Foundation's support of Matthew's House and their encouragement to the children and families of our community.
Matthew's House Receives Support from Rotary ClubCommunitas would like show its appreciation for the generous donation of $5,000 that it received from the Abbotsford-Sumas Rotary Club on May 26, 2010. This gift will be used to help in the building of Matthew's House, the new respite and long-term care home for medically fragile children, that is a part of the Abbotsford Campus of Care project.
Security Cameras for the Sanctuary of SafetyCommunitas is grateful for the $7,000 grant received from Human Resources and Development Canada as part of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy. The grant enabled the purchase of 8 security cameras for the FASD Sanctuary of Safety, which will allow for greater security for our members who live at the housing complex. For people living with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, having that extra security is vitally important to helping them with recovery issues, if they have any, and for giving them an external guide to help them with wise decisions. FASD is a brain injury caused in the womb from their mother drinking. The injury affects the brain's executive functions, which means they have often have low impulse control and are often unable to judge which choices (friends, activities, etc.) may be harmful.
A big thank you to Historic Downtown Abbotsford Car Show Society for a generous donation of $6,000 to Matthew's House respite program for children and adolescents. We would like to acknowledge our appreciation to the following governmental organizations for their continued support: 
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