From The 5 and 2 Ministries. Please spread the word!! With the colder, rainy season fastly approaching we need to have several items close at hand for emergencies, Sleeping Bags…
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From Lisa Vandermolen As most of you know I volunteer for The 5 and 2 Ministries and we help the homeless out as feeding, putting clothes on them, praying for…
From Ward Draper 13:08 19/04/14. On our friend Roy was shot with a bean bag gun and hospitalized. The city gave assurances that his belongings would not be removed till…
On March 4th the UFV Urbanists we will be screening the latest documentary from Kevin Miller: “The Chicken Manure Incident” followed by a panel discussion featuring Mayor Banman, Police Chief…
Abbotsford Says No To Homeless Housing By Jesse Wegenast. Today, Mayor and Council decided that things should stay exactly the same for the homeless in Abbotsford. They have, after careful…
By Mike Archer. In many ways it was painful to watch. I arrived late to the Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) open house at the Sally Ann’s Cascade Church Wednesday night…
By Mike Archer. I had the privilege last Monday evening, along with Jesse Wegenast of The 5 and 2 Ministries, to speak to Professor Carole Harlow’s SOWK 210 – Introduction…
By Jesse Wegenast. As I stood and watched a group of men dressed in hazmat suits cleaning up the area which hours earlier had been the home of some friends…
By Mike Archer. I won’t pretend to have walked even an inch in the shoes of those who spend their lives on the streets of Abbotsford, its alleyways, or its…
By Mike Archer. What they want is access to the supplies and necessities, like clean needles, needed to reduce the harm associated with drug use – things that Canadian citizens…