Abbotsford Community Foundation- Vital Signs Report

Born and raised in Vancouver, Areni has worked throughout the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan, Edmonton, Calgary and St Albert. For over 2 decades, she has been a leader in a range of sectors including lumber and building materials, the environment, agriculture and food security, gender-based violence and mental health. Her current work in philanthropy and sector capacity building at the Abbotsford Community Foundation, encompasses her passion for strengthening the resiliency of her local community and engaging with diverse community members to make that happen.

Alongside many community foundations across Canada, the Abbotsford Community Foundation (ACF) commissions a Vital Signs report every 2 years. Vital Signs is a data driven report that aims to spark conversation about significant economic and social trends to tell the story of how our community is faring in key quality of life areas. For the first time, we’ve also included a spotlight of Food Security. Why? Because Abbotsford is known as the ‘bread basket of BC’. We have some of the most productive agricultural lands in Canada. And yet, we still have people who go hungry.