Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund
The ADRF, created in Nov 2021 in response to the catastrophic flooding of the Sumas & Matsqui Prairies, has been re-activated to support those impacted by the Dec 2025 floods. The purpose of ADRF is to help meet disaster relief efforts & assist with recovery & rebuilding.
HERE WHEN IT COUNTS.
In response to the November 2021 floods, the Abbotsford Community Foundation (ACF), the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the University of the Fraser Valley jointly established the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund. This fund has been re-activated as of December 2025 to support those impacted by floods in Abbotsford. You can donate here.
Are you a registered charity actively supporting flood affected members of our community and looking to apply for an ADRF grant? You can apply for a grant of up to $25,000 to assist with critical needs like shelter, food, clothing, & other essentials for flood impacted community members in Abbotsford. We strongly recommend you reach out to Areni – arenik@abbotsfordcf.org, before applying as funds are limited at this time.
If you are a farmer needing help with clean up after the flood waters have receded, Gateway Church is mobilizing crews of volunteers to help you. If you want to be connected to their clean up team, please email Areni at arenik@abbotsfordcf.org.
Dairy and poultry producers please reach out to their industry association and Ministry of Agriculture and Foods (AgriServiceBC@gov.bc.ca) or the AgriService BC telephone line at 1-888-221-7141 for available support.
If you are a business, farming operation, or other for profit organization looking for flood relief funds, the BC Government is providing flood disaster relief following the December 2025 floods in Abbotsford. Applications are due April 13. We recommend you apply as soon as possible. You can learn more & apply here. Please do NOT apply for an ADRF grant as we do not have sufficient funds.
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UPDATE DEc 2025
At this time, ACF is collecting donations to support flood impacted residents & organizations. We’ve re-launched the ADRF for this purpose. We will continue to monitor the situation and depending on the funds donated, we may be able to re-launch granting streams to support those in Abbotsford impacted by flooding this year. More to come. We will update this page & our social media as things develop. Thank you for your support and concern for our community.
Progress Report As of June 2025
The local disaster and community response efforts we engaged in was nothing short of amazing. Thanks to the generosity, not just of our community, but of Canadians across the country and folks just across the border, we have been able to rebuild, restore, and support flood impacted residents. Our annual reports have given progress reports as we’ve distributed the funds but the impact is best told through stories of those who received funds. We’ve shared some of those stories in our blog series from our visits throughout the Sumas Prairie in the summer of 2024.
A recovery like this is a marathon, not a sprint, and every dollar will go to maximize impact. All funds raised by the Abbotsford Disaster Relief fund have gone, and will go, to the flood affected members of our community. Full restoration of the community will take time. Along the way, we continue to identify and fill the gaps where needed. Thank you to all who have donated and supported the ADRF.
