The Rogens

https://www.westsidefamilyplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/011_-_rogens_final_captions.mov-720p.mp4 In week 11 of our 50th-anniversary story, we speak with Sandy, Mark, and Danya Rogen, the family of talented writer/actor Seth Rogen who attended West Side Family...

Family Place Model Expands

Once West Side Family Place was established, word spread, and many parents travelled across Vancouver to this new kind of facility for young families. Enjoying the experience, it wasn’t long before parents took the idea back to their own neighbourhoods.  In...

Early Programming…

  When WSFP opened, the goal was to have a place for parents and children to come together in a safe environment, but the founders sought to offer more in the way of programming. The team experimented with many ideas over the decades and some of them stuck while...

Changing Times….

https://www.westsidefamilyplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/004_vancouver_final-720p.mp4   In the 1970s, Vancouver was a vibrant city with a strong desire for change. This momentum was embodied by the founders and staff of West Side Family Place, who responded...